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THIS! I remember a time that my dad had gotten laid off and my mum was dealing with health issues. They were simply down on their luck and filed for food stamps. Due to their Canadian pension they only qualified for $18 in food stamps a month and made too much to have health insurance, just adding to the health issues.

This! Pay everyone a living wage and do away with tips!

Oh, we Germans kinda do that, too, actually 😅

Everything in American-English too rather than British-English. things that are translated from almost any other language into American-English rather than British-English regardless of the subject matter

We’d call that indoctrination in the UK. I remember speaking with an elderly Italian man who was a child when Mussolini came to power. He told me they were forced to do similar things at school.

And lobby for laws that put more people in jail

Most Americans think they're ridiculous too tbh.

It's so much more than that. It's not that they dont want healthcare, they dont want to pay for SOMEONE ELSE'S healthcare.

Most places use chip-and-pin where they *have* to take the card at the table since you need to enter your PIN. USA credit card banks decided Americans aren't smart enough for chip-and-pin, so we just have chip and an archaic signature.

Yeah, I kinda agree with this one.

This is sad

Oh Lord... what a misconception. People in those chairs have a hard time walking around because of illness, age, or injury. When you cannot be active weight gain just happens. I am hoping curbside and delivery makes their life easier.

They aren't just for the obese. I had foot surgery, both feet. While I was loathe to take one of those, without it I wouldn't have made it through the store.

There are many reasons why one would need to use the ride cart. A disaability can curtail excersize and result in gain too.

I find it offensive that you think they are only there for obese people. They are there mainly for those who are handicapped where walking is very difficult, walking can be very painful for some and some can't even walk at all.

Those "scooters" like handicapped parking spaces are required by federal and local laws.

There are lot of fat people in UK

Not all are obese. Some have other disabilities, yet they are attempting to be as independent as they can by doing their own shopping.

And they get the 'disabled' parking spot too right by the front door.

Those scooters are mainly for people that are elderly or disabled, but they are used a lot by overly obese people.

Judgy shitty post. Ffs I expect this in the daily mail, an unscrupulous rag. Really disappointed to see this here.

it's happening in Canada too, especially at walmarts. People so fat and they often just reek of uncleanliness

Ok, stop being judgmental. The scooters are for disabled people. Those people are often overweight because they are disabled, not disabled because they are overweight. How the heck are you going to exercise when your body is in pain and the exercise hurts. In addition, some disabilities are invisible. You don't know what a person is going through or is capable of. If you have a mobility issue, sometimes you can walk from the car to the store but not do an entire shopping trip without help. No, disabled people don't always have their own scooters. Those things are expensive. They may have a cane or something else, but sometimes they can't do an entire shopping trip without some assistance. One last note: It is not a MORAL or ETHICAL failing to be overweight. These are NOT bad people. They are just people living their lives the best they can. Stop judging people's lives by what they look like. Just stop judging.

There are in Germany. But they are more for old people or people with disabilities. We have shopping carts for wheelchairs too.

Not the case all the time. Sometimes there are people that are unable to walk, and sitting all day can make them gain weight. For example, that meme of that poor overweight lady falling over in the grocery store isle.. People laugh at that, thinking that she's just lazy, but she really just had some sort of illness..

I have often wondered if the shops provide these, how do the people get from their homes or cars to the scooters, or are they brought to the cars?

That's not what they are for though. They are for people with disabilities that make it difficult to walk, other people just take them and it's very disrespectful

I had knee surgery and was happy the store had one, they are not there just for fat people....well except the ones at Walmart they are for fat people.

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We have them in the UK, but I have only seen those who genuinely need them, such as OAP’s use them.

Our Tesco has a disability scooter but only one.

Not incredibly, but still decently, common occurrence to find one of these people

I am an American but I feel that the scooters are for people with medical issues and not for a poor lifestyle choice.

Some places in Canada have a few scooters...they're meant for people with actual disabilities...like the reserved parking spaces that are always being used by jerks...

No, because those people in Europe are home-bound.

Well, we have cars...but hearing them whining about walking 2 km and wanting to take a cab...Icelandic cabs cost $5 just to enter them, if you want a cab for 2 km, you pay for it

The scooters are for the actual disabled, not for the obese, even though they take them

They weren't meant for the obese. They are for those that would qualify for a handicapped sticker, for those that can't use a limb(s), and for the elderly. When my mom was in her late 80s on into her 90s, I finally convinced her to try using them so she could enjoy shopping again and she loved zipping around so she could look and shop and put her items in the basket in front. I had to carry a folding wheelchair in the trunk as they were many times in use by large folks. This sucked because we had to use a hand basket and it wasn't very large and it was awkward to manage.

That's not ableist or anything. You don't know *why* people are using those scooters. You don't know why they're overweight, if that's the case. Keep that judgement to yourself.

Yeah, it seems like most people that use them are just morbidly obese.

Some supermarkets in the UK have them, but not many. It is more common to have wheelchair shopping trolleys that clip to the chair.

Honestly? Stop with the obese s**t. Yes some people are obese and can't walk. Most people who ride the scooters and are obese are obese because they already have a permanent injury or mobility issues not related to obesity. My father had a severly injured knee, scooters are greats for the sick, elderly, and minorly handicapped. Not just for obese people. Think outside the box for once. Most of the stuff on this page is absolutely right. Not this.

Those scooters are for people with injuries or disabilities, idiot.