Posted on 10/24/2010 1:55:30 AM PDT by Cronos
At 285 pounds and 5 feet 7 inches, I may not be the tallest, but I am almost always one of the biggest passengers on a plane. That’s “one of”: as anyone with even the most tangential relationship with news headlines over the last several years knows, Americans are getting fatter and fatter.
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“How many kilos you weigh?” asked a customs officer at Ho Chi Minh Airport when I visited Vietnam a few years ago.
“Is that a question on the form?” I responded, slightly unnerved.
Smiling, she told me no. She was apparently just curious.
After giving me the once-over, she giggled and advised me to avoid riding in the local hand-pulled rickshaws, as my size could force them to tip over.
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Being tall has its advantages too. Number 1 on the list is it was the thing that first caused Mrs. 40 to be attracted to me. Most others I believe are fairly obvious.
I was/am lucky to have a supportive Mom. She gave me an extremely small pair of pants and her old exercise machine. I finally got into the pants last month, and let me tell you, THAT was a great day. :-)
A friend of mine (a grandmother) was treated very badly by a fellow passenger; he didn’t want to sit in the same row with her, and instead of quietly pulling aside a flight attendant and asking for a seat change he decided to be loud and obnoxious about it.
I wish I had been there; it would have been my pleasure to get arrested for stapling that nitwit’s earlobes to his thighs.
well, why don’t they move? If one weights 100 lbs more than one should, then a small 20 min walk a day makes a diff — extend that after 2 weeks to 30 min, then after another 2 weeks to an hour’s walk, even a slow one, then get a faster pace.
Well .....on the other hand there’s this...
if it’a been me............ i’da given little miss commie smart ass..both barrels...
How about’
‘Well, MISSY... in a democratic republic with a free people and freedoms provided by a superb military protecting the bill of rights and a CONSTITUTION commonly recognized as the most enlightened political document ever conceived by the mind of man coupled with a system of free enterprise s....there are so damn many opportunities to get rich and buy what ever you want.......... some of the God’s chosen people aka AMERICANS....might tend to enjoy our blessings more than others....
This situation is way way different from the populace of CHINA where there is still starvation and you pretty much have a population of starving bicycle riders with B.O.
have a nice day COMRADE CLUELESS
another thing personally i think....YOU’D BE BETTER OFF SHUTTIN THE SMART MOUF... then...GETTIN DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AN PRAYING TO GOD THAT YOU, SOMEDAY MIGHT BE ABLE TO RUN LIKE HELL and ESCAPE FROM YOUR COMMIE HELL AND APPLY FOR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP..... AN EARTHLY HEAVEN WHERE THERE IS PLENTY OF FOOD AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE.....
ONE WORD FOR YA sweetheart AMERICA ....have a nice day.
(HEH, HEH HEH......)
I do know that Japanese people can be somewhat forward when encountering unusual-looking (to them) people, and Westerners generally - fifteen years ago when I was traveling through Japan with my girlfriend at the time (who had an unusual hair texture and style even by American standards, and who must have appeared like a space alien to many of the people that we encountered, especially in out-of-the-way places such as Kagoshima - one of the maids at the ryokan actually asked me directly if it was OK for her to touch my girlfriend's hair - my GF told me that it was OK and so I gave her the go-ahead)
But I have seen the giggling twenty-something Japanese woman syndrome in the US - a few years back I took a blind date (who was probably 5'2" and 275 lbs. or more) to a Japanese restaurant in NYC (that has lots of Japanese nationals as their clientele). The table next to us had four or five twenty-something women seated, and throughout the meal I could tell (even with my limited Japanese language skills) that they were making fun of her. At the end of the meal as I was getting ready to go, I grabbed my coat off of a nearby hook and accidentally knocked down the coat of one of the next table's "guests", and as she rushed to pick it up I tossed out a "gomen nasai" or a "shitsurei shimasu" in her direction, while she and the rest of her friends suddenly became really quiet as they realized that the dumb gaijin at the next table must have been listening to their cackling all along...
well, why don’t they move? If one weights 100 lbs more than one should, then a small 20 min walk a day makes a diff — extend that after 2 weeks to 30 min, then after another 2 weeks to an hour’s walk, even a slow one, then get a faster pace.
The free market should determine if tall or fat people can comfortably ride on privately owned airlines, and how much it costs.
The inconveniences in life are many, and they are often lamentable, but they are most often not the responsibility of government or business owners to address.
Imagine the way the early settlers and the waves of immigrants had to travel.
MOST of the time, people have a disease and are referred to as “compulsive overeaters”.
Those who seek help can find understanding and are welcome at http://www.OA.org/
Those who prefer to remain ignorant and hostile to fat people should not visit that website.
Oh yeah...
I like to keep my Nihongo ability secret. I hear all kinds of interesting things that way.
Anyone who believes in the BMI probably believes in global warming. The BMI is a joke. There are other, accurate ways to determine whether someone is obese.
Wow. Some of the larger folks on this thread show as much mercy towards their fellow passengers that must endure sitting next to them as they show a triple cheeseburger and fries.
I’m not small, but I admit that I’m a little bit like Juan Williams watching a Muslim get on his plane when I see fat people waddling down the aisle heading my way.
If you are fat, for whatever reason, it doesn’t mean that people are obligated to enjoy sitting next to you when you fly. Those who are corpulently challenged might try apologizing to them, or thanking them when they request to be reseated leaving them with more room that is clearly needed.
5’ 7” and 285 pounds????? A big lard of fat is what this individual is. Shameful. He needs to get off the couch and start walking.
You can try military hops if commercial travel is a hassle. It’s not as reliable as commercial flights, but it is an alternative.
www.militaryhops.com/
You can try military hops if commercial travel is a hassle. It’s not as reliable as commercial flights, but it is an alternative.
www.militaryhops.com/
ok, posted too soon! So, how did you finally manage to lose the weight? Just by sticking to the exercise routine?
Not only that, he talks about it like he’s been huge for 20 years. Could have lost ten pounds a year and no longer be so fat. That’s just sloth.
You found a TSA agent who could read?
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