Originally Posted by ninety09

Well I take public transportation everyday and sitting in the bus next to an overweight person can be bothersome.
It also affects me because, since they aren't too healthy, they need more money from our health-system. And it's with my taxes that they pay that they pay that health-system.

Anyway, I don't laugh or ridicule overweight people. But then again, I have a lot of trouble feeling compassion for them, since they (usually) could do something about it.
With that being said, I'll keep reading this thread and maybe my opinion will change.