On YSIDTA?
@Megano! Or even after marriage, until we're ready to make babies.
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On Who Wouldn't Want to Touch Her Feet?
@E, @maevemealone Thanks; I know it's a pretty widespread cultural taboo, but didn't want to talk out my ass without specific examples.
And yes, @E, I agree that the tone of the article definitely failed, but not because it isn't a bigger deal to touch someone's feet in Nepal than here.
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On Who Wouldn't Want to Touch Her Feet?
@themmases No, it really is A Big Thing with certain cultures. For example, it is rude in Pakistani culture (as well as others, I'm sure, but I was specifically told this by a Pakistani friend) to sit in a chair cross-legged with your ankle on your knee, because it is insulting to your guests to show them the bottom of your foot.
I know of other foot-related taboos in Indian culture, as well. No, Americans don't run around touching strangers' feet, but we don't have taboos about it as being filthy or low, either. It's more of a general personal space issue.
I'm all for righteous indignation over "oh, those exotic foreigners!" type stuff, but this really isn't one of those times.
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On Treading the "Water Trade"
@iceberg The endless drinking and socializing with people I don't care for actually sounds like my idea of hell, but maybe that's just me!
Though the siren song of that hourly rate... no. Still no. But more power to you!
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On How to Cope With a Break-Up
I just had to google "pickleback" and that sounds terrible. Although I did have a pickle martini recently that was excellent, so maybe I just need to try this.
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On Last Week on HPV's Girls
@teenie I was so busy answering the question, but yeah. Yeah, you're right. That's bad juju, right there.
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On Last Week on HPV's Girls
@fabel You tell him that:
1. The likelihood of this ever affecting his health is slim to none, and
2. It's not something condoms effectively protect against, and if he wanted to be sure not get it from you, his only option would have been to not have sex with you at all, ever, and
3. There is no test for men and there's actually a pretty decent chance he already has it/had it at some point anyway, because half of sexually active adults do.
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On Last Week on HPV's Girls
@ImASadGiraffe The thing is that some HPV strains are known to be more high risk (likely to lead to cancer) than others. By doing the colpo and biopsy, your gynecologist is probably trying to figure out how high risk your strain is so they know how aggressively to treat/monitor you.
Also, sometimes it can be hard to tell from a pap smear whether there's any dysplasia going on that needs more immediate attention. So, basically, getting a colpo doesn't mean anything, but it will give your doctor a better idea what might need to be done in the future.
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On The League of Ordinary Ladies: Oh, Water Polo
@Tragically Ludicrous I was an ice dancer, which is probably the most misunderstood of the skating disciplines. No, it isn't pairs skating; no, we don't do jumps; no, that doesn't mean it's easier. ::sigh::
@HeyThatsMyBike Oh, I loved your article on the top 10 skaters who never won an Olympic medal! It was great so see those folks getting recognized. I was internationally ranked, back in my day, but there's no way to convey the seriousness of it without coming across like a total ass.
Anyway, more skating articles on the 'Pin, please!
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On YSIDTA?
@TheUnchosenOne Yes, I came back here to say the same thing. :(