The west = the western hemisphere, the new world, the Americas, from the Northwest Territories to Patagonia

But why trouble yourself to distinguish anyway? 30% of the Irish are obese, 28% of the UK, nearly a quarter of Belgians and Germans. If over a fifth of your population is sick, does it really bolster your national ego so much that some other place is sicker?

> does it really bolster your national ego so much that some other place is sicker?

Does it really bolster your national ego so much that some other place is as sick as you?

I don’t want anyone to be sick, and I think that’s the point of these drugs, but there seems to be a lot of finger pointing rather than celebration

Its faster to type "the west" than "the developed world except france, bennelux, and nordics" everywhere else has obesity rates approaching or above 20%, which is a systemic catastrophe

Italy, France, Denmark, and pretty sure about Croatia, Romania, er cetera are nowhere near 20%

Youre right about croatia and romania, they are not near 20%, because they are at 35% and 38% respectively.

Italy is 21%

You forgot that Asia exists.

(Common mistake when making generalization about "the developed world".)