Re: Gas prices and an increase in cycling?

On Thu, 15 May 2008 20:30:26 -0700, <josh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>> I've done that a few times.  Each time, the body fat walking around in
>> the US air****t shocks me.  The difference is very noticeable.
>
>I don't think this is evidence of greater laziness in the U.S., rather 
>it's evidence of urban design that panders to laziness in ways other 
>cultures would reject out of hand.  

And probably diet.  The same striking difference (particularly amongst
the young) is visible between Germany, on the one hand, and France and
Italy on the other.