Posted on 11/17/2007 7:03:40 AM PST by tlb
A British woman planning to start a new life with her husband in New Zealand has been banned from entering the country - because she is too fat.
Rowan Trezise, 33, has been left behind in England while her husband Richie, 35, has already made the move down under leaving her desperately trying to lose weight.
When the couple first tried to gain entry to the country they were told that they were both overweight and were a potential burden on the health care system.
Robyn Toomath, a spokesman for New Zealand's Fight the Obesity Epidemic and an endocrinologist said that obese people should not be victimised, but agreed with the restrictions.
"The immigration department can't afford to import people who are going to be a significant drain on our health resources.
"You can see the logic in assessing if there is a significant health cost associated with this individual and that would be a reason for them not coming in."
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
As Bogtrotter52 points out, somebody has to be feeding her. She obviously isn’t doing much shopping on her own. Why do they keep aiding and abetting her in a deadly lifestyle of pure misery? Is it just easier to cash her checks and throw her a lot of fast food junk?
I enjoyed his appearances on TV, all live of course.
I don't remember Huggin' and Chalkin'
You have to take a piece of chalk in your hand And hug a ways and chalk a mark to see where you began . . .
One day I was a-huggin' and a-chalkin' and a-beggin' her to be my bride
When I met another fella with some chalk in his hand
A-comin' around the other side (over the mountain)
A-comin' around the other side . . . .
Yeah, Durante and whole bunch a talented guys -- and nary a four letter word. I guess we just weren't very sophisticated in those days.
Wow. Do you suppose this is the reason Peter Jackson lost so much weight? Was he afraid they wouldn’t let his formerly fat rear end back into NZ?
BTW, how much longer will it be before the Kiwis start going from door to door rounding up all the fatties and putting them in camps. I can just see the welcoming message above the camp gate: Work Makes You Free. I suppose if any of the fatties drop dead from exhaustion — or any other healthy-related problem that might be a burden on the NZ health system — they can just incinerate the bodies in some eco-friendly manner and convert all those excess calories stored as fat into heat. This heat can, in turn, can be used to generate electricity that can then be used to power space heaters, etc. to keep the more socially responsible skinny Kiwis warm so their teeth stop chattering when the temperature drops to an uncomfortable and, potentially, unhealthy level. /sarcasm
“I don’t want my tax dollars going to treating people with diseases/conditions caused by obesity.
It is treatable, get moving and stay away from the refrigerator.”
I don’t give a flying f**k about you or your precious tax dollars. Fat people pay taxes too. Fat people are a part of our society. If a persons bad habits have pulled them down America has ALWAYS had the brotherly and neighborly caring, compassion and charity to help with tax dollars and with freely given money.
Given the second amendment America is never going to get this Sociaist, creep. Maybe you should move.
NZ has been a petrie dish for every kind of leftwing social experiment for some time now. I believe it was one of the earliest countries to advance anti-Western multiculturalism in its schools. Have no interest in going there for that reason.
Yes, sadly there’s always an enabler. But what gets me is that no where else in the world except here can an unemployed poor person ever baloon up to 590 lbs.
Couldn't agree more. I'm not obese but have known many, many in my 62 years of living and pound for pound they have contributed their share to society.
They are after the smokers now and I have seen more than one hint that drinkers may be next, with higher taxes and discriminatory hiring practices. Over weight people are on the do gooders list too, you may count on it.
A dictator more than 60 years ago tried to weed out people that he saw as "less than perfect", It is slowly being brought back by the liberals in this country, think about pre natal genetic screening to eliminate less than perfect babies.
There was only one person ever on this earth who was perfect and they crucified Him.
Over weight people, smokers, drinkers, diverse religions are all welcome in my circle of friends. Yes, even homosexuals as long as they are not "in your face, my way is the right way", kind of people. The only type person I don't want to associate with are the liberal/socialist/communists who are hell bent on destroying my country.
Remember that you don’t have to keep EATING “fat” to STAY fat. That stuff stores up, and stays unless you invert the equation.
Congratulations -- that's quite an accomplishment. I bet you feel much better and happier.
This is clearly government discrimination against broad shouldered and big headed people.
LOL! From the Meaning of Life!
Mr. Creosote Meets a Wafer-thin Mint
or
The Logical Conclusion to a Night of Bingeing
Maitre D: And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint.
Mr Creosote: No.
Maitre D: Oh sir! It’s only a tiny little thin one.
Mr Creosote: No. Fu&% off - I’m full... [Belches]
Maitre D: Oh sir... it’s only wafer thin.
Mr Creosote: Look - I couldn’t eat another thing. I’m absolutely stuffed. Bugger off.
Maitre D: Oh sir, just... just one...
Mr Creosote: Oh all right. Just one.
Maitre D: Just the one, sir... voila... bon appetit...
[Mr Creosote somehow manages to stuff the wafer-thin mint into his mouth and then swallows. The Maitre D takes a flying leap and cowers behind some potted plants. There is an ominous splitting sound. Mr Creosote looks rather helpless and then he explodes, covering waiters, diners, and technicians in a truly horrendous mix of half digested food, entrails and parts of his body. People start vomiting.]
Maitre D: [returns to Mr Creosote’s table] Thank you, sir, and now the check.
What is that?
PING!
I have done research on this when my former employer (a hospital) wanted to institute a policy not to hire fat people. What I found out was that fatties weren’t any more costly to the system than anyone else (skinny people can have huge problems due to heredity and bad health behavior). However, the person with the biggest medical costs was a guy in human resources who had a little boy with congenital heart problems— he was a premie and lived to be 7 years old.
If this couple could pass a physical exam, then they should have been allowed into NZ. She is no bigger than some of the Maori women. I don’t like the direction any of this is going.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
It’s North Island and South Island and Stewart Island
New Zealanders eat a lot of beef as well as lamb and chicken...
The English woman would not find the food very different than what she ate at home...
When people want to immigrate to the US they have to go through a complete medical examination...why should other countries not be afforded the same privilege?
To be asked to loose some weight is hardly a torture...there are many requirements for immigration...When someone wants to enlist in the US military, they have to lose weight first...there is a weight rule..
The woman has had many months to lose the weight...her husband did in order to immigrate...If she wants to go to NZ bad enough she will lose the weight...
,,, the problem with the woman is that she’s married, not that she’s overweight. If she’d been a dike she would have had the red carpet rolled out for her, a cafe named after her and a seat in Parliament waiting.
,,, there's nothing wrong with the ones the US has. They're friendly and helpful, given the vast amount of people entering the US on any given day. NZ is a really small volume proposition.
,,, maybe they should place the same requirement on Pacific islanders and that will cost them the election next year. They're going to lose it anyway.
...personally warmed up by Dear Sweet Helen, no doubt.
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