Take for example my first encounter with a vending machine. After forcing the thing to eat my dollar bills (no folded edges and George Washington face up), it deposited a 700ml bottle for my consumption. 700ml! I know that's only 200ml more than in the UK but you should see the size of the thing!
My first foray into a supermarket left me blown away. Crisps or should I say 'chips' do not come in normal 33g bags. The smallest I could find was 100g. Fruit juice can be bought in gallon cartons and you can get jerry-can sized containers of washing powder.
On my first bike ride, I was waiting at a junction when a car pulled alongside. A quick glance to my left found me face to face with said car's tyre. I had to crane my neck to make out the family of four sat in the monstrosity!
One thing, however, that was disappointingly feeble was my first and only Big Mac of the trip. After watching 'Supersize me' I had been looking forward to a whole beef carcass, a fish and chip shop serving of chips and at least two litres of Coke. However, it wasn't to be. Apparently it's now illegal to 'supersize' - makes people fat don't you know.
So to conclude this post. Bigger is definitely not always better. Give me 330ml cans, 33g of crisps and Mini's. At least that way I really do have to eat a lot to get fat and I think my chances of surviving a bike vs Mini interface are a lot greater than being hit by an American SUV.
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