They definitely congregate at the fairs Went to the local fair this weekend. The rollercoasters and high-altitude carousels were fun, but the obeastity was definitely the major attraction. My parents recently visited from Georgia and concluded that we have few fat people. I warned them it's because of selection bias - we did a lot of outdoorsy things and when we did hang out in the city, we went to affluent areas. Even when we took them for ice cream or desserts, we went to very high end places - you see some small fats there, but planets never have anything that good. Fair is where it's at! My husband and I indulged like normal people - a 1/3 rack of ribs, a pulled pork sandwich (no sides), and 1 ice cream cone with 2 scoops split between the 2 of us - AFTER we had spent over 2 hours in the gym that morning. Saw a megabeast huffing and puffing while carrying cotton candy, it was something else. Wish I had photos for you guys!