We’re with Catherine’s good friend Mike in Central CA now, and having an absolute ball. In a couple of days we’ll be on our way to Eric’s, and we’ll have a ball there, too.
But let me ask this question in the meantime.
WHY IS EVERYTHING SO BIG HERE?
I don’t mean land-wise or city-wise, because I come from a big country, and I live in a big city.
I mean the FOOD.
Catherine and I now know not to order a LARGE anything, because it won’t be large. It will be ELEPHANTINE.
The milkshakes? TAKE A WHOLE COW TO MAKE.
The fries? Most of an Idaho field for a single carton.
The soda (look! I’m all American… I say “soda”)? ENOUGH TO ENSURE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO STOP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM EVERY TEN MINUTES.
Big.
Freakin’ big.
Just super-big.
Whew.
Because having “enough” means having more than anyone else…
They’re that big because you never know when you’ll see another McDonald’s. We don’t like to have our cholesterol levels drop too quickly, you know; that puts a strain on your heart. And since the McDonalds are SO RARE, you’re better safe than sorry.
I blame it on Paul Bunyan
yeah, welcome to california where we’re all overweight… sigh.
yes, as notsoccermom says, our people in this country tend to be a little, ahem, big too, and i can’t help but wonder about the correlation with big fries, cokes, and the like.
That is how we roll down here. The bigger — and unhealthier — the better.
We’re pigs. That’s all there is to it. Pigs, I tell you.
That is why we are all big fat heffers. I dare you to find a resonable serving size. Have you managed a starbucks yet?
It is because we are all working so hard to make sure that Americans are the most obese people on the planet.
We like the food to look big so our asses look smaller in comparison.
It correlates with great shopping: the bigger the, well, everything, the better the shopping. Didn’t they teach you that in school!!??