in article 3fd50c0f$0$3181$df066bcf@news.sexzilla.net, The 2-Belo at
the2belo@msd.biPOKPOKglobe.ne.jp wrote on 12/9/03 8:39 AM:

> Ernest Schaal and fj.life.in-japan is a baaaaaaaaaaad combination:
> 
>> Not all Western gaijin are American (many Western gaijin in Gifu are
>> Canadians or New Zealanders, and then there is the occasional Brit), but I
>> happen to be a citizen of the great United States of America and like
>> American food.
> 
> Sure, I like American food too, but I found last year when I visited my
> hometown that I can't *eat* it anymore. Maybe I got used to less rich food
> over the years I've been here, but the grease-centric spice-o-thons in which I
> participated while in Maryland turned out to be a bit too much.
> 
> Nowadays, when I want a heavy dinner, I go to the curry.

One big difference I noticed in my last trip back to the States is how big
the portions are. No wonder so many Americans are obese. After a while, my
wife and I started splitting something between us.