The Benefits of Walking

Apparently walking covers over a great multitude of sins. That is the only reason I can think of as to how the British stay, in general, within a moderate to low weight range. Many Americans eat too much and exercise too little, and that is why they become over weight. So I figure all the walking people do over here must make up for the English diet, which can really be quite bad, even compared to the "Supersize" American one. I mean, you can order something called a "chip buttie" over here, which is basically a bunch of extra-greasy fries stuffed into a buttered sandwich bun. Yeah, a french fry sandwich with extra butter--the lunch of champions. For breakfast you can get a bacon buttie. And you can get "chips" with everything--Mexican, Chinese, Thai, probably Italian. From the magnitude of their availabilty, I'd guess the average British person might eat approximately 1-2 servings of chips every day. "Yes, I'd like the Kung Pao Chicken with chips instead of rice please. And could I get a deep fried Mars bar on the side? And maybe a pint of double cream mixed with bacon grease while I'm at it. No problem--I'll walk it off."