Paris Trip

Not too long ago I visited Paris. Everything you were ever told about Paris is right. Mainly, it's a great place to visit. Beauty and aesthetics are everywhere. The architecture, the cleanliness, the museums, the Eiffel Tower, The Louver, the Chance Elise, the Mona Lisa, the Arch De Triumph, and , of course, the food - are all simply great! And we went around to all of these places and actually saw them and took pictures like all of the tourists. We also ate in several French restaurants which served authentic French food and even offered good French wine! In short, we had a blast! But soon enough something caught my attention. There were no fat French people to be seen anywhere. I started looking for them, but to no avail. And I don't mean obese, but simply overweight. Where were they? Certainly not in Paris! So I started observing the locals. The way they talk to each other, the way they dress, the way they move, the way they eat, and that led me to the following conclusions. The French culture does not and cannot tolerate obesity. It's so measured, defined, and highly aesthetic, that it always stays withing it's well-defined borders, and so do people. They don't dare expand beyond their youthful waistlines. They gage each other, and utilize great will-power to maintain the BMI where it should be. This expanding beyond one's borders is so American. Here no one is looking ,and no one cares about their or your waistline. Here, there are no social boundaries or restraints on waists. It's a free country, after all.. Well, maybe we should have some social restraints in place. Maybe we should put some social pressure on those individuals who's waistlines are expanding, without regards to aesthetics or to health. The French are certainly more disciplined, and it showes. So lately I've started advising my obese patients that if they wish to lose weight, they should move to Paris..