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relyt
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1073 Posts
October 25 2011 19:04 GMT
#81
On October 26 2011 03:59 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
according to forbes south korea is fatter than france for example

http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_4.html

Your point? He is Japanese and according to your list there Japan is skinnier than all European countries.
Soma.bokforlag
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden448 Posts
October 25 2011 19:04 GMT
#82
On October 26 2011 04:02 habbey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2011 03:51 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:28 Remb wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:13 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 24 2011 18:20 Ansalem wrote:
I understand why Europeans are fat.


wow.. so bm.. almost all japanese ive met have been nice, but i guess theres bad apples everywhere

Grow some thicker skin. That isn't "bad manners". You're just offended.


of course i am.. europe is an extremely diverse continent ranging from northern russia to spain to turkey.. to state such a stupid generalization deserves a reaction


You do realize on average "Europeans" are 'fatter' than the Japanese, so not only what he said is correct, but you've totally taken it in a weird way. It wasn't meant as a mean spirited thing.

Japan is 3.2% obese, Sweden is 9.7%, Netherlands 10%, France 9.4%, UK23% etc

source is easily google-able


i didnt find his statement mean, just uninformed and stupid.
habbey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States405 Posts
October 25 2011 19:06 GMT
#83
On October 26 2011 03:59 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
according to forbes south korea is fatter than france for example

http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_4.html


okay...... and japan is by far the thinnest 1st world country on even that list. remember this poster is from japan not south korea....
nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
October 25 2011 19:07 GMT
#84
LOL @ all the europeans getting butthurt over a minor overweight comment... relax he was just mentioning it in relation to him being served apparently giant portions of food
zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
October 25 2011 19:07 GMT
#85
I`m always interested in reading what asians think about the western culture. thanks for sharing.
keep it deep! @zulison
Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-25 19:08:34
October 25 2011 19:07 GMT
#86
On October 26 2011 04:04 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2011 04:02 habbey wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:51 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:28 Remb wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:13 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 24 2011 18:20 Ansalem wrote:
I understand why Europeans are fat.


wow.. so bm.. almost all japanese ive met have been nice, but i guess theres bad apples everywhere

Grow some thicker skin. That isn't "bad manners". You're just offended.


of course i am.. europe is an extremely diverse continent ranging from northern russia to spain to turkey.. to state such a stupid generalization deserves a reaction


You do realize on average "Europeans" are 'fatter' than the Japanese, so not only what he said is correct, but you've totally taken it in a weird way. It wasn't meant as a mean spirited thing.

Japan is 3.2% obese, Sweden is 9.7%, Netherlands 10%, France 9.4%, UK23% etc

source is easily google-able


i didnt find his statement mean, just uninformed and stupid.

Good job in calling him stupid when your own link supports his argument.
JinDesu
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3990 Posts
October 25 2011 19:07 GMT
#87
On October 26 2011 04:04 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2011 04:02 habbey wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:51 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:28 Remb wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:13 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 24 2011 18:20 Ansalem wrote:
I understand why Europeans are fat.


wow.. so bm.. almost all japanese ive met have been nice, but i guess theres bad apples everywhere

Grow some thicker skin. That isn't "bad manners". You're just offended.


of course i am.. europe is an extremely diverse continent ranging from northern russia to spain to turkey.. to state such a stupid generalization deserves a reaction


You do realize on average "Europeans" are 'fatter' than the Japanese, so not only what he said is correct, but you've totally taken it in a weird way. It wasn't meant as a mean spirited thing.

Japan is 3.2% obese, Sweden is 9.7%, Netherlands 10%, France 9.4%, UK23% etc

source is easily google-able


i didnt find his statement mean, just uninformed and stupid.


Wait, how is it uninformed if it's accurate?
Yargh
Soma.bokforlag
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden448 Posts
October 25 2011 19:10 GMT
#88
On October 26 2011 04:07 Assirra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2011 04:04 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 04:02 habbey wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:51 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:28 Remb wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:13 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 24 2011 18:20 Ansalem wrote:
I understand why Europeans are fat.


wow.. so bm.. almost all japanese ive met have been nice, but i guess theres bad apples everywhere

Grow some thicker skin. That isn't "bad manners". You're just offended.


of course i am.. europe is an extremely diverse continent ranging from northern russia to spain to turkey.. to state such a stupid generalization deserves a reaction


You do realize on average "Europeans" are 'fatter' than the Japanese, so not only what he said is correct, but you've totally taken it in a weird way. It wasn't meant as a mean spirited thing.

