RANT - Glasgows Growing Obesity Problem

[MonkeyBum]

For gods sake, can you stop sterotyping "kids". All I hear is, all kids are fat, all kids are thick, all kids pass their gcses because they're too easy, all kids are a nuisance, all kids break into cars etc. Every forum bloody implies it.

I don't appreciate offering seats for people on buses, studying for gcses, being polite around town and whatever, only for someone who is obviously far supieror to me because of their age to say "You're this and that".

Seriously, it's damn annoying. It seems the only aware "adults" now are my teachers, and the only ones I'm beggining to appreciate their opinons.

[Elmo]

For gods sake, can you stop sterotyping "kids". All I hear is, all kids are fat, all kids are thick, all kids pass their gcses because they're too easy, all kids are a nuisance, all kids break into cars etc. Every forum bloody implies it.

I don't appreciate offering seats for people on buses, studying for gcses, being polite around town and whatever, only for someone who is obviously far supieror to me because of their age to say "You're this and that".

Seriously, it's damn annoying. It seems the only aware "adults" now are my teachers, and the only ones I'm beggining to appreciate their opinons.

i dont think i've ever heard anyone say ALL kids, just "kids" or "some kids"... chill yer pants wee yin! no one's having a go at those kids who do happen to be fat, they're having a go at the government and society in general!

[MonkeyBum]

Well no, because no one said some kids, it's always "kids". On it's own, which implies every kid, in turn causes me frustration and makes my eyebrows frown

[Steve B]

Sounds remarkably like scotstoun....

u guessed it, u from around that area? im G14

[RedPutty]

I recently went to play badminton at my local leisure centre only to discover that a single court costs 6.70 per HOUR?

So, 3.35 per person?
Is that really so much? These days you don't get much for 3 quid unless you are happy staying indoors and making your own entertainment.

I do agree kids must have places to go, its criminal (and its making them into criminals )

the majority of obesity-affected families are working-class?

What *does* working class mean? If you are a stock trader in the city are you working class? I would say most obesity affected families are poorly educated.

[badass]

Compensation Cultures is also to blame as well.

As kids, if we'd hurt ourselves playing football it was all part and parcel of the game.

Now, if a kid get's hurt i.e breaks an ankle or leg it's seen as an easy way for 2 weeks in Disneyland in Florida.

The compensation culture simply does not exist.
People are under the incorrect impression that when people attempt to sue for somethnig they automatically win. You hear ridiculous stories all of the time, but what the papers dont tell you is that:
Claiming compensation has been in a steady decline over the past 10 years.
People rarely, if ever win the ridiculous cases.

We just dont get told Person suing for damage caused by them running head first into a wall case has been thrown out of court.

However, the fear of compensation culture has been getting steadily worse. Go figure.......