I’m going to lay it all out there and show you my underwear in this post. Aren’t you excited? Wooohooo!
It’s no secret that Americans are FAT and getting fatter.
The first day our plane landed in Amsterdam we were shocked by all the skinny people and the very obvious absence of obesity. It was true through most of Europe, and doubly so here in SE Asia. Most adults in Thailand and Laos would fall in the healthy “normal” range on the body-mass-index (here’s more info on BMI and how to calculate yours). A “normal” BMI ranking translates to “skinny as hell” on the official US scale!
The US is the second “fattest” country on the planet with the average adult BMI of almost 30 – borderline “Obese.” In Thailand, the average BMI is 23.6. Here’s an interesting graphic that shows BMI by country (click to enlarge):
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Statistics, tables, and charts are great, but they say a picture is worth a thousands words. So in that spirit, let’s dispense with numbers and move on to my underwear. That is why you’re here, right?!
I typically wear Jockey boxer briefs, size XL. The other day I popped into a department store here in Bangkok to pick up a couple extra pairs. They didn’t have the Jockey boxer briefs I typically wear, so I bought a pair of Jockey bikini briefs, size XL (the largest size they have). When I got back to the hotel and opened the box, this is what I discovered:
US vs. Thai size ‘XL’
Obviously, the pair on the bottom is a size “XL” from the US and the pair on the top is a size “XL” from Thailand.
This picture says it all.
I am sorry, Waco, but the picture that truly would have said it all is one of you in your tiny Thai briefs!!
That image is seared in the minds of Mila and Jette. No one else gets to see it. I didn’t want to break the internet!
So Waco does this mean commando?
It means I won’t be wearing Jockey underwear from Thailand. You’ll have to check the TSA files on me to see what I am or am not wearing!