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Western style != American style. Philippines was part of the Spanish crown and had Spanish customs. Plenty of European (Western) countries have balanced diets
by chestertn 6y ago
Western style != American style.
Philippines was part of the Spanish crown and had Spanish customs. Plenty of European (Western) countries have balanced diets and healthy lifestyles.
- Talanes 6y agoThey were under American rule more recently, and were only given their Independence without a fight after agreeing to preferential trade on importing American products.
- chestertn 6y agoI didn't argue about that. I just said that before American rule they were ruled by Spaniards.
- wyclif 6y agoSure, for you and I it's not equivalent. But for them, it might as well be. People simply did not eat large amounts of packaged, processed food only a few generations ago, like people do everywhere in the west, including the EU.
- chestertn 6y agoI just complained about the use of "western diet" as a catch-all epithet for unhealthy, processed food.