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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:05:50 -0500, Dave Smith
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Frogleg wrote:
>
>> Well, it's sure not because they all listen to opera during dinner (see article)! They place even
>> more social acceptance on thinness than USAsians. They don't snack all day long. They serve small
>> portions. It's not a mystery or some magic formula.
>
>Small portions? I have been to France three times, and most meals were quite bounteous.
Did you notice the comment in the OP about how restaurants who serve tourists serve much huger
portions that the French do when they're eating just for themselves???
I think you got 'trapped'.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Frogleg wrote:
>
>> Well, it's sure not because they all listen to opera during dinner (see article)! They place even
>> more social acceptance on thinness than USAsians. They don't snack all day long. They serve small
>> portions. It's not a mystery or some magic formula.
>
>Small portions? I have been to France three times, and most meals were quite bounteous.
Did you notice the comment in the OP about how restaurants who serve tourists serve much huger
portions that the French do when they're eating just for themselves???
I think you got 'trapped'.