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HymanKaplan
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| sadguy wrote: |
when my k gf can't finish her meal, sometimes i'm delighted because i get to finish it for her!!! i must look like a pig to koreans.
when i was at her parents house, she couldn't finish her soup so i finished it for her and they felt so bad for me that she would let me finish off her soup. |
I've decided that being fat in Korea is awesome. I know that Koreans will already assume I'm a pig, so I eat whatever the hell I want. And I don't speak Korean well enough for them to lecture me on it. A guy tried to once, I pretended I didn't understand what he was saying.
I often eat out with this one Korean dude I met, and he always makes sure to eat the penultimate piece, leaving the last piece for me. Which I'm fine with.
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| But until WW1, America was a pretty poor country. Sure New York and Boston were fine, but from the Ohio Valley and West, it was basically a third world country. |
You mean until WWII (great depression was just before WWII), and parts of New York and Boston were fine. Ever seen street-level photos of NYC from that era? It looks pretty 3rd world to me.
Sorry, just nitpicking here. Carry on your lively debate. |
There are large stretches of rural and urban America that are like a third world country even today. |
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samd
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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This is such a non-issue. Five years plus in Korea and I never heard of or thought of this once.
OP, less time thinking, more time enjoying life. |
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marsavalanche
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I told my girlfriend about this thread and she says youre all morons. she never leaves leftovers and says its not Korean culture to leave food. her family also cleans their plate. hell we were at the mov ie theatre and she lifted up the popcorn bowl to her mouth to get the last tiny pieces. and shes hot believe it or not. damn... after reading this thread I think i found a keeper! |
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decolyon
Joined: 24 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| DorkothyParker wrote: |
Throwing out food is wasteful, but so is eating food if you don't enjoy it or aren't hungry. Then it's both wasteful and waist-ful. ^^
decolyon: I always drink diet if I splurge on junk food. It's like 200 calories. Why waste 200 calories on something if you can't taste the difference? I don't get why people complain about this. :/ |
If you're already having the big mac and fries you're getting more calories in a single meal than you should get all day. So why save it? If you're going to eat crap, go all out.
It's like saying "I'm going to eat this cow poo, but I'm not going to drink the piss. That'd just be gross." |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| This is something I've seen in guide books but never in person, and that's after having been in a couple long-term relationships with Korean girls, as well as staying with a Korean family for a month. |
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Menino80
Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Location: Hodor?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| decolyon wrote: |
| But until WW1, America was a pretty poor country. Sure New York and Boston were fine, but from the Ohio Valley and West, it was basically a third world country. |
You mean until WWII (great depression was just before WWII), and parts of New York and Boston were fine. Ever seen street-level photos of NYC from that era? It looks pretty 3rd world to me.
Sorry, just nitpicking here. Carry on your lively debate. |
compared to what area of the globe? 1910 was 1910 all over the "developed" world |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| marsavalanche wrote: |
| I told my girlfriend about this thread and she says youre all morons. she never leaves leftovers and says its not Korean culture to leave food. her family also cleans their plate. hell we were at the mov ie theatre and she lifted up the popcorn bowl to her mouth to get the last tiny pieces. and shes hot believe it or not. damn... after reading this thread I think i found a keeper! |
Based on the amount of food thrown in that container that collects food in my school's cafeteria, I'd say cleaning your plate of all the food is a thing of the past. |
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liveinkorea316
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| decolyon wrote: |
| If you're already having the big mac and fries you're getting more calories in a single meal than you should get all day. So why save it? If you're going to eat crap, go all out. |
You are a little bit off.
Big Mac 490Kcal
(M) Fries 380Kcal
(L) Fries 500Kcal
So that makes it approximately 1,000Kcal. But the average large male can eat upto 3,000Kcal in a day as long as they get some regular exercise.
Adding a cola to each meal would add an extra 500Kcal in that day and so it WOULD make a difference. |
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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| decolyon wrote: |
If you're already having the big mac and fries you're getting more calories in a single meal than you should get all day. So why save it? If you're going to eat crap, go all out.
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You're absurd. If we're making faulty analogies, it would be like saying "Well I'm already driving to the store, why bother walking when I can just use a scooter?"
Personally, I still limit my cheat days to maybe 1600 calories, so I would much rather the 200 calories for a couple cookies and a black coffee or a milkbar for dessert than a cup of sugar water with my meal. But I consider diet soda a treat anyway. |
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Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| I just asked my K gf about this and she says its the opposite OP. Apparently it may not be culture. |
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decolyon
Joined: 24 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:18 am Post subject: |
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| liveinkorea316 wrote: |
| decolyon wrote: |
| If you're already having the big mac and fries you're getting more calories in a single meal than you should get all day. So why save it? If you're going to eat crap, go all out. |
You are a little bit off.
