Questions for our American friends - Page 438

**Adam West** · June 5th, 2018, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by iFluke

Whats it like being American ?

Feels pretty damn good, but I admit I don't like the fact others hate us. We're not all that bad.

Honestly there's only one country I've been to (and I've visited about 40 other countries) where I was actually disappointed when I had to leave and come back to the States.

Australia.

**cginok** · June 6th, 2018, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by palo5

Is that so?

Looking here, I think the same calories would feed a Somali family for a week, and they'd gain weight

You seriously think the average American eats that much in one meal? My 350lb friend would be hard pressed to eat that much, and I've seen him eat A LOT in one sitting.

In any case, I have my doubts as to whether that's an "American" breakfast. I've never heard of any Americans eating beans with breakfast.

**Arturo2nd** · June 6th, 2018, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by cginok

You seriously think the average American eats that much in one meal? My 350lb friend would be hard pressed to eat that much, and I've seen him eat A LOT in one sitting.

In any case, I have my doubts as to whether that's an "American" breakfast. I've never heard of any Americans eating beans with breakfast.

Maybe in farm country where folks can eat a lot as they do very hard physical labor. But we do have some seriously enormous people here. I am reminded of a friend telling me 50 years ago about the woman at the lunch counter ordering three diet specials with a side of french fries.

My breakfast usually is some fruit(an orange, banana, or cup of berries), a couple of pieces of toast washed down with two cups of black coffee. I used to eat more, but find myself not so hungry now that I am old.

**tsunamiSD** · June 6th, 2018, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by palo5

Is that so?

Looking here, I think the same calories would feed a Somali family for a week, and they'd gain weight

That looks like an Englishman's breakfast - no self-respecting American would eat tomatoes or beans for breakfast...

MaxJoker · June 6th, 2018, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MaxJoker

Their portions are larger.

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Originally Posted by SanteeFats

Not from what you, Mal and some others post.

Whatever can you mean Santeeeee

**SanteeFats** · June 6th, 2018, 07:25 PM

Breakfasts in America depend on the region for content and as Brian said a persons job and/or physical size. Although I have seen real skinny people eat a whole bunch.
However the old reliable eggs, taters in some form, toast, and a meat, usually bacon or ham is pretty generically true.

**Dr Pepper** · June 6th, 2018, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tsunamiSD

That looks like an Englishman's breakfast - no self-respecting American would eat tomatoes or beans for breakfast...

Indeed-and is that black pudding I spy at the side...?

**KissArmy** · June 6th, 2018, 09:31 PM

I eat a modest breakfast (fruits and breads, maybe yogurt & cheese), skip lunch, and then eat a big dinner. Because I don't do enough to eat three times a day. Yes, there's a lot of tempting food in America, an abundance of it, and many Americans are just too weak to resist.

**seany65** · June 6th, 2018, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Pepper

Indeed-and is that black pudding I spy at the side...?

Don't you mean "Pudding of colour"? Don't forget, "Black puddings matter"!

**cginok** · June 7th, 2018, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian249x

Maybe in farm country where folks can eat a lot as they do very hard physical labor. But we do have some seriously enormous people here. I am reminded of a friend telling me 50 years ago about the woman at the lunch counter ordering three diet specials with a side of french fries.

My breakfast usually is some fruit(an orange, banana, or cup of berries), a couple of pieces of toast washed down with two cups of black coffee. I used to eat more, but find myself not so hungry now that I am old.

You've, obviously, never done much, if any, hard physical labor. If you ate all of that greasy fried food, especially in that amount, for breakfast, and then went out and hauled hay for 8 to 10 hours, you might make it to 10 am before you barfed that all over the place.

As has been pointed out, and I recognized it right off, that's an English/British breakfast. I almost called it a "fry up" until I noticed the beans.

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SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,833 Thanks: 281,852 Thanked 813,962 Times in 60,879 Posts	Breakfasts in America depend on the region for content and as Brian said a persons job and/or physical size. Although I have seen real skinny people eat a whole bunch. However the old reliable eggs, taters in some form, toast, and a meat, usually bacon or ham is pretty generically true.

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KissArmy Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 21,109 Thanked 12,371 Times in 1,106 Posts	I eat a modest breakfast (fruits and breads, maybe yogurt & cheese), skip lunch, and then eat a big dinner. Because I don't do enough to eat three times a day. Yes, there's a lot of tempting food in America, an abundance of it, and many Americans are just too weak to resist.