tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post7800730352081254906..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: Big is BadRameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-90322183890591406402012-06-19T22:48:33.019+05:302012-06-19T22:48:33.019+05:30Hey, the New Yorker had a great follow-up cartoon ...Hey, <a href="https://twitter.com/congoboy/status/215130918619324416/photo/1" rel="nofollow">the New Yorker had a great follow-up cartoon</a> to this soda size issue :)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-29299289254505726882012-06-14T10:13:19.843+05:302012-06-14T10:13:19.843+05:30@Hema: Ask Starbucks for their "short" s...@Hema: Ask Starbucks for their "short" size - it is smaller than the small/tall size and for some strange reason they are too shy to put it on their menu. Other than airports, you get that size in regular Starbucks locations in the US. No idea about international Starbucks stors though....Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-35035592235229672492012-06-14T09:12:31.422+05:302012-06-14T09:12:31.422+05:30@Hema - I actually do the opposite at Starbucks. T...@Hema - I actually do the opposite at Starbucks. Tell them I want a tiny coffee. And when they look nonplussed, explain to them that drinking a gallon of coffee (Tall size) is insane, and that I have still not lost my head !!Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-79241552829951889692012-06-14T09:07:32.825+05:302012-06-14T09:07:32.825+05:30@Vishal - :)
@sriram - Buhahahaha !@Vishal - :)<br /><br />@sriram - Buhahahaha !Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-46751671121008609602012-06-12T23:25:35.530+05:302012-06-12T23:25:35.530+05:30I quickly reviewed my favorite posts on this fat a...I quickly reviewed my favorite posts on this fat and juicy topic ....<br><br />My uber-fave is this one on the "<a href="http://sriramkhe.blogspot.com/2010/09/squeeze-and-win-battle-of-bulge.html" rel="nofollow">battle of the bulge</a>" has a hilarious Onion video that might have you laughing your ass off (which might be a neat way to lose weight too!)<br><br />The complete collection on obesity is <a href="http://sriramkhe.blogspot.com/search/label/obesity" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br><br />BTW, <a href="http://sriramkhe.blogspot.com/2011/03/stay-away-from-religion-it-is-literally.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> has a wonderful tip for you, if your goal is to be healthy :)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-17698665590308140702012-06-12T21:54:16.676+05:302012-06-12T21:54:16.676+05:30Lol... great post! loved it. Looks very very ordin...Lol... great post! loved it. Looks very very ordinary when govt. has to intervene and decide the food habits for one. Quite liked the title of the post :)Vishalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901902300962335348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-43470117708579181022012-06-12T16:39:03.099+05:302012-06-12T16:39:03.099+05:30It took me months to get used to saying 'tall&...It took me months to get used to saying 'tall' for 'small' at Starbucks. Strange are the ways int he world where big is small.<br />And looks like Bloomberg is just saying 'Don't DRINK'...but you can drink...drink..drink..<br />Thanks for the light post to washdown the heavy blueprint!Hemahttp://hemarao.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-11382725108904848932012-06-12T08:42:25.563+05:302012-06-12T08:42:25.563+05:30@Gils - In your new land at least one benefit will...@Gils - In your new land at least one benefit will come. Your mother will not moan anymore about how "olli" her son is :)<br /><br />@Kiwi - I take my hat off - you really finished 6 oz of the stuff - I presume it was rare; maybe just cut :):)<br /><br />@Shachi - Junk food is not bad. Its just eating unbelievably huge quantities that is. Whatever happened to the saying the good things in life are to be enjoyed in small doses ?<br /><br />But seriously, do you have to flavour water ???? I know marketers try their best .....<br /><br />@sriram - Oh yeah; I saw that piece. Jon Stewart is simply brilliant. Thank God for the internet ; I can follow him from the other side of the world.<br /><br />@J - Seriously; one can't be poor if they stuff themselves like that. I am entirely for personal liberty (and responsibility) on this one. Nanny state should stop directing what I eat. Zero sympathy for the grotesquely obese who are looking for somebody to blame.<br /><br />By the way; you (like Sandhya) are in the svelte and petite category :)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-17189465926386203812012-06-12T02:38:28.491+05:302012-06-12T02:38:28.491+05:30@sriram khe: ROFL at Jon Stewart's smack and s...@sriram khe: ROFL at Jon Stewart's smack and snack calculator! He is so brilliant at doing serious material with so much humor that you don't even realize it.Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-81409693094216021532012-06-12T02:23:35.048+05:302012-06-12T02:23:35.048+05:30This is such a tricky one - clearly there is a pro...This is such a tricky one - clearly there is a problem at the individual's level that is becoming a whole nation's problem and yet we dont like the government telling what and how much to eat. I like that Bloomberg did this - ridiculous as it sounds, we're at least debating the issues. The solution may lie in educating the public on what seems obvious. As an overweight person who does precious little about it :( I think everyone realizes that excess weight is bad but does not fully grasp how bad. So maybe the government should launch some hard-hitting and catchy ads that forces everyone to think about what they put in their mouths and maybe target the ads at kids who are more impressionable. Another issue in the US is how weight is so skewed by the economic status of the person and it is lower income families that are hard hit by obesity. When the moms are working multiple minimum wage jobs, the battle between convenient unhealthy food and healthy cooked food (which involves shopping for ingredients and then cooking them) does not always end well. Another thing that I have started to notice much more is how many middle-aged Rajalakshmis in India are quite overweight. Was it always the case and I hadnt noticed or is this a new trend.Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-31775574344369790052012-06-11T23:04:18.247+05:302012-06-11T23:04:18.247+05:30Back in the late 1990s, when the states and the fe...Back in the late 1990s, when the states and the fed were going after tobacco and cigarette--by irrationally going after individual choice--I recall writing in a newspaper column that soon the government will go after what we eat ... <br />I will leave it at that and "outsource" my comments to <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-7-2012/jon-stewart-tries-to-figure-out-what-he-s-allowed-to-put-in-his-mouth" rel="nofollow">Jon Stewart</a> :)<br /><br />BTW, about time you digressed from "business" musings to such issues that seem to preoccupy me a lot :)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-24056528113109092712012-06-11T23:01:33.323+05:302012-06-11T23:01:33.323+05:30At work, when they started the free fruit program,...At work, when they started the free fruit program, they had to "balance" it out by providing free drinks as well. The fruit baskets are filled at a particular time twice a day....they become empty within half an hour of getting filled....rest of the day, folks are found refilling their cups with soda n ice :(. It's sad to see!<br /><br />I pick up my fruit if available and fill my cup with water....which is flavored with fresh fruits n herbs (they have 3 different kinds everyday and it's so refreshing)....I love the lemon, mint, cucumber water combo! <br /><br />Portions are gigantic here....even salads! Between hubby n I, we are always able to share an entree, so it works out cheap for us when we go eat out.<br /><br />It's all about the choices you make in your lifestyle....however, during my observations, I've found that mental health issues (mild to severe) drive a majority of the folks here to junk food.Shachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008713817905152623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-85656186531593289242012-06-11T16:02:26.041+05:302012-06-11T16:02:26.041+05:30And once upon a time during my peripatatic days, I...And once upon a time during my peripatatic days, I was taken to a place called The Chop House in Chicago (for those interested 60, W Ontario Street, just off State Steet opp to the hard rock cafe) by a bunch of Texans, who ordered a T Bone Steak for me - all of 32 Ounces. Gross, the price was even grosser at about 90 bucks plus tax plus the mandatory 15% tip. Luckily I did'nt have to pay for the 6 ounces I was able to gorge in! Felt really guilty thinking about Somalian kids.TMMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-66116526043873705322012-06-11T07:59:03.034+05:302012-06-11T07:59:03.034+05:30thalaivary...all totally u r oray oru peice...y su...thalaivary...all totally u r oray oru peice...y sudden fight against obese?? bye the bye...intha oorla oru crate water bottle is much much vela jaasthi thaan one crate cokegilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259194565523548553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-71719950450712340142012-06-10T16:51:30.400+05:302012-06-10T16:51:30.400+05:30@Deepa - Oh yes - the list can go on and on. What ...@Deepa - Oh yes - the list can go on and on. What about the Big Mac ?? Even salad portions more resemble a forest to me !!<br /><br />@Sandhya - Madam - you are a petite girl in America ! You are actually a petite girl in India too :)<br /><br />@Connecter - Big is indeed beautiful; in every sense of the term :)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-31183837337007016892012-06-10T13:49:20.072+05:302012-06-10T13:49:20.072+05:30I too experienced this during my only visit to A. ...I too experienced this during my only visit to A. Asked for a pepsi and what came is a glass full of ice cube topped up with pepsi. Even water is served like this. I guess big is beautiful there. Atlast some consciousness on KFC or coke drinking in that country.Swamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098152588587590030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-37034983952874715262012-06-10T11:38:11.284+05:302012-06-10T11:38:11.284+05:30well, for some one sinking in the weight of guilt ...well, for some one sinking in the weight of guilt for having crossed all the L, XL and XXL marks of weight to height proportions, this post is a like actually trying to gulp down a 3.4 litres of coke at one go. <br /><br />so i should lie low and not make some sweeping idiotic comments like the way i keep doing all the time.<br /><br />But i feel, where one draws the line of health is very clearly one's own choice.<br /><br />When no one has a problem with Alchohol, then why a problem with coke. and that way, the list will become endless, burgers and fries, pizzas and all sorts.<br /><br />and in fact, if you touch the other side, they must start defining that every one will have to drive 3 litres of water every day and so pass regulations that with every can of coke, please provide a half a litre water free of cost so that people are motivated to drink it. <br /><br />this can get nowhere. not in a place like the US of A where awareness is not an issue.<br /><br />PS: I am just wondering what my co-passengers would be thinking about me when i travel on flights.Sandhya Sriramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-59655105748597790532012-06-10T10:46:48.046+05:302012-06-10T10:46:48.046+05:30You would be surprised to see the amount of coke a...You would be surprised to see the amount of coke an average colleague of mine drinks, the 16oz glass issue is a big deal. I would also like to add that the cheese is an important source of 'proteins' here. I dare you Mr. Mayor to come up with a limit on the amount of cheese you can use in one serving of an Entre.Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149267172223745802noreply@blogger.com