It is glaring when you leave the country and come back. Go somewhere like Sweden or Spain and the women are thin and look like they just walked off the runway in Milan. Perfect care. They SMELL good. You would never leave the house, even to go to the market, in a pair of sweats or unkempt--the social stigma is too strong.
Not here. Fireplugs abound, in their pajamas--fat pouring out of the sides and tattoos all over their thigh sized arms.
I lived in Estonia for three years. Arriving at a U.S. airport made me want to gouge my eyes out.