Why do so many Europeans believe that all Americans are obese?

This answer isn't going to be loved by Europeans. I'm British and live in the US. This is not based on assumption but on observation. It's all about class. read more

Well, the one thing that's fairly consistent across all of Europe and the US is that obesity correlates with lower socioeconomic status, so when slightly snobbish Europeans are forced to interact with Americans who seem low status to them, they tend to be fatter than they are. read more

Americans have become huge. Between the 1960s and the 2000s, Americans grew, on the average, an inch taller and 24 pounds heavier. The average American man today weights 194 pounds and the average woman 165 pounds. read more