The state of council estates For the moment being I am renting a cheap room on a council estate in Scotland. The area is pretty awful and run-down but the worst thing is probably the abundance of really, really fat people.  I have honestly never seen so many fat people together. And I'm not talking about people packing 10 extra kilos, no people with a BMI higher than my weight in kilograms. These people won't have much money but somehow still spend their money on huge amounts of crappy food.  I have always had a healthy dislike for fat people but these lazy people waddling around with their chav dogs and whose only exercise is walking to the betting shop whilst drinking some crappy beer are really doing my head in. You can't tell me that eating healthily is more expensive than shoving down all that crap down your throat.  There are 6 shops in the street: a betting shop (shocker), two take-aways, and two small supermarkts. The supermarkerts clearly cater to their clientele: lots of crap, not much normal food. I couldn't get kiwis, avocados, nuts, or salmon in either of them. There is a wide selection of fizzy drinks and crisps though.. Luckily I will only stay here until October.