Are burping, farting, hiccupping, slurping considered as embarrassing and rude? Or quite acceptable in public? I guess it depends on the country where you perform these body functions.
Slurping is not considered polite in all Asian cultures. In Thailand and in parts of China it is accepted to slurp but not really encouraged.
India, Turkey and some Middle Eastern countries and even in parts of China it is considered good manners to burp after a meal. It’s a sign of appreciation and satiety.
It turns out that farting after a meal is an expression of thanks and appreciation to the Inuit people of Canada. An Indian tribe in South America called the Yanomami fart as a greeting.
I did a research by myself about farting since I heard that farting was NOT considered rude in some cultures but I wasn’t really sure.
Flatulence as it is defined in the medical literature is “flatus expelled through the anus” or the “quality or state of being flatulent”. The root comes from the Latin flatus – “a blowing, a breaking wind”. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed flatology.
Non-medical definitions of the term include “the uncomfortable condition of having gas in the stomach and bowels”, or “a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal”.
Colloquially, flatulence may be referred to as “farting”, “trumping”, “tooting”, “passing gas”, “breaking wind” or simply (in American English) “gas” or (British English) “wind”.
Why do we fart?
- The bacteria in our intestines create gases as they breakdown sugars and starches that your body can’t easily digest.
- The bacteria breakdown process produces roughly between 2 and 6 cups of gas a day, and after it builds up, it needs to come out somewhere.
- Regular farting is a sign that you’re consuming enough fiber, and have a healthy collection of bacteria in your intestines.
Anyway, what do you know about farting, except that it sounds and smells funny, and is produced by your butt?!
Here are a some facts that you probably didn’t know about farting:
1) Men fart more than women.
2) The original meaning of the word fart is forth as wind from the anus. It was coined in 1962.
3) The average person farts about 14 times a day.
4) The air from those 14 fats is enough to fill up a balloon
5) It’s nothing to be ashamed of, because it just means that you’re healthy. A healthy digestive tract produces farts, so if you aren’t farting at all, maybe you should see a doctor.
6) Farts are made of hydrogen sulfide, a gas that reduces mitochondrial damage. Smelling farts can be healthy, so next time it happens, take a deep breath.
7) Women’s farts are stinkier, because women have a higher concentration of hydrogen sulfide. This also means that it’s healthier to smell women’s farts.
8) Farts can fly as fast as 10ft/sec
9) If you have a very tight sphincter, your farts will be louder, since they have a tighter area to squeeze through.
10) Chewing gum and soda make you fart more.
11) We fart mostly while we sleep
12) The animal that produces the most farts are termites. Camels, zebras, sheep, cows, elephants and dogs (especially Labradors and Retrievers) follow close by.
So, to fart is not a sin. Let’s celebrate farting. Cheers for all farts in the world. Share it so anyone can understand that farting is not bat thing at all.
Source: https://www.providr.com
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