Big Mac 490Kcal
(M) Fries 380Kcal
(L) Fries 500Kcal
So that makes it approximately 1,000Kcal. But the average large male can eat upto 3,000Kcal in a day as long as they get some regular exercise.
Adding a cola to each meal would add an extra 500Kcal in that day and so it WOULD make a difference. |
3k is far too much. Large men should eat about 2,500. Even with regular exercise, that's just going to maintain body weight. |
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decolyon
Joined: 24 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:22 am Post subject: |
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| DorkothyParker wrote: |
| decolyon wrote: |
If you're already having the big mac and fries you're getting more calories in a single meal than you should get all day. So why save it? If you're going to eat crap, go all out.
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You're absurd. If we're making faulty analogies, it would be like saying "Well I'm already driving to the store, why bother walking when I can just use a scooter?"
Personally, I still limit my cheat days to maybe 1600 calories, so I would much rather the 200 calories for a couple cookies and a black coffee or a milkbar for dessert than a cup of sugar water with my meal. But I consider diet soda a treat anyway. |
I can tell you have no idea what you're talking about. Cheat days at 1600?? Unless you're a 30kg small Asian woman, that doesn't make any sense.
Cheating implies you're having more than you would normally have. So if 1600 is a cheat day, then what's an average day, 1,000? That's not enough, regardless of gender or size. Even slim women get 1500 a day just to stay thin and not lose more.
I do know what I'm talking about with this stuff.
http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h438/decolyon/ |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| decolyon wrote: |
| DorkothyParker wrote: |
| decolyon wrote: |
If you're already having the big mac and fries you're getting more calories in a single meal than you should get all day. So why save it? If you're going to eat crap, go all out.
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You're absurd. If we're making faulty analogies, it would be like saying "Well I'm already driving to the store, why bother walking when I can just use a scooter?"
Personally, I still limit my cheat days to maybe 1600 calories, so I would much rather the 200 calories for a couple cookies and a black coffee or a milkbar for dessert than a cup of sugar water with my meal. But I consider diet soda a treat anyway. |
I can tell you have no idea what you're talking about. Cheat days at 1600?? Unless you're a 30kg small Asian woman, that doesn't make any sense.
Cheating implies you're having more than you would normally have. So if 1600 is a cheat day, then what's an average day, 1,000? That's not enough, regardless of gender or size. Even slim women get 1500 a day just to stay thin and not lose more.
I do know what I'm talking about with this stuff.
http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h438/decolyon/ |
Not sure if u really know what ur talking about...
http://www.chartsgraphsdiagrams.com/HealthCharts/calorie-requirement.html
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-big-mac-i21111 |
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decolyon
Joined: 24 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| decolyon wrote: |
| DorkothyParker wrote: |
| decolyon wrote: |
If you're already having the big mac and fries you're getting more calories in a single meal than you should get all day. So why save it? If you're going to eat crap, go all out.
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You're absurd. If we're making faulty analogies, it would be like saying "Well I'm already driving to the store, why bother walking when I can just use a scooter?"
Personally, I still limit my cheat days to maybe 1600 calories, so I would much rather the 200 calories for a couple cookies and a black coffee or a milkbar for dessert than a cup of sugar water with my meal. But I consider diet soda a treat anyway. |
I can tell you have no idea what you're talking about. Cheat days at 1600?? Unless you're a 30kg small Asian woman, that doesn't make any sense.
Cheating implies you're having more than you would normally have. So if 1600 is a cheat day, then what's an average day, 1,000? That's not enough, regardless of gender or size. Even slim women get 1500 a day just to stay thin and not lose more.
I do know what I'm talking about with this stuff.
http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h438/decolyon/ |
Not sure if u really know what ur talking about...
http://www.chartsgraphsdiagrams.com/HealthCharts/calorie-requirement.html
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-big-mac-i21111 |
According to your own sources: Big Mac - 576. Large fries - 610. Total, 1186. That's well more than anyone should have in one setting. Perhaps it's not more than you need in a day, but it's more than half.
As per your second graph. What I said was true. 1600 a day on a "cheat day" would only be for a small Asian woman The lowest men should eat is 1700.
Please, check your own sources before you try to correct people who know what they're talking about. |
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