Guess what the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia have in common?

[SMOKE 1,426]

I find it hard to believe this. In the UK you can't pay your power bill at a drive thru, there are no drive thru pharmacies etc.

apparently they'd be too lazy to walk to the car if there was a drive thru.

[^_^ 5,021]

It is not so hard if you make use of sophistry, which is the case at hand.

It is no different than saying that GB and Iran both have black top roads, and attempting to equate both countries by exacerbating the actual meaning of such meaningless data.

Are you not surprised they mention GB and Saudi Arabia, but conveniently leave out Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Japan, Switzerland and others out of the comparison?

Look at the map. All those countries are there. I assume you know how to read a map.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Look at the map. All those countries are there. I assume you know how to read a map.

Q.E.D.

[^_^ 5,021]

Q.E.D.

Are you insane?

[JohnR! 5,495]

Are you insane?

Aren't we all, to a certain extent?

[rocks 494]

It is not so hard if you make use of sophistry, which is the case at hand.

It is no different than saying that GB and Iran both have black top roads, and attempting to equate both countries by exacerbating the actual meaning of such meaningless data.

Are you not surprised they mention GB and Saudi Arabia, but conveniently leave out Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Japan, Switzerland and others out of the comparison?

Yes, and Argentina which is also dark red. I tried to look at the actual figures but you have to sign up to read them.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Yes, and Argentina which is also dark red. I tried to look at the actual figures but you have to sign up to read them.

Japan is in the mix too... It must be a conspiracy, of some sorts with some obscure, yet obscenely evil purposes!

[rocks 494]

Japan is in the mix too... It must be a conspiracy, of some sorts with some obscure, yet obscenely evil purposes!

[^_^ 5,021]

If a similar study was done at the US states level and Mississippi and Alabama turned out to be our UK... there would be no shortage of liberal sanctimony on fried foods and diabetes and obesity and much hand wringing on the issue of poverty.

But this paints the UK in a bad light so... it must just be wrong.

Yeah.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

If a similar study was done at the US states level and Mississippi and Alabama turned out to be our UK... there would be no shortage of liberal sanctimony on fried foods and diabetes and obesity and much hand wringing on the issue of poverty.

But this paints the UK in a bad light so... it must just be wrong.

Yeah.

Why are you picking on Mississippi and Alabama?

[rocks 494]

If a similar study was done at the US states level and Mississippi and Alabama turned out to be our UK... there would be no shortage of liberal sanctimony on fried foods and diabetes and obesity and much hand wringing on the issue of poverty.

But this paints the UK in a bad light so... it must just be wrong.

Yeah.

Why so bitter? People in MS and AL are lazy and fat. Come see for yourself.

[^_^ 5,021]

Why so bitter? People in MS and AL are lazy and fat. Come see for yourself.

Apparently, people in the UK are lazy too. Unless The Economist (a british publication) is lying.

[rocks 494]

Apparently, people in the UK are lazy too. Unless The Economist (a british publication) is lying.

Yes, and I said I found it hard to believe... You do understand that doesn't mean I'm saying it is false, right?

[SMOKE 1,426]

Why are you picking on Mississippi and Alabama?

because rocks said they're fat & lazy....like the uk

Edited July 23, 2012 by SMOKE

[JohnR! 5,495]

Apparently, people in the UK are lazy too. Unless The Economist (a british publication) is lying.

It is almost as though there are all kinds of people everywhere.