I was first exposed to it when I attended the Ludwig Von Mises Institute at Auburn University in Alabama. I walked into the dorms, registered with the attendant and she said, "Your room sir, is 420."
A solid week of solid economics and I don't remember anything but that voice saying, "420."
Even standard conversation, the southern belle accent makes anything sound grand.
"Would you like fries with your Big Mac sir?"
"Yeah, sure, whatever, load me up, whatever you want, I'll give you my house and my car and donate blood, declare war on a small third world nation, I'm still trying to digest what you said before, keep talking, just keep talking."
So it was sad to see The Economist come up with this interesting little chart.
Mayhaps it's best I just hear their voices over the phone.
The younger ones are fine. When they hit middle age, they get huge. The solution is obvious; get yourself a fine southern woman and move to some other part of the country.
ReplyDeleteIs there a reason why people in CO are thinner than everybody else?
ReplyDeleteOn another note, my sister went to medical school in KY, and she said that they had a new diagnosis in the clinics: TFTW (too fat to walk)
I guess the people receiving this diagnosis usually got around on motorized scooters or wheelchairs.
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Gah! Which issue of the Economist did this graphic come from? I scanned my last two issues and didn't find it. I'm curious about the meaning of the red line - it seems to track the Confederacy, but why is Kentucky included?
ReplyDeleteOverweight Southern women are better than skinny yankee women anyday. The problem is, one can't understand that unless one is southern. It's like describing red to a person blind from birth. Maybe someday God will enlighten your heart with the grace to understand. Until then, we will pray for you.
ReplyDeleteThe observation that obesity tracks the Confederacy is explainable. Our food is best down here. We eat a lot of it.
This was a decade ago, so I dont' know if things have changed since my last visit to the south, but I recall MANY, a BOUNTY OF PLENTY beautiful southern belles.
ReplyDeleteThe food was OK, but not GRAND. Chicago has you all beat for food.
I don't think anyone in Chicago deep fries an entire turkey for Thanksgiving. Best one I ever had.
ReplyDeleteChicago has some great food, don't get me wrong; but the South is definitely up there as well.