Japan is 3.2% obese, Sweden is 9.7%, Netherlands 10%, France 9.4%, UK23% etc

source is easily google-able


i didnt find his statement mean, just uninformed and stupid.

Good job in calling him stupid when your own link supports his argument.


by the same logic i could go to kuwait and say "gee, asians are really fat"
JinDesu
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3990 Posts
October 25 2011 19:14 GMT
#89
On October 26 2011 04:10 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2011 04:07 Assirra wrote:
On October 26 2011 04:04 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 04:02 habbey wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:51 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:28 Remb wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:13 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 24 2011 18:20 Ansalem wrote:
I understand why Europeans are fat.


wow.. so bm.. almost all japanese ive met have been nice, but i guess theres bad apples everywhere

Grow some thicker skin. That isn't "bad manners". You're just offended.


of course i am.. europe is an extremely diverse continent ranging from northern russia to spain to turkey.. to state such a stupid generalization deserves a reaction


You do realize on average "Europeans" are 'fatter' than the Japanese, so not only what he said is correct, but you've totally taken it in a weird way. It wasn't meant as a mean spirited thing.

Japan is 3.2% obese, Sweden is 9.7%, Netherlands 10%, France 9.4%, UK23% etc

source is easily google-able


i didnt find his statement mean, just uninformed and stupid.

Good job in calling him stupid when your own link supports his argument.


by the same logic i could go to kuwait and say "gee, asians are really fat"


Only if you are kuwaiti.
Yargh
Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-25 19:20:28
October 25 2011 19:19 GMT
#90
On October 26 2011 04:10 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2011 04:07 Assirra wrote:
On October 26 2011 04:04 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 04:02 habbey wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:51 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:28 Remb wrote:
On October 26 2011 03:13 Soma.bokforlag wrote:
On October 24 2011 18:20 Ansalem wrote:
I understand why Europeans are fat.


wow.. so bm.. almost all japanese ive met have been nice, but i guess theres bad apples everywhere

Grow some thicker skin. That isn't "bad manners". You're just offended.


of course i am.. europe is an extremely diverse continent ranging from northern russia to spain to turkey.. to state such a stupid generalization deserves a reaction


You do realize on average "Europeans" are 'fatter' than the Japanese, so not only what he said is correct, but you've totally taken it in a weird way. It wasn't meant as a mean spirited thing.

Japan is 3.2% obese, Sweden is 9.7%, Netherlands 10%, France 9.4%, UK23% etc

source is easily google-able


i didnt find his statement mean, just uninformed and stupid.

Good job in calling him stupid when your own link supports his argument.


by the same logic i could go to kuwait and say "gee, asians are really fat"

Nice try but no.
You are going a specific spot to valid your argument which is simply cheating + your argument is still false.
Your own link is killing your argument here since it simply disagrees if you do stuff like that.
Japanese people are simply less fat by average then Europeans, its just a fact...
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
October 25 2011 19:25 GMT
#91
people of collective cultures are not hesitant to assign labels like fat, or stupid. they would describe themselves as such if it were true as well, it is just a cultural thing--they don't take as many steps as people of individualistic cultures to constantly maintain extremely high self esteem via creating grandiose self-images.

also people in japan are extremely fit compared to the rest of the world, as their diet contains much more fish as opposed to red meat compared to just about every other industrialized nation
get rich or die mining
TL+ Member
Jackle
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada859 Posts
October 25 2011 19:33 GMT
#92
On October 26 2011 04:25 Alejandrisha wrote:
people of collective cultures are not hesitant to assign labels like fat, or stupid. they would describe themselves as such if it were true as well, it is just a cultural thing--they don't take as many steps as people of individualistic cultures to constantly maintain extremely high self esteem via creating grandiose self-images.

also people in japan are extremely fit compared to the rest of the world, as their diet contains much more fish as opposed to red meat compared to just about every other industrialized nation


There's also a fat tax in Japan

New York Times Article

Excerpt:

"...To reach its goals of shrinking the overweight population by 10 percent over the next four years and 25 percent over the next seven years, the government will impose financial penalties on companies and local governments that fail to meet specific targets. The country’s Ministry of Health argues that the campaign will keep the spread of diseases like diabetes and strokes in check..."
You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind.
Deleted User 183001
Profile Joined May 2011
2939 Posts
October 25 2011 19:34 GMT
#93
On October 24 2011 19:02 Kroml. wrote:
haha europeans accuse americans being fat, asians accuse europeans are being fat.

on topic: I really want Japanese gamers get into SC2 more. I hope he does better in the future.

