I've only experienced the southern part of the US (mostly Texas), and I was shocked to see how many more overweight people I saw, in general. But honestly I'd

I've only experienced the southern part of the US (mostly Texas), and I was shocked to see how many more overweight people I saw, in general. But honestly I'd say the same about specifically the UK compared to most of the EU. So maybe your experience of Europe is skewed by the UK? Of course, statistics can probably provide a better answer. Maybe EU people have generally become just as overweight as Americans, but there is more of a stigma so they hide it better? And the 'impressiveness' definitely might play a role too. I can probably count on two hands the number of times I've seen someone in a supermarket so overweight that they needed a cart, while I saw multiple individuals every time I went to a wal-mart. Maybe I don't see them here because they simply don't fit into most of our supermarkets, or they're too ashamed? Still, I'd be surprised if obesity is really just as bad in Europe as it is in the US, excluding the UK specifically.