Monday, September 15, 2008
American sized anyone?
So here is an observation for ya. Things come in 4 sizes in some places here. Small, medium, large, and...American. I wish I was joking but I am not. Many of you might have already experienced this phenomenon but I am just seeing it for the first time. Our physical size and our food is a huge joke here...Granted, the American sizes ARE actually about the size of an American large half of the time. But for the most part, the things labeled American...I would never dream of eating. It's pretty gross to me. The sandwich "americain" is a sandwich with everything in it...including the fries. Apparently all Americans just slap those fries right into the sandwich and just munch away on x-large sodas and...why not more fries on the side too? This might sound like an angry rant, but I actually find it really funny. It's funny to be an american and see the things labeled "american" that are really just gross. You never know what other countries think of you until you get there. Makes me think about all the things labeled French, or Chinese, or something else in the US that probably just seem weird. I went to get pizza yesterday at the very french establishment called Domino's Pizza yesterday and I started ordering and the man goes "a large?" Well, I did order a large because I was ordering for 4 of us...but STILL! haha. I know all this food does exist in the States, and we do eat large portions (even if you think you don't...you still do compared to the French) but it's just funny that these meals and meal combinations are labelled American. The sadest thing is...I think a lot of the Americans here are actually eating "american sandwiches." Ok...that's my daily observation. Yesterday I ate a ridiculous amount of food I thought...and then realized that it was probably about the amount that I eat at home. It was a sausage and fries for lunch (which I did not even finish) and 3 pieces of pizza for dinner. I felt sick after eating it all actually. Weird. All I wanted was some greasy food and then I had it and my stomach thought I was insane. Also, I went to the flea market yesterday, and I think it was actually the steal things off of cars and sell them to people market. Funny the things people sell. Same things back in the US. How much for the rusty ax sir?
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That is something Em, I have not run into things labeled American here in Belgium, but I do notice the MUCH fewer numbers of obese people...I'm guessing partly because of what they eat, and their portions, and that they walk or bike everywhere, no parking...AND the number of smokers is pretty high....so, perhaps we have cut down on the smoking only to increase the amount of fatty foods!!!Keep sharing your observations, it's great. Jeanine
Nothing was labeled American like that in England, but then again English people eat just about the same horrible fattiness that Americans do...from what I saw. However, we do have a reputation even there that we eat too much. but they were just being hypocrites. Lol
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