girl's talk

[jingutierrez]

I have been confused since I saw a commercial on TV many years ago

it was a commercial of American tampons

it showed a girl going swimming when she was in period

of course by using this product

 

I've been told many many times in china that when you are in period

you can't have either cold food or cold drinks

you can't go swimming unless it's totally finished~

you can't wash anything with cold water

.....etc.

but seems like american mms don't care much about that?

is that true?

 

both American mm and Chinese mm are welcome to leave your opinions on this ~

and gg are welcome too, to speak for your mm~

[warpedbored]

Many American women wear tampons to swim exercise drink cold beverages etc when having their period. There you have it. Everything I know about the topic.

[jingutierrez]

wow big difference!

 

almost every chinese girl won't do that~

 

the elder chinese women always tell us it will hurt your body

you can feel the damage especially when you get old~

the period is a very delicate thing for chinese girls I think

some of my friends eat date in their period

and never touch the cold stuff

 

thanks for your information

[sylinchinastill]

Yeah- we also wash our hair after having babies which Chinese (traditionally) don't do- a lot of stuff is based on what we call old wives' tales- like that wet hair will make you catch a cold- which is based on germs- not wet hair. (My granny was a big believer in that)- and like that you shouldn't shower as much in the winter- my husband tells me this. I don't believe it and encourage him to do otherwise as well for the sake of my nose. I think about 50 years ago or so there were a lot of things that went around about healthcare that just doesn't have any basis in proof- and also- you could swim with a tampon- but never with a pad which our grandmothers wore.

[awch]

If you use a tampon there's no reason not to go swimming. What do Chinese women athletes do???

 

Having your period doesn't make you "delicate" it's just an inconvience that means you have to use the bathroom more often.

[Dan R]

All cultures have traditions surrounding the period. Most regarded it as being unclean or an affliction. Some cultures required the women to live outside of the house in a hut during the period and afterwards the hut was burnt.

 

Maybe mankind has made some progress.

[david_dawei]

If you use a tampon there's no reason not to go swimming. What do Chinese women athletes do???

 

Having your period doesn't make you "delicate" it's just an inconvience that means you have to use the bathroom more often.

The issue of athlete's can take on another turn.. seriously training women athlete's often 'lose' their period...

 

I know of even young girl athlete's this happens to, from so much training...

[Dan R]

David that is related to protein fat ratio in the body. Most athletes in training have a very low fat ratio which inhibits hormone production thus stopping the period. Happens with anorexia too.

[david_dawei]

If you use a tampon there's no reason not to go swimming. What do Chinese women athletes do???

 

Having your period doesn't make you "delicate" it's just an inconvience that means you have to use the bathroom more often.

we may see it a nothing more than an inconvenience of 'going more often', but I think the post's point is that they consider it as related to bodily well being...

 

I had always took all this concern about 'well being' to be connected to their desire for a long and healthy life...

[Dan R]

Gee I am trying to figure out why more men than women are knowledgable on periods?

[david_dawei]

Gee I am trying to figure out why more men than women are knowledgable on periods?

maybe [in america] men take it more seriously than the woman ...

[Dan R]

Gee I am trying to figure out why more men than women are knowledgable on periods?

maybe [in america] men take it more seriously than the woman ...

Maybe men keep track so they know which week to go on a fishing trip.

[david_dawei]

Gee I am trying to figure out why more men than women are knowledgable on periods?

maybe [in america] men take it more seriously than the woman ...

Maybe men keep track so they know which week to go on a fishing trip.

I guess either way, they reel it in...

[sylinchinastill]

Maybe because there are only a few women on the site in general.

[david_dawei]

Maybe because there are only a few women on the site in general.

That was too obvious... but men like to ask such questions...