Domino: I totally understand the point of your post and don't find it offensive! I also have been to Greece *sigh* and I know what you mean! I've been to MANY European countries (Austria is so beautiful) and even if the media ideal of beauty is to be thin, it doesn't translate to normal women the way it does here. Like Domino said, they let it "all hang out". Going topless is legal (and perfectly normal) in Europe and I saw skinny women and not skinny women but they didn't seem preoccupied with their body or nervous about showing it. They seem to not constrain themselves with an unrealistic (and often unhealthy) goal like many American women do. I know many women who won't ever wear a bikini again because of a few stretch marks or because they no longer have 6 pack abs. In contrast, women in the Coastal European countries I've been to, seem much more interested in having fun than worrying about the size of their thighs. That is something I aspire to. I want to free my mind from worry about what my tummy looks like or if my thighs jiggle. If I'm at the beach with my kids, why should I let worry rob me of enjoying the moment?? Enjoying life is so much more important!!
And my thighs are 22" at the very biggest part (the curve). But I'm really happy with my legs!! They're 37 inches long!
