Probably, but he was gassed when he fought Volkov too. Still knocked him out.not with his cardio, DC will gas him out by then
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Probably, but he was gassed when he fought Volkov too. Still knocked him out.not with his cardio, DC will gas him out by then
Quality of life in the Bay Area is turning to sh*t. Literally.
If you live in the Bay Area then it's probably in your best interest to leave unless you work in tech or have your own business here.
- If you walk around the financial district it is not uncommon to see someone shooting needles and pooping on the sidewalk. Every time I go for a walk it's pretty much guaranteed that I will see human poop on the ground. San Francisco's Sidewalk Poop Crisis, Explained - CityLab
- Due to the lack of cleanliness, there is a growing epidemic of a flesh eating bacteria that acts like a staph infection on steroids
- Tech money is pouring in and causing a price war for real estate, causing the cost of living to skyrocket. A middle class home 2 blocks away from me was bought for $2.8M cash and they completely gutted out the interior because it hasn't been updated since the 1970's.
- An overwhelming majority of homes in SF are renting out their garage for multiple people to live in
- Homeless people are on every intersection begging for handouts
- traffic has gone nuts(bumper to bumper traffic from 7am-10am, to give you an idea)
Probably, but he was gassed when he fought Volkov too. Still knocked him out.
Quality of life in the Bay Area is turning to sh*t. Literally.
If you live in the Bay Area then it's probably in your best interest to leave unless you work in tech or have your own business here.
- If you walk around the financial district it is not uncommon to see someone shooting needles and pooping on the sidewalk. Every time I go for a walk it's pretty much guaranteed that I will see human poop on the ground. San Francisco's Sidewalk Poop Crisis, Explained - CityLab
- Due to the lack of cleanliness, there is a growing epidemic of a flesh eating bacteria that acts like a staph infection on steroids
- Tech money is pouring in and causing a price war for real estate, causing the cost of living to skyrocket. A middle class home 2 blocks away from me was bought for $2.8M cash and they completely gutted out the interior because it hasn't been updated since the 1970's.
- An overwhelming majority of homes in SF are renting out their garage for multiple people to live in
- Homeless people are on every intersection begging for handouts
- traffic has gone nuts(bumper to bumper traffic from 7am-10am, to give you an idea)
If you live in the Bay Area then it's probably in your best interest to leave
I appreciate your perspective. It's always pretty cool to see what others think about America. I think we get a bad rep due to our arrogance - not saying this is bad or good. The only thing that really stood out to me was your comment about the quantity of the homeless. It's gotta be related to the places you visited. I've lived here my whole life (almost 50 yrs) and lived in 7 different states. Probably visited another 20 states. I can count on 1 hand how many homeless people I've seen. Thanks for your perspective.I'm now traveling in the US and it's my first time here. I've been to Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah (just the Monument Valley and surroundings so just a tiny tiny portion of the state) and now Hawaii.
My observation - and I hope that nobody from the US will get mad at me lol - is that quality of life in the mainland US (I'm only talking about the places I visited, and I'm not sure about Hawaii yet as I just got here) seems to be lower than in Europe and many other countries I've visited. I thought that people saying that were exaggerating but now I tend to agree.
Obviously, this is just a very surface observation of a traveler, not a person living here. The US is huge and I'm sure there are many awesome places to live there. Based on where I've been, here are a few outsider observations about the local quality of life:
On the plus side, the people are very nice, laid-back, and friendly (except for the Border Patrol), it's very easy to drive (love the wide streets and roads), the wide open spaces are incredible (it's crazy that there are so many national parks and monuments here), and the diversity is very cool. I still enjoyed my stay in the US and felt comfortable in most places, but I don't think I'd like to live there (or to be more specific - live in the places that I visited).
- Homeless people (or people who appear to be homeless) and beggars are very visible. I don't think I've ever seen that many homeless people in other countries except for some poor countries like Morocco.
- I find it much harder to be healthy here (again, I'm referring to the mainland US, as Hawaii seems to be much better in this aspect). Almost all of the restaurants serve fast food, there's a lot of unhealthy stuff added to even the most basic products (I don't think I've ever seen stuff as weird as blueberry-flavored almonds), and unless it's Whole Foods (which is super expensive), in a supermarket you have a much, much bigger selection of junk food than healthy stuff (I can't believe how many flavors of Oreos, M&Ms, etc. people actually need).
- Never before I've seen so many morbidly obese or otherwise unhealthy-looking people. Then again, when you see people having breakfast at 8 am in McDonald's, it's pretty clear why that's the case.
- Again, just my perception limited to just a few places I've been too: it seems to me that food here (and this ties directly to the quality of life) is not that much about quality - it's more about gorging on as much sugary/greasy/etc. stuff as possible than actually enjoying it. The Mediterranean countries (which I often visit) are the opposite. There's more emphasis on food quality, the cuisine is so much healthier, you're supposed to eat slowly and enjoy it.
- The cities are not walkable (though still much better than in the Middle East). I find it super weird that there's not a single shop, restaurant, or anything like that for miles - just homes. I thought that it was an exaggeration that you absolutely need a car in the US but now I see why.
- The infrastructure is very dated. Some gas stations look like they're abandoned or not renovated in decades (and man I hate the pre-paid system), my debit card is sometimes not working at all (this has never happened to me anywhere else in the world, including some very exotic places), I have very bad reception on my phone and mobile Internet is slow even in a big city. But maybe T-Mobile in the US is just sh*t.
- The obsession with the military is disconcerting. But that's a sensitive topic so let's leave it at that.
- Just a random observation: not sure if it's only Delta Airlines, but I was shocked that all the flight attendants were 50-60+, and some of them were obese. I've never seen anything like this on any other airline. Flight attendants are supposed to be fit and healthy to be able to help passengers.
