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Step 1: Move to a house or flat about 1.5 miles from the office you work in. Step 2: Walk to work. What's that? The accommodation near your workplace is much m
by kjjw 13y ago
Step 1: Move to a house or flat about 1.5 miles from the office you work in.
Step 2: Walk to work.
What's that? The accommodation near your workplace is much more expensive and so you wouldn't be able to afford your massive suburban American home?
Then sell all your cheap crap and then move, you fat American.
- kjjw 13y agoMy apologies if this seems like a troll, it is not. It is blazingly obvious to everyone outside of North American that their health woes are down to a reliance on cars, cities built to accommodate cars and an overconsumption of sugar. It is incredible that they haven't managed to figure this out yet.
- adestefan 13y agoSince you're so all knowing maybe you can also chastise Europeans for their dramatic increase in obesity rates, too.
- smacktoward 13y agoAnd Chinese, and Mexicans, and South Africans, and... http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jan/03/obesity-soars-alarming-levels-developing-countries http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jan/03/ob...
- kjjw 13y agoThey are copying Americans.
- rwallace 13y agoThere is truth in what you say, but you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. If the wording of your comments makes it seem like you're trolling, maybe it's time to adjust your wording? As adestefan observes, the problem is not confined to America nowadays either.
- kjjw 13y agoEventually, one gets bored of being polite when the conversation repeats itself ad infinitum.
- rwallace 13y agoWell that is true, I have experienced it myself now and then. However, I've discovered a special technique I use in those situations. I find it's very effective, much better than being rude. I'll let you into the secret if you like. Ready? Here it is: I go away and do something else instead.
- rfrey 13y agoI'm not sure an over-indulgence in food is worse than over-indulgence in self righteousness.
- kjjw 13y agoYes, it is - an over indulgence of food is killing our planet.
- stefan_kendall3 13y agoI drive to work and I'm much more fit than most people on HN. Why? I care. Living downtown would cost over double my mortgage and significantly reduce my quality of life. I have access to trails and silent nights by living 14-20 minutes from work depending on traffic. I also eat real foods and avoid most processed food and sugar. When I have a sugar craving, I buy some fruit. If "walking" is your only form of exercise, you may curb obesity, but you'll still be far from perfect health. The human body is an incredible contraption, and there is almost always room for improvement and growth. Get stronger, faster, and more durable.
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoAssuming that not everybody in that situation [1] a) is American b) is fat c) has enough 'cheap crap' to sell to make up the difference, a much more achievable solution is "park/get off public transport half a mile earlier than you normally do and walk the difference". If you can't afford the extra 10 minutes out of bed, or the parking bit is impractical, take 15 minutes out of your lunch break and walk around. Bonus in each case is you get to discover more about the local area in which you work. [1] speaking as a Londoner, living in a modest suburban flat about an hour's journey from where I work, your suggestion is financially impractical, even if I sold all my possessions. Even if it were practical, I'm sure you recognise that not everyone could do this simultaneously.
- kjjw 13y agoI do recognise that not everyone is in a situation where they could move closer to work. But I'm guessing that a good proportion of people are. There are outliers, such as London. Let's not forget - HN is not representative of the general population.