From such a distance I discover the nonsensical catastrophy of the American diet. What are Americans doing to themselves? How big are the burgers getting. And how false is the meat? Majority drugs and ill-fed cattle. The farm Papa grew up on would be ashamed of what happens now. These “Farms” don’t sing E-I-E-I-O.
When I came to Korea I was well-underfed. I could afford little, an avocado and banana was lunch, usually no breakfast, and dinner would be whatever I could get my hands on (including plates left behind at a patio table). Since arriving I’ve put on weight and have fretted about this gut I seem to be developing, but when I see the advertisement for KFC’s “Double Down,” I realize I don’t need to be so concerned. The weight I’ve put on in Korea is not the grease-leaden, fat-heavy, hormonal, steroid-injected weight in America.
What’s happening over there? And WHY? What is this desire for more, bigger? My friend Charles and I discussed one night the great freedom afforded in the United States, but how such freedom is abused. The freedom to want more and strive for more is wonderful, but in our consumption of food (and other meaningless vices, for that matter), we are exploiting freedom and abusing it. It’s unhealthy and over-indulging. Ellen says it so well!
This blog post is no stone. I’m by no means free from vice and indulgences. I was just blown away by this American trend for consuming and CONSUMING. It’s quite disgusting.
