Comments on: The changing perception of size http://americaninbritain.com/the-changing-perception-of-size Views from across the Herring Pond Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Yank http://americaninbritain.com/the-changing-perception-of-size#comment-83 Yank Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:40:01 +0000 http://americaninbritain.com/?p=362#comment-83 Having grown up in the US, I love the space and privacy. However, the excessiveness in terms of waste when it comes to food and things is mindless. The deeper issue may be fear. Fear of not having enough, of being seen as inferior or miserly, I don't know. <abbr><em>Yank’s last blog post.<a href="http://americaninbritain.com/?p=375" rel="nofollow">Trips to the beach</a></abbr></em> Having grown up in the US, I love the space and privacy. However, the excessiveness in terms of waste when it comes to food and things is mindless. The deeper issue may be fear. Fear of not having enough, of being seen as inferior or miserly, I don’t know.

Yank’s last blog post.Trips to the beach

]]> By: *lynne* http://americaninbritain.com/the-changing-perception-of-size#comment-82 *lynne* Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:35:44 +0000 http://americaninbritain.com/?p=362#comment-82 I totally agree with you: the humongous portions of food, the massive cars, generously wide roads, all these and more took a lot of getting used to when I first arrived in the US as a student back in the 90's. I don't like it, though. This unthinking excessiveness is a symptom of deeper issues, methinks! I totally agree with you: the humongous portions of food, the massive cars, generously wide roads, all these and more took a lot of getting used to when I first arrived in the US as a student back in the 90′s. I don’t like it, though. This unthinking excessiveness is a symptom of deeper issues, methinks!

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