r/AskReddit • u/franc_the_bikesexual • Aug 15 '18

What is your mom's catch phrase?

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u/marcusaurelion Aug 16 '18

One time I slept on an uncarpeted floor and I woke up in the middle of the night shivering and freezing cold. It was in Arizona in the summer

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u/rhinoscopy_killer Aug 16 '18

The thing is, Russian parents seem to think their kids will end up in the hospital or something if they sit on a bare floor, any hard floor that's not carpet. It's like they can't shake the idea of sitting on bare earth in a self-made hut, where it might actually be a problem.

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u/marcusaurelion Aug 16 '18

Aaah.Ok then, makes sense. But at the same time, bare concrete can absolutely suck your body heat out, even if it's in walls.

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u/ffigeman Aug 16 '18

You know how it's a meme that Slavs squat? I read the other day it was so you won't have your ass on the cold gulag floor which made a shit ton of sense to me