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I saw this magazine cover and it made me laugh (though obesity is no laughing matter, all sitcom evidence to the contrary). I recently finished Jared Diamond's "The World Until Yesterday", and in a chapter on modern health epidemics he mentioned that China and India are poised to overtake America as having the most diabetics in the world. From what I see most Chinese are still thin, but maybe 1 in 10 are overweight, 1 in 20 obese. With China's total population you can see that the inevitable growth in that number - as they get richer and eat more - is going to lead to a massive population of diabetics. Add that to the fact that seemingly every Chinese man smokes, and you're looking at huge health expenses down the road.
The beer-bellied (coke-bellied?) bottle is saying "我只是有一副大骨架, 你信吗?", which means "I only have a big skeleton, you believe it?"
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Colleen Lemmens Hey Scott, it's Aunt Colleen. Hope you are all settled in and are enjoying your students. As cute as Moon-Face is, I would bet you are going to get the most satisfaction out of Amira. She will win you over I'm sure, lol. Not to impressed with the bugs (yikes). Hope you didn't fry them up for your guests! Thinking about you often and missing you everyday ... xo Be safe and enjoy the experience.