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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3879738" data-attributes="member: 19675">Actually, in the early days of flight, that was the norm.Every time I leave the country for a week or more, I lose at least 10lbs.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because in most of the world, you have to do more walking than you do here in America.When I visited Russia in 2005, most buildings I visited- even modern ones- did not have passenger elevators.&nbsp; All of them were reserved for freight only.&nbsp; Thus, if your office was on the 5th floor, you walked up those stairs in the morning and after your lunch break every day.Even in Western Europe, where cars are almost as plentiful as they are here, not every building has its own parking lot.&nbsp; As a consequence of keeping their &quot;Old World&quot; architecture intact, parking lots are often blocks away from the buildings they serve.Many cities outside the USA even have major thoroughfares that are not even car-accessible.&nbsp; You either walk or ride a bike.&nbsp; For the record, you're starting to see more American cities renovate their downtowns in ways that mimic those of foreign cities...IOW, more bike and pedestrian friendly.At 5'7&quot;, 250lbs, I am a Fatican American.&nbsp; I admit this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 3879738, member: 19675"] Actually, in the early days of flight, that was the norm. Every time I leave the country for a week or more, I lose at least 10lbs. Why? Because in most of the world, you have to do more walking than you do here in America. When I visited Russia in 2005, most buildings I visited- even modern ones- did not have passenger elevators. All of them were reserved for freight only. Thus, if your office was on the 5th floor, you walked up those stairs in the morning and after your lunch break every day. Even in Western Europe, where cars are almost as plentiful as they are here, not every building has its own parking lot. As a consequence of keeping their "Old World" architecture intact, parking lots are often blocks away from the buildings they serve. Many cities outside the USA even have major thoroughfares that are not even car-accessible. You either walk or ride a bike. For the record, you're starting to see more American cities renovate their downtowns in ways that mimic those of foreign cities...IOW, more bike and pedestrian friendly. At 5'7", 250lbs, I am a Fatican American. I admit this. [/QUOTE]

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