And again - I might have had bad luck or maybe I went to the wrong places. Anyway, it's my impression after my first visit, so it might still change if I go back or see other places.
I guess that it could be a good idea for a thread: which places in the world offer the best quality of life and why, so if anyone's interested, I can start it as I really like talking about this topic.
Good reason to live far away from humanity, house up in the hills or island/bushes seems ideal IMO.
- Never before I've seen so many morbidly obese or otherwise unhealthy-looking people. Then again, when you see people having breakfast at 8 am in McDonald's, it's pretty clear why that's the case.
- Again, just my perception limited to just a few places I've been too: it seems to me that food here (and this ties directly to the quality of life) is not that much about quality - it's more about gorging on as much sugary/greasy/etc. stuff as possible than actually enjoying it. The Mediterranean countries (which I often visit) are the opposite. There's more emphasis on food quality, the cuisine is so much healthier, you're supposed to eat slowly and enjoy it.
- Never before I've seen so many morbidly obese or otherwise unhealthy-looking people. Then again, when you see people having breakfast at 8 am in McDonald's, it's pretty clear why that's the case.
- Again, just my perception limited to just a few places I've been too: it seems to me that food here (and this ties directly to the quality of life) is not that much about quality - it's more about gorging on as much sugary/greasy/etc. stuff as possible than actually enjoying it.
I don't see how you could miss it, if you've been that many places. There are plenty of homeless people here in my town of 160k in Colorado. I've seen tons of homeless in Portland, Seattle, California, almost every significant-sized city I've been to.I've lived here my whole life (almost 50 yrs) and lived in 7 different states. Probably visited another 20 states. I can count on 1 hand how many homeless people I've seen. Thanks for your perspective.
Never been to any of the places you listed. Even if I did, I doubt I would see any because I probably wouldn't visit the parts of those places that the homeless roam.Totally agree. Whenever I visit Europe I just go nuts for the food, because it is REAL food, quality food, and it tastes so much better. I was just in Italy last spring and loved all the cheeses &etc that we essentially can't GET here. Here most people just want cheap and quantity. And because they eat so much and such poor quality, obesity is a real problem.
I don't see how you could miss it, if you've been that many places. There are plenty of homeless people here in my town of 160k in Colorado. I've seen tons of homeless in Portland, Seattle, California, almost every significant-sized city I've been to.
Hey, I wasn't hanging out in the Bowery. In my hometown, we get panhandlers in the main Old Town shopping area. (Only in the last 5-10 years, though...?) There's a mission on the outskirts of the central shopping area, plenty of homeless there. Portland has homeless folks all through the downtown area. You won't see any in residential areas or office parks, but downtown / open-air mall / etc spaces generally draw some.Never been to any of the places you listed. Even if I did, I doubt I would see any because I probably wouldn't visit the parts of those places that the homeless roam.
And again - I might have had bad luck or maybe I went to the wrong places. Anyway, it's my impression after my first visit, so it might still change if I go back or see other places.
Whenever I visit Europe I just go nuts for the food, because it is REAL food, quality food, and it tastes so much better.
FWIW when I read your post I happened to have a box of Kroger muesli sitting in front of me -- only 5g added sugars. Still more than there should be, but better than 12.I've only found one box of "muesli" here, at Kroger. But it had 12g of added sugar per serving... about double what's in sugary kid's cereal.
Current lifespan in the US is about 80. Korea it's high 80s. Okinawa is like 500.What do you guys think the lifespan reduction is for the average person that indulges in taste eating?
Currently an addict
What do you guys think the lifespan reduction is for the average person that indulges in taste eating?
Currently an addict
Perhaps you would have more success if you search "muesli"In Europe this summer, my favorite afternoon snack was Museli mixed with yogurt. Museli is like a cereal... grains/nuts/dried fruit... 100% awesome stuff. The store we went to had like 20+ different varieties.
I've only found one box of "museli" here, at Kroger. But it had 12g of added sugar per serving... about double what's in sugary kid's cereal.
It's a real disappointment. I have to check the sugar content of everything before I buy it. It gets old.
60s-70s probably. Maybe high 50s. Chance of some long term chronic disease not just lifespan reduction. Poor quality of life80 for a healthy person? How about an addict like me that demolishes donuts and pizza
Perhaps you would have more success if you search "muesli"
Quaker Oats has many different kinds, I thought Quaker was American?
OT: GDPR is not cold yet and my country wants to keep fingerprints of all its citizens to their ID.
You know, "if you have nothing to hide, you don't have to worry". It's basically ok to violate GDPR for "safety reasons".
I don't believe Quaker sells a muesli in the US. But their "Simply Granola" should give you an idea of what we're working with: 13g sugar in a 50g portion. Which, if I'm not mistaken, means that "healthy cereal" is 1/4 sugar.Perhaps you would have more success if you search "muesli"
Quaker Oats has many different kinds, I thought Quaker was American?
Just my opinion but use almond milk or soy milk with the muesli. If the idea is to eat healthy. Please read about plant based diets. Joel fuhrman is the best first step.I don't believe Quaker sells a muesli in the US. But their "Simply Granola" should give you an idea of what we're working with: 13g sugar in a 50g portion. Which, if I'm not mistaken, means that "healthy cereal" is 1/4 sugar.
Oh wait! They DO make a "Raisin Date Almond" muesli. And, **shock**, it has ZERO added sugar. That's almost unheard-of from a mainstream US cereal manufacturer, for anything but plain oats or other basic-ingredient cereals. I'll have to try it.
@amp0193, there are other options that are probably available at Kroger. Familia makes a no-added-sugar muesli (green box, not red), and so does Bob's Red Mill. There are probably others. Your best bet, though, would be to make your own. It's easy, and then you can custom-blend the ingredients you like.
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