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My elementary school teacher told us once that Americans only poop once a week. The climate is colder in North America, so their intestines pack the poop together very densely such that they only need to poop once a week. She said you'd be sent to the doctor if you poop daily in America.

Is this true?

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[–] Soulg@ani.social 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is this why so many Europeans treat us like some different species

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Having worked in fentanyl crisis towns and then have the neighboring towns proudly proclaim how great America is and how much FREEDOM we have... Totally understandable how Europeans look at us.

Hell, I'll never forget the look my european coworker gave me when I told them we have a two week parental leave and it's a fire-at-will state.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 1 points 22 hours ago

Yeah but that's us being oppressed, I would think it makes sense they find those things abhorrent. But not really the same thing

If an American had thought something as ridiculous as the OP about some other country (and genuinely no offense meant to the OP) they would get destroyed