Why Americans die younger than Brits. And Canucks, Aussies and Japanese...

[The Brain]

It may be that Disneyland is a magnet for fat people.

Nah, fat people don't typically like to spend their days walking around.

There was a lot of fat people taking scooters around.  Sad sight seeing obese parents on scooters with their young kids (on the way to becoming really fat) trailing behing them.

Fat people are amusing IMHO.

[grumbler]

Person years is not a great metric. Pound years makes more sense I think. Americans may die earlier but there's more of a typical American than a typical anything else. So what if a Japanese woman gets to 95 if she's just 50 lbs?

[Eddie Teach]

Person years is not a great metric. Pound years makes more sense I think.

Andre the Giant lived a full life.

[Josquius]

Dying younger is a good thing.  Remember, anything past 65 are the useless years.

I trust you plan to take a visit to Switzerland on your 65th birthday?

Americans are just fat all around, CC.

Take a trip to Burger King in Washington state, if its anything like New York State, the amount of food you can get for 20$ is staggering.

They have food at Burger King? 

BK is pretty good.
Especially compared to most fast food places.
Sadly expensive however.

[Barrister]

Americans are just fat all around, CC.

Take a trip to Burger King in Washington state, if its anything like New York State, the amount of food you can get for 20$ is staggering.

They have food at Burger King? 

BK is pretty good.
Especially compared to most fast food places.
Sadly expensive however.

Brits are weird.

[Eddie Teach]

You can get double cheeseburgers for a buck at BK here.

[viper37]

Having recently been to Disneyland there are two observations:

1) There are a lot of really really fat people at Disneyland.  It may be that Disneyland is a magnet for fat people.  I hope that is true.  I would hate to think the American public has the same percentage of really fat people.

they're all Canadian tourists.

2) Serving sizes.  I know we have gone over this before but wow are the serving sizes at restaurants around the Disney are large.  Now it may be that portions have to be large because a lot of fat people go to Disneyland. 

Never seen... Supersize me?

[DGuller]

Americans are just fat all around, CC.

Take a trip to Burger King in Washington state, if its anything like New York State, the amount of food you can get for 20$ is staggering.

They have food at Burger King? 

They have triple stackers. 

[DGuller]

Person years is not a great metric. Pound years makes more sense I think. Americans may die earlier but there's more of a typical American than a typical anything else. So what if a Japanese woman gets to 95 if she's just 50 lbs?

[crazy canuck]

they're all Canadian tourists.

I guess they were using an American twang so as not to be targeted as "other".
 

Never seen... Supersize me?

These were real restaurants.  I knew fast food joints do that but the portion sizes of restaurants serving real food suprised me.

[garbon]

These were real restaurants.  I knew fast food joints do that but the portion sizes of restaurants serving real food suprised me.

While I wouldn't base my opinions on the Anaheim area, it is true that our portions are fairly large. Want small portions? Head to an upscale establishment.

[crazy canuck]

These were real restaurants.  I knew fast food joints do that but the portion sizes of restaurants serving real food suprised me.

While I wouldn't base my opinions on the Anaheim area, it is true that our portions are fairly large. Want small portions? Head to an upscale establishment.

Really expensive steak houses also serve enormous portions.  I think by upscale you mean fine dining where portions are small even in the US.

[Cecil]

These were real restaurants.  I knew fast food joints do that but the portion sizes of restaurants serving real food suprised me.

While I wouldn't base my opinions on the Anaheim area, it is true that our portions are fairly large. Want small portions? Head to an upscale establishment.

Really expensive steak houses also serve enormous portions.  I think by upscale you mean fine dining where portions are small even in the US.

Isnt that a rather common complaint from US tourists when they are abroad. That the portion sizes are tiny?

"No you fatass thats the amount of calories you actually need".

To be serious though when I have done the touristy thing in the US I tend to notice that the number that are overweight seems to be not that much higher than over here but the ones that are overwight are merely overweight here and morbidly obese there. I suspect my observational capabilities are wrong though because every statistic I read show that the percentage of fat people in the US is much higher.

[garbon]

Really expensive steak houses also serve enormous portions.  I think by upscale you mean fine dining where portions are small even in the US.

Yes that is what I meant by fine dining. Places where most of the plate is empty but costly.

[garbon]

Isnt that a rather common complaint from US tourists when they are abroad. That the portion sizes are tiny?

"No you fatass thats the amount of calories you actually need".

To be serious though when I have done the touristy thing in the US I tend to notice that the number that are overweight seems to be not that much higher than over here but the ones that are overwight are merely overweight here and morbidly obese there. I suspect my observational capabilities are wrong though because every statistic I read show that the percentage of fat people in the US is much higher.

I don't think tourists are generally watching their calorie counts. If their stomach is still growling after a meal, they are probably somewhat justified in being annoyed.