I agree, but they like consoles and Street Fighter too much lol
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
October 25 2011 19:34 GMT
#94
On October 26 2011 04:33 Jackle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2011 04:25 Alejandrisha wrote:
people of collective cultures are not hesitant to assign labels like fat, or stupid. they would describe themselves as such if it were true as well, it is just a cultural thing--they don't take as many steps as people of individualistic cultures to constantly maintain extremely high self esteem via creating grandiose self-images.

also people in japan are extremely fit compared to the rest of the world, as their diet contains much more fish as opposed to red meat compared to just about every other industrialized nation


There's also a fat tax in Japan

New York Times Article

Excerpt:

"...To reach its goals of shrinking the overweight population by 10 percent over the next four years and 25 percent over the next seven years, the government will impose financial penalties on companies and local governments that fail to meet specific targets. The country’s Ministry of Health argues that the campaign will keep the spread of diseases like diabetes and strokes in check..."

i did not know that! thank you for learning me something new ^^
get rich or die mining
TL+ Member
springtree
Profile Joined August 2010
74 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-25 19:53:09
October 25 2011 19:52 GMT
#95
This isn't really a thread about whether Europeans are fat or not but I figured I'd throw this in here just in case.

Having lived in Japan for 2 years, and with a Japanese wife, the Japanese tend to* use the word overweight / fat a lot more and with a lot less discretion than we do. Here it's basically a death sin to call someone overweight, whereas in Japan I frequently (...) saw conversations like "Hey you've gotten a little fat, eh?" - "Yeah, I gotta do something about that". My wife's mother kept talking about me being fat (I definitely am not - 65 kgs, 184 cms), and only later did I find out that she said it in a "it's good that you've put on some weight" manner, rather than "you should lose weight bubba!". Somewhat outside the point but still, how many westerners would say "your belly's sticking out" to someone, and not even being negative about it.

My wife constantly bugs my friend who's a bit on the "fluffy" side, and HIS girlfriend (we became friends in Japan) bugged him about it as well, constantly. I could give many more examples but I'll just stop there.

On topic: awesome! I've been looking so hard for Japanese SC2 players but it's been a desert. Maybe it's grown a bit since I was looking the last time. We're planning on moving back at some point and I'd hate to be the only person in the country who plays the damn game.

(* disclaimer: generalizing, based on experience I've had with the Japanese I've seen or met or heard of)
斗 シ ツ ♪ ♡
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
October 25 2011 19:55 GMT
#96
ClouD plays again i thought he stopped?
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
October 25 2011 19:56 GMT
#97
On October 26 2011 04:34 JudicatorHammurabi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 19:02 Kroml. wrote:
haha europeans accuse americans being fat, asians accuse europeans are being fat.

on topic: I really want Japanese gamers get into SC2 more. I hope he does better in the future.

I agree, but they like consoles and Street Fighter too much lol


Japan like RPG,dating sims and impossibly difficult robot fighting games such as Armored Core.
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
Musketeer
Profile Joined August 2010
142 Posts
October 25 2011 19:59 GMT
#98
It's true - in Japanese, calling someone fat/overweight isn't really a big deal.
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
October 25 2011 20:01 GMT
#99
Those are pretty interesting translations, thanks.

Also everyone knock it off with the weight thing you all look equally dumb arguing about it.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
520
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2822 Posts
October 25 2011 20:05 GMT
#100
Nemuke says he would love to go to MLG.

There are a surprising number of Japanese Starcraft 2 fans. Like most of the foreign scene, they are largely ex-Brood War players that have picked up Starcraft 2. It's slowly gaining popularity there, although not to a huge degree.

It's like the nerdier version of the Hallyu Wave, which is the term used for Korean Pop/Drama/Movies taking over a lot of the Eastern Asian entertainment scene.
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