Think I'm Not American? Pass the Hamburgers. 362
purkinje writes "Immigrants and their children may choose to eat American food as a way to fit in, a new study found, which may help explain why immigrants catch up to the country's obesity levels in 15 years. The researchers cast doubt on some subjects' Americanness, asking if they spoke English or saying they had to be American to participate; this provokes what psychologists call stereotype threat, the fear you'll confirm negative stereotypes about your group. White participants weren't affected by these comments, but Asian-American participants were more likely to list quintessentially American foods — burgers, BLTs, mac and cheese — as their favorites when the researchers called their status as American into question. They were also more likely to order and eat those dishes, consuming an average of 182 more calories than their non-threatened counterparts."
Rtfa (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone who doesn't want that burger isn't un-American. They're inhuman.
Re:They are trying too hard to fit in (Score:5, Funny)
I am afraid that "most" Americans do eat that kind of food. I will, sometimes, when I'm in a real rush. But, I'd rather take the time to sit down to a meat and potato meal, sometimes rice instead of 'taters, with a veggie or two. I'm not much of a salad eater, but I'll put one away, once in awhile. I LOVE desserts - but by the time I've filled my belly with real food, there isn't much room for desserts, so my weight stays pretty stable at a mere 15 pounds over my "optimum" weight".
What a great story. Please tell us more about what you like to eat, because this was so interesting my eyes are bleeding.
Re:Asian-Americans 'fitting in' (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Cultural Identification in Food (Score:4, Funny)
You ate a boy band?
Re:Cultural Identification in Food (Score:5, Funny)
The offspring of Spaniards that committed the genocide of nearly every indigenous people on two major land masses while spreading the word of God that he loves them even as they are being tortured and murdered, who sometimes illegally emigrate to the US by sneaking across the border with Mexico, while having anchor babies (though they still love them) to secure social services and annoy white people while taking jobs they are no longer interested in (at least not for $5 an hour)
Could you imagine putting that as a demographic questionnaire on the census??
Select all that apply:
[ ] White/Caucasian
[ ] Black/African American
[ ] American Indian/Alaska Native
[ ] Asian
[ ] Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
[ ] Hispanic/Latino (legal)
[x] The offspring of Spaniards that committed the genocide of nearly every indigenous people on two major land masses while spreading the word of God that he loves them even as they are being tortured and murdered, who sometimes illegally emigrate to the US by sneaking across the border with Mexico, while having anchor babies (though they still love them) to secure social services and annoy white people while taking jobs they are no longer interested in (at least not for $5 an hour)
[ ] Other
Re:I second the addiction (Score:2, Funny)