Size Does Matter
Source: www.three2seven.com
A women standing in line at a Sydney grocery store was holding some American Tampax Tampons when the box suddenly burst open. My head was saying, "Oh my goodness, not the big Tampax. She must be American. How embarrassing. People don't use those in this country. What is she thinking?" When I realized it was only a box of candles it was too late. The memories of checking my Tampax at the door had already come flooding back.
Two months after moving to Australia from America, a co-worker who forgot to bring tampons to work asked to borrow one from me. Her face was full of shock and horror when I whipped out the good ol' Tampax. She had no handbag to take it to the bathroom and made a song and dance about the fact that it was the size of a missile - she didn't even know what to do with it! I was so shocked that she was so shocked, and from that moment I never bought another Tampax in Australia again. I conformed to the Australian way and decided to buy what I call "teenage plugs".
Who knows why it's taken me 11 years of living in Australia to discuss the tampon situation with friends. But last night when my friend Carrie called I was off and running. I was telling her that Americans only use those little non-applicator tampons when they first get their period. It's so we know how to drive it. It's like getting a permit but the permit might only last a day. Then you graduate to Tampax with an applicator - which is like having your license.
Carrie couldn't believe I felt the need to use a tampon with a gigantic cardboard tube attached to it. She insisted, "There is no way a piece of cardboard is going anywhere near that area and besides, when I insert I know exactly where it's going!"
My American friends on the other hand think it's so unhygienic. Who wants to stick their finger up there when they have their period. Well I don't ... but funnily enough I do because I'm buying these little tampons like every other Australian.
It's obviously comes down to a cultural thing but I'm still sticking to the zones. In Australia I'm using the teenage plugs and when I go back to America, it's all about the pipeline!
Source: www.three2seven.com
A women standing in line at a Sydney grocery store was holding some American Tampax Tampons when the box suddenly burst open. My head was saying, "Oh my goodness, not the big Tampax. She must be American. How embarrassing. People don't use those in this country. What is she thinking?" When I realized it was only a box of candles it was too late. The memories of checking my Tampax at the door had already come flooding back.
Two months after moving to Australia from America, a co-worker who forgot to bring tampons to work asked to borrow one from me. Her face was full of shock and horror when I whipped out the good ol' Tampax. She had no handbag to take it to the bathroom and made a song and dance about the fact that it was the size of a missile - she didn't even know what to do with it! I was so shocked that she was so shocked, and from that moment I never bought another Tampax in Australia again. I conformed to the Australian way and decided to buy what I call "teenage plugs".
Who knows why it's taken me 11 years of living in Australia to discuss the tampon situation with friends. But last night when my friend Carrie called I was off and running. I was telling her that Americans only use those little non-applicator tampons when they first get their period. It's so we know how to drive it. It's like getting a permit but the permit might only last a day. Then you graduate to Tampax with an applicator - which is like having your license.
Carrie couldn't believe I felt the need to use a tampon with a gigantic cardboard tube attached to it. She insisted, "There is no way a piece of cardboard is going anywhere near that area and besides, when I insert I know exactly where it's going!"
My American friends on the other hand think it's so unhygienic. Who wants to stick their finger up there when they have their period. Well I don't ... but funnily enough I do because I'm buying these little tampons like every other Australian.
It's obviously comes down to a cultural thing but I'm still sticking to the zones. In Australia I'm using the teenage plugs and when I go back to America, it's all about the pipeline!
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