some random website wrote:Spend six months in Japan and then jump on a plane. Head for London, LA, Sydney.
Wherever.
Disembark, take a look around and try to keep your jaw from hitting the floor.
A single word rises unbidden from your subconscious.
Fat.
And it’s everywhere. From the guy at immigration who looks like he was poured into his booth, to the the woman stomping through baggage reclaim like a polyester tsunami.
How the hell did that happen? You’ve only been away 26 weeks.
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