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No wonder Amerikuns are so fat!

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This is an appetizer (nachos and cheese) at a sports/bar restaurant in Atlanta. What was more surprising is that someone actually ate half of it all by herself!


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Originally Posted by mkarim
This is an appetizer (nachos and cheese) at a sports/bar restaurant in Atlanta. What was more surprising is that someone actually ate half of it all by herself!


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Originally Posted by bmf895
And this is why Canadians are fat.

Oh no, Canadians are all fit. Everywhere in the world except America, people know how to have a healthy, balanced diet, and they know how to work out properly. No sir, only in America are people fat.
 

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
Oh no, Canadians are all fit. Everywhere in the world except America, people know how to have a healthy, balanced diet, and they know how to work out properly. No sir, only in America are people fat.

This is a classic example of sample bias. You're only considering the attractive, fit ones that immigrate to the US. The fatties stay put up in the tundra.
 

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Originally Posted by mkarim
This is an appetizer (nachos and cheese) at a sports/bar restaurant in Atlanta. What was more surprising is that someone actually ate half of it all by herself!
What restaurant?
 

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Originally Posted by bmf895
This is a classic example of sample bias. You're only considering the attractive, fit ones that immigrate to the US. The fatties stay put up in the tundra.

I have no dog in this fight. Our OP seems to think that fat people and bad taste in general only exists in America, however.
 

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
I have no dog in this fight. Our OP seems to think that fat people and bad taste in general only exists in America, however.

Where did I say fat people and bad food only exist in America? You're reading what you want to read.
 

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Originally Posted by nerdykarim
What restaurant?

Champps in Alpharetta.
 

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People in Atlanta are some of the fattest I've seen
 

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Originally Posted by uhurit
People in Atlanta are some of the fattest I've seen
Careful. I don't doubt it, but kwilkinson may take offense to your statement.
 

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
I have no dog in this fight. Our OP seems to think that fat people and bad taste in general only exists in America, however.

Well, for fat people, no one beats the US. That's a fact. Bad taste relative to available resources? I'd say America leads the way as well.

Sorry dude, but it's a fat country, and most of the food here is A) Horrible for you B) Used improperly
 

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Originally Posted by SField
Well, for fat people, no one beats the US. That's a fact. Bad taste relative to available resources? I'd say America leads the way as well. Sorry dude, but it's a fat country, and most of the food here is A) Horrible for you B) Used improperly
I'm sure you're absolutely right, and have never said otherwise. I just don't think that mkarim, with his constant posting about hating fat people, and his posts regarding anything pertaining to America, can really be considered an unbiased observer in any way.
 

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