"lazy americans"
I'm so sick of hearing this phrase! I like America. Well, I had my doubts, but it seems to be getting better... and really is there anywhere thats better? Everywhere has its problems. America has its problems. Europe has its problems. America seems to have the least annoying. But thats from my rather libertarian perspective which makes Europe out of the question. :)

Now, speaking of Europe, I'm so sick of hearing Europeans say Americans are ignorant and lazy. According to so many of them on the internet, well, duh Americans overweight because we're indulgent, don't exercise, eat too much, and are lazy.

Well, we also work signifigantly more than you! If we could get by on 30 hour weeks and months of leave we'd be thinner too! America has a horrible work ethic (ie :too much work!). Work culture in the US says its not okay to just put in your 40 hours, you should work unpaid overtime. And don't take lunch breaks!

I agree, we should be more like Europe. I would love that. I would love to be able to work part time (and make less... thats fine) and spend more time on working out and music. But today's urban American culture leads to an inability to find a reasonable hourly rate part time job with healthcare, so thats not really an option unless you have someone willing to support you or have noone to support.

So in order to not be fat, Americans pretty much either need to a) not eat, or b) decide that the one hobby they have time for is going to be being a fitness buff. Me, I won't give up music, so its got to be option a) or option c) be fat :).

So, basically, STFU Europe. I'm sick of your pretentious superior attitude toward Americans.