Have we become a nation of fat overweight drunks?

kjl · 17-08-2010 07:02AM #1

Now I'm not a fat hater, but has anyone noticed that everyone seems to be overweight now. Every time I go out all I see is parades of fat horrible looking women and men. Maybe it's always been like this, and when I was younger people seemed skinner because they didn't have 10 years of drinking and eating shít under their belt.

I am normal weight, and some girl had the audacity to tell me I was too thin, yeah only because she was the same weight as an elephant.

Any fattys out there want to comment on why you let yourself get like this?

<Im sure someone will coment "here we go again" but it needs to be discused>

monosharp · 17-08-2010 07:06AM

Because there's f-all to do except wait for your dole and eat crap all day ?

x PyRo · 17-08-2010 07:09AM

No.

/thread.

bobblepuzzle · 17-08-2010 07:21AM

kjl wrote: »

Any fattys out there want to comment on why you let yourself get like this?

<Im sure someone will coment "here we go again" but it needs to be discused>

Addressing people like that is an absolute disgrace and you should be ashamed of yourself, and you will hardly get any response from "fattys"...

And yes, it needs to be discussed but not like that...

Good day to you sir!

syklops · 17-08-2010 07:28AM

kjl wrote: »

Any fattys out there want to comment on why you let yourself get like this?

<Im sure someone will coment "here we go again" but it needs to be discused>

Im a fattie, but I dont wish to comment.

lemonjelly · 17-08-2010 07:36AM

We are not a nation of fatty drunks. All lot of people are but no more than most other countries.

We have just gone towards the apathy drunk route a bit lately,well since about 1200 bc. and that R word has people getting alcho and fatter by the day. No worries it will pass in time. we will get our jobs back and then complain when we don't have enough time time off work again

Mister men · 17-08-2010 07:42AM

No. Now go away whilst i finish my big mac and beer.

Brendog · 17-08-2010 08:07AM

drunks - yes

fat overweight - sentence fragment

your argument is invalid

Ash.J.Williams · 17-08-2010 08:18AM

I did think that years ago but i think we are over the worst of it. Although we pale in comarison to many euro countries and the aussies. For many in ireland sport stops after school/college. This has to change and to be honest people would be a lot happier too.

Yakult · 17-08-2010 08:30AM

Most people I know who are drunk alot are skinny.

Poor guys dont have any dole money left to buy food.

danniemcq · 17-08-2010 08:42AM

fat drunks?

hardly, i'm a skinny fecker

bman · 17-08-2010 08:42AM

lemonjelly wrote: »

We are not a nation of fatty drunks. All lot of people are but no more than most other countries.

Depends on what countries you're talking about. If the US, then yeah, we fair well in comparison. About the same as Oz and England. If you're talking about most continental European, Asian or South American countries then I think we fair very badly.

Overall though I think the bigger problem is actually lack of fitness rather than obesity.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 17-08-2010 08:46AM

No, we're skinny overweight drunks.

listermint · 17-08-2010 08:48AM

Speak for yourself !

Im toight

bonerm · 17-08-2010 08:53AM

I'd say there's some truth to it. I was in America about 10 years ago and was shocked to see how many fat (I'm talking your comedy huuuuugggge fat) people there were walking around the cities. I think the reason for my shock was we didn't have any (or at least many) of this bracket in Ireland the time. Obviously back then you'd have people in Ireland who were overweight, but this image of people practically about to explode out of their skin just didn't exist.

Fast-forward 10 years and you can see plenty of these people on our streets who'd give the Yanks a run for their money. I don't know why this is (my own personal suspicion is it's something to do with food content/quality - rather than actual quantity) but there's defo been a change in the last decade.

starbelgrade · 17-08-2010 09:26AM

So OP, you say that you're not a "fat hater", yet you refer to others as "fat horrible looking men & women", refer to someone as being "the same weight as an elephant" & refer to overweight people as "fattys".

It sounds to me like you are trying to have your cake & eat it.

Lando Griffin · 17-08-2010 09:36AM

I did a quick survay in my company, and out of 80 people there are only 2 people struggling with their weight. And they are not really struggling one just eats alot of sweets and chocolate and the other drinks alot of beer hence he has a fine bear belly.
Out of the 80 people, 80 come to work every day sober, except for about the same 10-15 people who might be a bit worse for wear on a Monday morning.
I myself am narrow and dont drink so often now I have parential duties to attend to, so OP no we are not a nation of fat drunks.

vard · 17-08-2010 09:47AM

I've read that we have the highest calorie consumption in the world.

we've always been a nation of drunks though.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 17-08-2010 09:57AM

bonerm wrote: »

Fast-forward 10 years and you can see plenty of these people on our streets who'd give the Yanks a run for their money.

I wouldn't've thought any of these people would be running anywhere, tbh.

17-08-2010 10:02AM

Definitely a nation of drunks.. There's a few people i'm good friends with and i'd rarely meet them without alcohol being involved.

As far as weight goes, we are a bit.. Takeaways and breakfast rolls playing a big part.

PeterIanStaker · 17-08-2010 10:03AM

Gotta love all the guilt, I love the "we" part.

Times like this I'm glad I'm not a part of society.

Minstrel27 · 17-08-2010 10:04AM

I don't drink much anymore.

17-08-2010 10:13AM

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

Times like this I'm glad I'm not a part of society.

Hmm?

fakearms123 · 17-08-2010 10:18AM

Fat people are annoying... oh wait sorry wrong thread.. :rolleyes:

Banned Account · 17-08-2010 10:18AM

Seriously - who actually gives a flying fúck? Other peoples weight is none of my business and really doesn't concern me. I can't understand people who get annoyed by this - it's like moaning that someone is unattractive.

None of anyone elses's god damned business and I'm really saddened by the fact that some people are so deeply unhappy with themselves that they need to turn to other people's issues to make them feel better about themselves.

Grow the fcuk up - seriously.

PeterIanStaker · 17-08-2010 10:20AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Hmm?

tis called cynicism, which you rarely see in AH. .

Banned Account · 17-08-2010 10:34AM

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

tis called cynicism, which you rarely see in AH. .

I see what you did there

Sykk · 17-08-2010 10:45AM

OP got turned down by a drunk fatty!

hinault · 17-08-2010 10:45AM

I have a theory about this (which is probably a bit too serious for AH).

We had rationing in this country well in to the 1950's.
I can't recall ever seeing overweight adults from my younger days (1970/80's).
I see my father and mother and they're still trim and fit looking and they're in their 70's.

Whereas I see lot of young adults and teens today who are definitely overweight.

from a health perspective such obesity is a medical timebomb.

syklops · 17-08-2010 10:47AM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

I did think that years ago but i think we are over the worst of it. Although we pale in comarison to many euro countries and the aussies. For many in ireland sport stops after school/college. This has to change and to be honest people would be a lot happier too.

Is the weather not a contributing factor as well? Unlike many European countries and Australia, it rains 11 and a half months of the year here. Hardly conducive to an active lifestyle.

Your point that sports stops around 20 is also very valid.

hinault · 17-08-2010 10:49AM

syklops wrote: »

Is the weather not a contributing factor as well? Unlike many European countries and Australia, it rains 11 and a half months of the year here. Hardly conducive to an active lifestyle.

Your point that sports stops around 20 is also very valid.

It's been raining here for 11 months of the year for centuries.

bad weather isn't the reason for obesity.

Have we become a nation of fat overweight drunks?

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