Perceptions of 'healthy' or 'overweight' are really skewed by the area you live in?

Are you saying that people who like Harry Styles tend to be overweight? Or people that visit Wembley Stadium in general are overweight. Or that all the people at Wembley Stadium that night came from the same place, apart from you, and that place is full of overweight people? Or that the people that visited the stadium had one meal of fried chicken and they became magically overweight?

I'm sure I'll get roasted for this, but here goes anyway...

I live in an area of London where pretty much nobody is 'overweight.' Particularly young people.

Last night, in Wembley Stadium (Harry Styles concert), the ONLY food available was chicken and chips or doughnuts. That's it. And - I know this will sound very judgemental - but I'd say about 7 / 10 people were quite 'overweight,' but all walking around in tiny shorts and cropped tops, etc (I know this is the vibe at this kind of event). It made me wonder if this is 'normal' for young people, on a national level? I know it sounds judgemental, but AIBU? Are most teens overweight where you live?

nomas · Yesterday 19:19
What on earth are you on about, OP?
Here are the dining options, including Thai, Greek, Indian, Sushi and many others.
www.boxpark.co.uk/venues/wembley/food-and-drink
This is basically a thread to smirk and sneer at overweight girls daring to wear cool clothes in this heat. At least own it.

No, we walked the entire circle around the arena (once inside) and the food was what I said. There may have been some falafel mentioned at one or two of the chicken and chips places, but that's it.

Of course the wider area of Wembley itself has amazing food of all types everywhere. But inside the stadium is dire.

Also, I don't buy that tight denim bum revealing shorts or skirts and lycra crop tops etc are the go-to way to 'stay cool.' Come on. It's the most uncomfortable clothing going and sad that they all feel obliged to conform to buying it. Maybe some of them didn't realise their bums were literally visible walking home through Wembley at 11pm but regardless. I can't see any need for this, just because the weather is warm. It's not 'body confidence', sorry.

It's related to wealth not area. You don't see many overweight people in Chelsea pop over to Croydon and it's a different story. Access to food and money to buy healthy food is key. Plus money for fitness, weight management etc

What on earth are you on about, OP?

Here are the dining options, including Thai, Greek, Indian, Sushi and many others.

www.boxpark.co.uk/venues/wembley/food-and-drink

This is basically a thread to smirk and sneer at overweight girls daring to wear cool clothes in this heat. At least own it.

Seriously, give your head a shake.

And fashion education apparently!!

I would argue irrespective of income disparity class background etc in different areas in London nutrition and health education is widespread nonetheless. You notice this more once you move away.

Sorry I didn't realise this thread was still going on!
Basically, the thread was sparked by me realising that I probably live in a bit of demographic 'bubble.' I mean, I obviously knew that anyway, but this event was a situation that really brought it home.
Somebody the other day posted a link showing that the London boroughs of Ken and Chelsea, Richmond, Wandsworth and Hammersmith and Fulham have the lowest obesity levels in the country. Those are the boroughs I'm moving around in day to day. Of course there are people of different shapes and sizes all around me. However, notwithstanding this. I did notice a marked and very visible difference in a massive arena (Harry Styles has nothing to do with it) where there are hundreds of thousands of young people from all around the U.K. Again, this is probably to be expected - and the fact the fashion was micro skirts / shorts and crop tops etc probably skewed the scene further - but nevertheless, the difference was much more stark than I would have expected. And the fact that I was struck by this straight off, shows that the area I live in is probably more of a 'bubble' than I thought. I'm sure, as many have commented, that relative levels of wealth have a lot to do with it. But I think it's more than this. For instance, if girls are in a school where 99% of them are very slim, they are less likely to be out wearing skimpy clothes if they are slightly overweight. But, if girls in the overweight BMI are all around you, you are more likely to wear clothes that let it all hang out, for want of a better phrase. You could have an overweight BMI but think this is actually slim because everyone around you looks the same. Some may see overweight girls in tight skimpy clothing as body confidence. That is a valid view. Some may see this as a worrying cultural 'normalisation' of being overweight. I'm not sure what to think to be honest, but that is what the thread was about. Not individuals but social attitudes and how these may vary across regions and how this reflects on us as a nation.

My friend came to visit me from Rotherham to London. He said, blimey, everyone is so thin here. He felt there was a real difference in the weight of the average person compared to where he lived.

I’m not sure it is a north south thing. I was struck when I went to Norfolk at how much bigger people were. Also, the food portion sizes were larger, but I didn’t mind as it was delicious.

I’m obese and working on it. Food out and about is always a nightmare so I take my own. I wouldn’t expect to get a nice salad at a Harry Styles gig.

Even at my heaviest I didn’t feel like an outlier because everyone around me was similar. Until I moved to a nicer bit of the country and people are slimmer. And it’s slightly easier to make better choices as there are options out and about, hosts offer better foods, social opportunities are often more active. It really matters who you are around - our relatives are mostly fat, so family events are a minefield of sitting, UPFs and booze. But local social events tend to be healthier. I really feel like obesity is somehow contagious.

Sorry I didn't realise this thread was still going on!
Basically, the thread was sparked by me realising that I probably live in a bit of demographic 'bubble.' I mean, I obviously knew that anyway, but this event was a situation that really brought it home.
Somebody the other day posted a link showing that the London boroughs of Ken and Chelsea, Richmond, Wandsworth and Hammersmith and Fulham have the lowest obesity levels in the country. Those are the boroughs I'm moving around in day to day. Of course there are people of different shapes and sizes all around me. However, notwithstanding this. I did notice a marked and very visible difference in a massive arena (Harry Styles has nothing to do with it) where there are hundreds of thousands of young people from all around the U.K. Again, this is probably to be expected - and the fact the fashion was micro skirts / shorts and crop tops etc probably skewed the scene further - but nevertheless, the difference was much more stark than I would have expected. And the fact that I was struck by this straight off, shows that the area I live in is probably more of a 'bubble' than I thought. I'm sure, as many have commented, that relative levels of wealth have a lot to do with it. But I think it's more than this. For instance, if girls are in a school where 99% of them are very slim, they are less likely to be out wearing skimpy clothes if they are slightly overweight. But, if girls in the overweight BMI are all around you, you are more likely to wear clothes that let it all hang out, for want of a better phrase. You could have an overweight BMI but think this is actually slim because everyone around you looks the same. Some may see overweight girls in tight skimpy clothing as body confidence. That is a valid view. Some may see this as a worrying cultural 'normalisation' of being overweight. I'm not sure what to think to be honest, but that is what the thread was about. Not individuals but social attitudes and how these may vary across regions and how this reflects on us as a nation.

I attended the HS concert and noticed the same thing. Lots of girls (they all tended to be mid teens to early twenties) who were overweight and not wearing very much. Interestingly, the older people (by older, I say 30 - 40 years) were dressed much more conservatively, regardless of size.
I think people are getting bigger and, in turn, there has been a big “body confidence” movement. My Instagram feed is often filled with morbidly obese people sharing their outfits and bikini pics and the comments applauding them. On the one hand, I do admire the confidence to wear the outfits. I thought I was fat my entire teens/twenties (was never above a size 10) and would never have dared to wear what they were wearing. I grew up in the 90’s/00’s though where we had the opposite end of the spectrum.