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Old 07-05-2012, 11:41 AM   #163
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Originally Posted by kipperfan View Post
Having walked the streets of many Asian and eastern European countries I can tell you I have a hard time believing that. The difference is stark and immediately noticeable in a lot of these countries, to be quite honest on a few of my trips, seeing an obese person was so rare I would literally do a double take the few rare times I saw one.
It wasn't like I was in Asia for very long recently, but there is certainly a bit of "culture shock"(?) coming back just to Calgary and it was pretty obvious how much bigger people are here. The waist size is what you notice certainly not as much when it comes to a slightly lower height.
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