On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 09:36 +0900, Miles Bader wrote: > steef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> frightening amounts of processed and "fast" food. And possibly worse, > >> frightening *quantities* of it. The US obesity pandemic occasionally > >> makes the news here in Europe. Alas, I think the UK may be heading > >> steadily in the same direction. > > > > the trend here in holland is the same. > > The same thing seems to be happening in many countries; many other bad > U.S. traits also seem to be gaining traction (e.g., insane car worship). > > I suppose in the end it really comes down to the fact that humans are, > generally speaking, lazy and short-sighted, and "virtuous" cultural > attributes tend to come from necessity rather than virtue. As soon as > the need goes away (due to increased wealth or whatever)...
Hah! We *are* taking over the world, one bad habit at a time. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "As the night fall does not come at once, neither does oppression. It is in such twilight that we must all be aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness." Justice William O. Douglas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
