Looking around at the Germans I have encountered, I haven’t really seen any that were particularly overweight. And I wondered what was up with that.
So far I’ve noticed that Germans eat a lot, and they also tend to eat those things that most sane folks consider fattening, cheese, meat, and so forth. They also tend to drink like fish, at least to my non-drinking eyes. Consequently, they should be quite the stout bunch, but no, not really.
However, I think I may have sorted out why. In the U.S. we have all of these laws declaring that our doorways have to be wide enough to accomodate a wheelchair laden with four camels and a swallow. In Germany, I’m pretty sure these rules don’t really exist. I’ve seen restroom doors here that look like they go into a cupboard. These things are only a foot and a half across. So, if you’re too fat, you can’t pee indoors.
My theory is based around the idea that goldfish will grow to fit their environment. Big pond = big fish. Maybe the same holds true for people. If you aren’t scraping the sides of the door when you walk in, you can stand to be a little bigger. Or, big doors = fat people.
That’s just my theory.
Tune in tomorrow when Jeff ignores you, but you take that time to learn about Einstein’s special theory of relativity instead of laughing at our nations President.
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