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re: Europeans smoke like chimneys and their life expectancy is higher than the US
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:23 pm to The Baker
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:23 pm to The Baker
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There are a shite load of fat Europeans
You sir are an idiot. Most are not fat. Travel to Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and report back.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:23 pm to weagle1999
I quit after smoking a pack a day because my 45 year old friend I was working with already had emphysema and acute bronchitis.
He rode with me to work everyday and it scared the shite out of me, the guy couldn’t breathe. I was 35 and havnt touched them in 10 years
He rode with me to work everyday and it scared the shite out of me, the guy couldn’t breathe. I was 35 and havnt touched them in 10 years
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Almost all of them are English or French and are walking over 10-20K steps a day.
Exercise is a big variable.
Food preservatives and sugars are another big problem with American food.
I generally like the idea of a minimalist government but I see the argument for disallowing certain amounts of sugar and preservatives when the cost of medical care is often turned into a government responsibility (on the back end)
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:30 pm to weagle1999
It can probably be explained simply based on demographics.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:39 pm to weagle1999
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Europeans smoke like chimneys and their life expectancy is higher than the US
False
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:40 pm to weagle1999
Read this while smoking a heater tbh.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:44 pm to PhilipMarlowe
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Read this while smoking a heater tbh.
I prefer the term “lung dart.”
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:46 pm to The Baker
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Some of yall need to travel more.
There are a shite load of fat Europeans
There is a bit of Baader–Meinhof in your observations. Yes, there are fat people in Europe, but each individual example you see creates selective attention and you start seeing them everywhere because you didn't expect to see them.
Europe is not homogeneous when it comes to weight. If you visit Italy there are very few obese people, but the ones you see stick out and are memorable. The Southern area is far more obese than Northern Italy so it depends on where you visit. Many of the Italian-Americans came from the south and is the reason mafiosos are often portrayed as fat.
Leave Italy and cross the channel to the UK and there are a LOT more obese people not as many as in the US as a whole but more than in many parts of the US. In a way, Europe is like the US, parts like Colorado and Italy have relatively low obesity rates for their region, but places like Louisiana and the UK are much higher.
One thing I have noticed (which may not survive statistical scrutiny) is obesity in the US is less dependent on economic status than it is in Europe. My observational "data" suggest there are far more well-heeled fat folks in the US by percentage.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:49 pm to weagle1999
They walk more
They don't have all the fake shite in the food we do
They have smaller portion sizes
Workers have a shite ton of vacation and less stress than your average American does not to mention in most of the EU its hard to fire someone
All of this matters.
They don't have all the fake shite in the food we do
They have smaller portion sizes
Workers have a shite ton of vacation and less stress than your average American does not to mention in most of the EU its hard to fire someone
All of this matters.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:49 pm to weagle1999
They don’t work hard nor many hours. The simply live life there, or at least in Spain.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 1:51 pm to cubsfinger
A significant portion of the U.S. population is definitely overworked
Some people even brag about how much they work. I used to work a lot of long hours and refuse to ever do it again. It's not worth it.
Some people even brag about how much they work. I used to work a lot of long hours and refuse to ever do it again. It's not worth it.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:04 pm to weagle1999
Yeah... but do Europeans wear pajama pants, bedroom slippers to the market?
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:04 pm to weagle1999
Don’t see too many obese 85 year olds on Earth.
Meanwhile, there are numerous 80+ yo sex, drug & rock n roll’ers still walking the Earth. More than I would have imagined.
The sex, drugs & rock n roll > The Fork
(Life span)
Meanwhile, there are numerous 80+ yo sex, drug & rock n roll’ers still walking the Earth. More than I would have imagined.
The sex, drugs & rock n roll > The Fork
(Life span)
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:16 pm to weagle1999
obesity is the issue here in the US
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:18 pm to Tarps99
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In the US, all kinds of chemicals are used to make cigarettes fire safe and heck even at a time asbestos was used as cigarette filters.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:32 pm to ronricks
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They walk more They don't have all the fake shite in the food we do They have smaller portion sizes Workers have a shite ton of vacation and less stress than your average American does not to mention in most of the EU its hard to fire someone All of this matters.
This!
And different attitudes such as:
- no drive thru fast food
- no sugar is like oxygen home pantries
- no sky restaurant signs all over highways
- no eat out everyday
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:35 pm to weagle1999
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Just maybe smoking isn’t quite as the bad boogeyman as it was portrayed by American Karens.
Both obesity and smoking are bad for you. Obesity is probably worse.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:40 pm to LSU Coyote
What does “bjj” stand for? Blow Job… Job?
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:51 pm to High C
...oh because you're too good for a Christmas tree cake
Posted on 10/16/26 at 2:55 pm to weagle1999
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Europeans smoke like chimneys and their life expectancy is higher than the US
We have 13% of the US population that seriously drags down our average.
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