Says the "The Humanoid Typhoon"

I had to smile when I read it, I hadn't heard that term since I was a kid.

And no I didn't find it offensive in the slightest

Hardly a euphemism. People speaking or writing eupemistically are being tactful and courteous using restrained expression, not something I was "guilty" of doing.

Edited to suite. Sorry to drag up my old post, but Jond, mate, I agree but actually attribute the svelteness of the Toorak /inner city mob down to: No 1 - enlightenment - education if you like - and proxmity to well-paid work and time to exercise (There are also genetic factors) and professionalism.

There would be preeners of course, but in my experience a lot of Melbourne's social and professional elite are actually very switched on, astute capable people who actually seem to compare well with any London mob I could care to name. My wife knows one gang well from her line of work and they're great.

Thanks mate. I am probably biased though (!) I still feel that the UK like Australia has good and bad. The difference is that we are in the good bit here but couldn't afford the good there...or not NOW find the equivalent.

and we actually love it here....which helps..

Yes.




Says Buzzy concisely.

I presumed it was "freaks of nature" that was deemed offensive rather than "'woolly woofter".

May be wrong though

Maybe some of you are jumping up and down on Badge for fun, but the reality is that in the UK, Aus and US (and probably most Western Economies) there is a correlation between socio-economic class and healthy weight.

From my experience the weight problem in Aus and the UK are similar. The league tables that are produced from year to year also suggest this. Typically the UK comes out higher than Aus but on some tables or in some years Aus comes out higher than the UK. This is probably because the two countries are jostling for position like Johno Coleman and Rick Waller running for the finish line on Celebrity Fit Club.

I don't think Aus or UK has got as bad as the US, but both seemed to be heading down the same road.

Knowing the state of the common or garden CFA volunteer I would guess that Badge doesn't have a problem working with people who are overweight

Hey, a Brummy girl here and I really love the place. Mind you, we went through Saltley on a friend's narrowboat in June and even the ducks there were depressed. We'd had millions of the quacking things following us from Stratford after our bread, but get to Saltley and they just sat there looking sad, scared and dejected!

Hello fellow Brummy

Yep, I do love Brum, prefer where I am now, but will always love Brum. Everywhere is someone's home

We were in a great bit in UK (Richmond) but huge mortgage/smaller property and now in a pants bit in Melly with small mortgage/biggerproperty. About to sell up and move to a good bit of Melly with equivalent to our UK mortgage/small property again. All swings & roundabouts eh! The type of areas I like to live (urban) are expensive all over the world.

I did not take any of the debate personally because I know it is true. I'm not talking for every overweight person by the way - I am talking about areas where overweight/borderline obesity and obesity is the *norm* rather than the *exception* and it IS partly socio-economic as our observations in all the countries you mention bear out.

It was this common inquality that we noticed which is why I highlighted the area not the country. (It might be true that in Australia these areas are more polarised).


Indeed. Makes me look better. There are fit blokes, and reasonably fit blokes but the average would not be fit by any means.

Indeed. And Richmond is where I grew up.....

So where are you now?
Last time I went to Brum(June) I couldn't get directions from anyone in the city centre as they were all from other cities come to Brum for the shopping....brill!

Gold Coast Been here since January