New normal?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> (<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>) <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>. <span word="Overweight">Overweight</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p><span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="weighs">weighs</span> 100 <span word="kilos">kilos</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="agape">agape</span>. “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="kilos">kilos</span>, <span word="gee">gee</span>!” <span word="We">We</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="bias">bias</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="amazement">amazement</span>.</p><p><span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> – <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="new">new</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="New">New</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>” <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="um">um</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="new">new</span> – <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span>; <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> – <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="acquainted">acquainted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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