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Experts say the body shape of many women is changing.

Business is blooming! UK firm sells more than 1,000 pairs of the world's biggest size 50 knickers measuring almost 6ft on the waist and 7ft on the hip
Business is blooming for UK firm as demand increases for world's biggest size 50 knickers.

The biggest size 50 underwear in the world, they are near 6ft on the waist and 7ft on the hip and are part of a new range from The Size Expert, a company in Penryn, Cornwall. Experts say the body shape of many women is changing and the Size Experts' boss, Laura Murray, said she realised how hard it was to find 'super plus' underwear for women. Her company is selling cotton knickers up to a UK size 50, which have a have a waist size of up to 177cm (70 inches) and a hip size up to 202cm (80 inches).

Are 'western' women becoming all in wrestlers?
My God, i'm so pleased to be an expat.
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Whenever I return to my home country for a visit I'm always shocked at the stark difference compared to Asia.

The hospitals are overloaded with people who have obesity related illnesses. It's a national tragedy imo and governments seem gutless, powerless to do anything.

I recall reading the UK introduced a sugar tax. How's that going?
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clutchcargo wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:04 am Whenever I return to my home country for a visit I'm always shocked at the stark difference compared to Asia.

The hospitals are overloaded with people who have obesity related illnesses. It's a national tragedy imo and governments seem gutless, powerless to do anything.

I recall reading the UK introduced a sugar tax. How's that going?
More tax revenue, zero effect on the obesity problem. No surprise really. The government always suggest that a tax will alter behaviour. All it does is increase revenue.
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clutchcargo wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:04 am Whenever I return to my home country for a visit I'm always shocked at the stark difference compared to Asia.
I'm shocked when I watch videos from 30-40 years ago. I saw a talk show from the 80's (forgot what it was), and then entire audience was slim. Watch something today and the difference is remarkable.
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Unread post by JerryCan » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:44 am

clutchcargo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:04 am
Whenever I return to my home country for a visit I'm always shocked at the stark difference compared to Asia.

After several years in Asia It came as a big shock to me when I returned to the UK. Not only the size of the women, but also the way they acted. In the Pub they would be drinking the guys under the table, smoking, cursing, and on the rare occasions there was a fight it was usually between two women.
Whatever happened to 'Western' femininity.'

So pleased i'm enjoying my retirement back in Asia.
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The Whisperer wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:20 am Re: Business is blooming.
Unread post by JerryCan » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:44 am

clutchcargo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:04 am
Whenever I return to my home country for a visit I'm always shocked at the stark difference compared to Asia.

After several years in Asia It came as a big shock to me when I returned to the UK. Not only the size of the women, but also the way they acted. In the Pub they would be drinking the guys under the table, smoking, cursing, and on the rare occasions there was a fight it was usually between two women.
Whatever happened to 'Western' femininity.'

So pleased i'm enjoying my retirement back in Asia.
Lost, MIA in the quest to be like guys.. And whatever happened to western masculinity? That got pussy whipped..
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clutchcargo wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:31 am
The Whisperer wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:20 am Re: Business is blooming.
Unread post by JerryCan » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:44 am

clutchcargo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:04 am
Whenever I return to my home country for a visit I'm always shocked at the stark difference compared to Asia.

After several years in Asia It came as a big shock to me when I returned to the UK. Not only the size of the women, but also the way they acted. In the Pub they would be drinking the guys under the table, smoking, cursing, and on the rare occasions there was a fight it was usually between two women.
Whatever happened to 'Western' femininity.'

So pleased i'm enjoying my retirement back in Asia.
Lost, MIA in the quest to be like guys.. And whatever happened to western masculinity? That got pussy whipped..
Regrettably, it hasn't regenerated in men after they've moved to PP.
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The Whisperer wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:20 am Re: Business is blooming.
Unread post by JerryCan » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:44 am

clutchcargo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:04 am
Whenever I return to my home country for a visit I'm always shocked at the stark difference compared to Asia.

After several years in Asia It came as a big shock to me when I returned to the UK. Not only the size of the women, but also the way they acted. In the Pub they would be drinking the guys under the table, smoking, cursing, and on the rare occasions there was a fight it was usually between two women.
Whatever happened to 'Western' femininity.'

So pleased i'm enjoying my retirement back in Asia.
I got news for 'ya. It's gonna be the same here in Cambodia before too long. The explosion of franchise restaurants and western culture, paired with the oft- noted propensity for laziness, can only mean one thing.

And for that, I'm glad I'll be in the ground, Mekong, Tonle Sap or burned to ashes before it happens... but it absolutely will happen.
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Tarndog wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:42 am
clutchcargo wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:31 am
The Whisperer wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:20 am Re: Business is blooming.
Unread post by JerryCan » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:44 am

clutchcargo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:04 am
Whenever I return to my home country for a visit I'm always shocked at the stark difference compared to Asia.

After several years in Asia It came as a big shock to me when I returned to the UK. Not only the size of the women, but also the way they acted. In the Pub they would be drinking the guys under the table, smoking, cursing, and on the rare occasions there was a fight it was usually between two women.
Whatever happened to 'Western' femininity.'

So pleased i'm enjoying my retirement back in Asia.
Lost, MIA in the quest to be like guys.. And whatever happened to western masculinity? That got pussy whipped..
Regrettably, it hasn't regenerated in men after they've moved to PP.
But a few are trying! :lol:

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Hate to get in the way of some western women bashing, but statistically, in the UK there are more men than women who are overweight or obese.
UK Obesity Statistics
Trends in Overweight and Obesity

About 46% of men in England and 32% of women are overweight (a body mass index of 25-30 kg/m2), and an additional 17% of men and 21% of women are obese (a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2 ).

Overweight and obesity increase with age. About 28% of men and 27% of women aged 16-24 are overweight or obese but 76% of men and 68% of women aged 55-64 are overweight or obese.

Overweight and obesity are increasing. The percentage of adults who are obese has roughly doubled since the mid-1980’s.
https://www.rightshape.com/uk-obesity-statistics/

This trend is expected to continue.

WHO report: 74% of men and 64% of women in UK to be overweight by 2030
https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... -men-women
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