Years ago in Anaheim I walked from the hotel I was staying in to a nearby golf store, getting stares from passing drivers whilst wondering why there were no footpaths in such a busy area.

Then two years ago taking life in hand crossing a road from my hotel to get to the second largest mall in the US (King of Prussia Mall in PA) while traffic whizzed by exiting from the freeway. I have never seen such a large carpark. I'm surprised there wasn't a shuttle system to get from the carpark to the mall.

That last trip I saw the biggest collection of FAT Americans I have ever seen. This was at a Mennonite/Quaker buffet restaurant out in the sticks. The place could hold hundreds of punters with at least two massive matching serving areas. I kid you not, the average weight there would have been over 120kg.