The typical stereotypes of Americans are that they are
over-weight. I was very aware of the obesity rate in America, but was unaware
of the fact that the United States of America as a whole was stereotyped as
obese. Over forty percent of Americans are struggling with obesity, which
doesn’t come as a surprise to me. In the movie Philomena that we watched for
class, the Irish woman had just discovered that her son was raised in the
United States with an American family. After this discovery, she showed concern
about her sons weight due to Americans portion sizes being larger and her
belief that most Americans are over-weight. I am very interested to see how
much of a difference there is in portion sizes while in Ireland or if any
citizens believe the same stereotype about Americans.
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