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north american scum
I'm a big fan of the eat/shower/sleep for three, four hours way of living.
No, like I said, it was a podcast with Marshall Brain on HowStuffWorks.
Digestion requires energy - it's why you shouldn't go swimming after eating - a cramp or feint in the water can kill. But standing in the shower is harmless.
That is, quite simply, a huge nonsense.The thing is, she goes hysterical if I say that I will see if anything happens because, according to her, it can kill.
Well you can get a cramp if you swim after eating, since i got one after going in a pool straight after eating some dinner, but other than that there was no problem. I have showered many times after eating since normally the water is warm rather than cold as in pool, which most probably was the cause of the cramp due to the need to warm up my body while doing other things.
So my mom told me dinner was about to be served and that I should go take my shower (like she always does). Since it's Spring break time, I told her "no, tonight I'm going to shower right before I go to bed" and she called me crazy and said it is harmful because of... reasons. Basicly, that's her source of reasoning: old wives' tales.
Digestion requires energy - it's why you shouldn't go swimming after eating - a cramp or feint in the water can kill. But standing in the shower is harmless.
In Brazil we joke about Portuguese mothers that give their kids hot water to drink before sleep to keep them warm during the night, and all other kinds of nonsense. Apparently there's some truth to the jokes
From personal experience I got a cramp directly after eating my dinner, but I did not drown. I never said you will drown if you get a cramp.
@pesgores is this really something that has a strong cultural "following" in Portugal? Meaning that a lot of people think it's true, much like the fan death thing in Korea?
@pesgores is this really something that has a strong cultural "following" in Portugal? Meaning that a lot of people think it's true, much like the fan death thing in Korea?
In Brazil the most popular ones are: don't mix mangoes with milk
In Brazil the most popular ones are: don't mix mangoes with milk, and don't eat hot cake. But nowadays they're more restricted to the countryside. My grandma (who is Italian born but raised in Brazil) actually believes in that hot cake nonsense.