Al wrote:
> Ignorance alert: Aside from not knowing what "beauty pelvises" are, i
> also have no idea where or how a pelvis would be "tight" or "loose" or
> "sloppy".
>
Evidently the latter two are in abundance in Tokyo, though I think the
former is a matter of opinion.

> Other than that i think there is some faulty reasoning being displayed
> in the quoted material: sitting with legs closed or not closed is rather
> irrelvant - people who generally sit a lot and don't walk much (i.e.,
> many people in all modern societies) tend to get out of shape, more so
> if they don't adjust their calory intake to their sedentary lifestyle
> and/or consume unhealthy food/drink (white bread and coca cola does
> wonders for your body shape - witness the many 18 or 20 year-olds in NA
> who look like overgrown babies but weigh in at a minimum of 80kg).
>
> Looks like ad-speak, trying to sell unneeded services to bored and
> overpaid urbanites...
> 
That was my take, with a dash of nihonjinron.

John W.