I just don't care about the 'obesity epidemic'

Also from England - And my penny's worth.

I don't like it when the NHS provides treatment for alcoholism or smoking or drug abuse. I don't like it that the NHS provides treatment for preventable sports related injuries.

The cost of knee replacements, liver transplants, dialysis, rehab, drug subsititues, stop smoking schemes etc... far outweigh the costs of obesity treatment, bariatric equipment etc...

And considering all the above lifestyle choices are active choices, as in you have to physically start something to get them, rather than a passive choice to overeat (i'm sure there are very few people who overeat on purpose - not including those who don't know better) i'd much rather stop paying out on those before I stop paying out for obesity costs.

The only difference between obesity and the lifestyle choices above? Obesity is visible and therefore is easier to point the finger at.

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Here in the US, almost everyone has a microwave oven. Most people under 30 were raised in households with 'em. Although I never thought about it before, I guess I assumed it was the same way in GB.

Is that an incorrect assumption?

If LA was the only place I'd ever been to in America I'd have a pretty bad impression of it too.

Never been and have no desire to ever go!

But I love New York, Boston, some of the more remote areas with beautiful open fields and country roads.

Nice to know, though, that our entire nation is judged by one experience in one city.

My best friend traveled around Europe for three weeks a couple years ago and she came back and told me how much she HATED the UK, that everyone was "so rude" there and she'd never go back. Apparently, that must be true since it was her experience.

No, your friend was right, Most of us are pretty rude. :laugh:

lol

I have another friend who was there around the same time and she loved it. I just think my best friend doesn't get the British sense of humor. She's known me for 35 years and when I make silly sarcastic comments, she tells me I'm being bltchy. I've yet to meet a Brit I didn't like (at least in person -- there are a few on here who I could live without).

Yeah, the Brits humour can be very dry, I can understand why someone would think we are rude.

I had a couple of friends in college who'd come from America, and they once told me what they thought was odd about Brits is that two strangers could stand at a bus stop all day, and neither of them would say a word to each other. It's something I only noticed once she said it, we do tend to keep to ourselves. It took about a year for me to have a proper conversation with my neighbour!

I am of course completely generalising though!

If LA was the only place I'd ever been to in America I'd have a pretty bad impression of it too.

Never been and have no desire to ever go!

But I love New York, Boston, some of the more remote areas with beautiful open fields and country roads.

Nice to know, though, that our entire nation is judged by one experience in one city.

My best friend traveled around Europe for three weeks a couple years ago and she came back and told me how much she HATED the UK, that everyone was "so rude" there and she'd never go back. Apparently, that must be true since it was her experience.

No, your friend was right, Most of us are pretty rude. :laugh:

lol

I have another friend who was there around the same time and she loved it. I just think my best friend doesn't get the British sense of humor. She's known me for 35 years and when I make silly sarcastic comments, she tells me I'm being bltchy. I've yet to meet a Brit I didn't like (at least in person -- there are a few on here who I could live without).

Yeah, the Brits humour can be very dry, I can understand why someone would think we are rude.

I had a couple of friends in college who'd come from America, and they once told me what they thought was odd about Brits is that two strangers could stand at a bus stop all day, and neither of them would say a word to each other. It's something I only noticed once she said it, we do tend to keep to ourselves. It took about a year for me to have a proper conversation with my neighbour!

I am of course completely generalising though!

I don't care about other peoples' diets either-- they're adults and it's their choice. The only time it does bother me is when I see obese children, who are pretty obviously being handed a set of unhealthy habits by their parents.

This. I hate seeing chubby kids because I know it's not their fault necessarily. And they're going to have a tough time losing any weight when all they've known is how to be unhealthy.

Tax dollars. :grumble:

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