"yaofeng" > wrote in message
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> Straying a bit from the content but staying with the subject matter
> nonetheless, I was thinking about food in different countries the other
> day. One thing which strikes me is the unusually large number of "all
> you can eat" restaurants in the US. Within a 20 mile radius of where I
> live, I think I can easily find 20 all you can eat places. This is
> something I didn't find in the UK, France, Spain, etc... (I didn't find
> a single all you can eat places in aformentioned countries as a matter
> of fact.)

Where I live in Newcastle I can think of at least two within walking
distance, a Chineese and an Indian. However they certainly aren't the most
prevalent type, I can think of dozens of 'standard' resaurants.

I've also visited the Spaghetti Factory in Edinburgh, The Big Wok in
Birmingham, and Red Hot Shack, in Nottingham. Based on that I'd say you'd
find at least one all you can eat in most cities in the UK.

I like the idea of them myself but I'm put off going to them as the price is
quite high and therefore you feel you have to eat until you are absolutely
bursting to justify it! So I always leave feeling quite ill really. Which
isn't the best way to remember your night out!