OfftoOtherPlaces
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Okay, I promised I that when I came back from Russia I would talk about it. I guess I will do this from an angle that is interesting to Dims readers.
CULTURE KORNER!
I guess maybe you are wondering if there are many fat people in Russia. Honestly, I didn't see a lot, at least not many under the age of 40-- and at least not in the places I went. I can't understand it-- Russian food tends to be very high in fat, so why aren't there more fat people? I think it is because they eat less. I also think that people in Russia don't drive as much as we do, although that trend is changing. I remember being told that traffic in St. Petersburg five years ago was not that bad, but when I went there, traffic was terrible-- and all young people want cars. But maybe this is just my bias against automobiles. Either way, if you live in a Russian city, it's easy to get around on foot because everything is so closely placed together. Not only are European cities very tight places, but the Soviets were masters of urban planning. Finally, Russia is not exactly a prosperous country right now, only fifteen years after perestroika-- I'm no sociologist, but I think people's size may be linked to a country's economic success.
As it is, I found that fat people tended to stick out in Russia, simply because there aren't an awful lot of them. And usually they were tourists. It should be noted that in less metropolitan areas, Russians have an almost xenophobic suspicion of foreigners-- although I've heard that this has gotten better in recent years.
Apartments are small. Enough said.
Did I leave anything out?
CULTURE KORNER!
I guess maybe you are wondering if there are many fat people in Russia. Honestly, I didn't see a lot, at least not many under the age of 40-- and at least not in the places I went. I can't understand it-- Russian food tends to be very high in fat, so why aren't there more fat people? I think it is because they eat less. I also think that people in Russia don't drive as much as we do, although that trend is changing. I remember being told that traffic in St. Petersburg five years ago was not that bad, but when I went there, traffic was terrible-- and all young people want cars. But maybe this is just my bias against automobiles. Either way, if you live in a Russian city, it's easy to get around on foot because everything is so closely placed together. Not only are European cities very tight places, but the Soviets were masters of urban planning. Finally, Russia is not exactly a prosperous country right now, only fifteen years after perestroika-- I'm no sociologist, but I think people's size may be linked to a country's economic success.
As it is, I found that fat people tended to stick out in Russia, simply because there aren't an awful lot of them. And usually they were tourists. It should be noted that in less metropolitan areas, Russians have an almost xenophobic suspicion of foreigners-- although I've heard that this has gotten better in recent years.
Apartments are small. Enough said.
Did I leave anything out?
