* Fat b**tards. Apparently the English are the fattest European nation. This should come as no surprise to those familiar with the English aping of American ways. Why Britain is ever used together with the word European is a mystery. The English are no more European than the Japanese. A friend runs a clothes shop in England and gave me a tip that is useless to me but may be of use to others. When ordering clothes from China she has the sizes reduced by 2 and 4 sizes. 2 for the lower and 4 for the bigger sizes. She claims this has doubled her turnover as overweight women can pick up a size 18 that is really a 22. Size 14 labeled 12.