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Jana Harms-Bouw

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Jana Harms-Bouw • commented on a post 5 months ago

“Can Turn Deadly Way Too Quickly”: 42 Seemingly Harmless Things That Can Be Incredibly Dangerous

No one forgets to remove them at the end of her period. It does happen but it is extremely rare. I'm a woman, and a R.N. and the risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome is from leaving your tampons in too long DURING your period, using a higher absorbency tampon than you need (therefore leaving it in longer than you should), and from using tampons at all. TSS is very rare. It became well-known because around 1980 a new and really absorbent and effective tampon was introduced to the market. It was called Rely. (I was there.) They worked so well that women could leave them in longer, thus there was a sharply increased number of cases, some fatal, in the USA. The Rely brand of tampons were pulled from the market and many studies were done. It was determined that cases of TSS happened also with other brands of tampons, too. Thus the CDC requires all brands of tampons to contain a brightly-colored warning on the box insert (the folded sheet of paper which explains how to use them.) My TED talk 😘

Jana Harms-Bouw • submitted a new post 4 years ago

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This Is How I Tamed A Kitty Named Spooky

Jana Harms-Bouw • commented on a post 4 years ago

40 ‘My House, Not My Cat’ Pics That You Will Love If You’ve Ever Wanted To Find A Strange Cat Show Up In Your Home

Jana Harms-Bouw • commented on 11 posts 5 years ago

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

And highway signs advertising strip clubs. Or, SOTB on I-95 through the entire state of North Carolina.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Amen to that!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

And highway signs advertising strip clubs. Or, SOTB on I-95 through the entire state of North Carolina.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Amen to that!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Haha! I lived in (and loved) Nebraska for 10 years! But this is basically true.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

The Dutch do!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Sorry you had this experience, as most Americans would give you the shirt off their backs if you needed it. It's true that in certain regions people are not known for their friendliness. Now the English...they are the ones I find distant and prickly. The Germans may seem cold but they're just hurrying to be on time...lol. Don't delay them with something so unimportant as a question, especially at a train station, because, duh.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Well explained. I'm American living in the Netherlands, and here you can get a to-go box at most places but not many native Dutch ask. In France, however, taking home food is unheard of. I about cried when I heard this, as I was preparing to ask...I was saved from embarrassment by a Dutch friend who has worked in France for 15 years. It broke my heart...I could have made TWO dinners from the amount of beef left. The dinner was advertised for two, but three of us ate and there was still probably a pound of beef remaining.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Uh, Niels, to English speakers, "dyke" is a terrible thing to call a lesbian. Better to spell it "dike". Just to help. And you're right, going up a dijk is a lot more work! I live in Enkhuizen, NH.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Valerie, you've got to get out of the cities!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Bahaha!! They call that bike an "omafiets"...a grandma bike.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

HUGE speedbumps. Over the winter they installed nasty ones at either end of Oosterdijk (NH, north of Enkhuizen). Ouch!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

I live in the Netherlands and I have to admit that going over a bridge or up on the dijk is a LOT of work!!!

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Jana Harms-Bouw • upvoted 26 items 5 years ago

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

First trip to Europe was in the Nethelands with my bike. A mountain bike, 18 speeds and all! Steepest hill: an overpass.... I tried to sell my bike at one point. I couldn’t. Who needs a 18 speed mountain bike there? A 80 years old grandma passed by me on the fietspad on a one speed bike...

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

aaaahahaha "Don't make eye contact!" YES! NOBODY OUTSIDE OF THE STATE SMILES ON THE STREET! IT'S WEIRD, PEOPLE!!!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

aaaahahaha "Don't make eye contact!" YES! NOBODY OUTSIDE OF THE STATE SMILES ON THE STREET! IT'S WEIRD, PEOPLE!!!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Happy birthday to me I'm dying at three because my parents didn't vaccinate me! Yay........ oh wait

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Yes it is, in Quebec.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

True! I live in the Swiss Alps, a 5 minute Walk feels like a workout 😁

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

In the US, property staff demonstrate how to use a garbage disposal when helping refugees settle in the US. People will try to grind up all kinds of things, not knowing how to use this device.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Swiss here. absolutely true. and I live in the "flat" part of Switzerland. *sigh*

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

I think this may be very regional. Remember that in the US, each state is the size of many countries in europe. If you think of how different each country's culture is, it is generally the same for states as well. I am from the north-east of the US and here, our main thing is honesty, so rarely do people have fake relationships. It's very looked-down upon. We're also not "fake friendly" like the south. I lived in Kanses and Georgia for short times and it was hellish for me because the people acted very different from what I'm used to. I think they mean well but it seemed a bit fake. Like the way someone at a store check-out smiles.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

(Keep getting errors while trying to post this, sorry if it posts more than once!) A thing many people traveling to the US for the first don't realize-- they don't expect you to eat the entire entrée by yourself, most people don't eat more than half. You just ask them for a "to go box" and bring the rest home. Usually eating out means having food for the next few days. I tend to only order a side (which is smaller than an appetizer) and only eat about half of that. Look at an American dictionary, it isn't just "states using the term wrong", that is just literally what the term means in the US. Entrée is the main course, and what most european countries refer to as an entrée, we call an appetizer. So if you've been ordering an entrée as an appetizer, that may be causing part of the confusion.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

VielGlückundvielSegenaufallDeinenWegenGesundheitundFrohsinnseiauchmitdabe

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Have you had a good look at English though?

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

The same in Denmark. xD

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

There's hills in Limburg province in Holland :p

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

inaccurate, in Nederlands the area would be crammed with people riding bikes

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Not accurate at all: too few fast food signs

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

İ am Turkish. And i dont think this is true :/

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

As a native Dutch, I confirm this is true :-)

A Very Entertaining Artist Creates A Guide To Show The Languages And Customs Of Different Countries

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Jana Harms-Bouw • submitted a new post 4 years ago

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This Is How I Tamed A Kitty Named Spooky

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Jana Harms-Bouw • commented on a post 5 months ago

“Can Turn Deadly Way Too Quickly”: 42 Seemingly Harmless Things That Can Be Incredibly Dangerous

Jana Harms-Bouw • commented on a post 4 years ago

40 ‘My House, Not My Cat’ Pics That You Will Love If You’ve Ever Wanted To Find A Strange Cat Show Up In Your Home

Jana Harms-Bouw • commented on 11 posts 5 years ago

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

And highway signs advertising strip clubs. Or, SOTB on I-95 through the entire state of North Carolina.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Amen to that!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Haha! I lived in (and loved) Nebraska for 10 years! But this is basically true.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

The Dutch do!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Uh, Niels, to English speakers, "dyke" is a terrible thing to call a lesbian. Better to spell it "dike". Just to help. And you're right, going up a dijk is a lot more work! I live in Enkhuizen, NH.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Valerie, you've got to get out of the cities!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Bahaha!! They call that bike an "omafiets"...a grandma bike.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

HUGE speedbumps. Over the winter they installed nasty ones at either end of Oosterdijk (NH, north of Enkhuizen). Ouch!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

I live in the Netherlands and I have to admit that going over a bridge or up on the dijk is a LOT of work!!!

Jana Harms-Bouw • upvoted 20 items 5 years ago

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Yes it is, in Quebec.

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

VielGlückundvielSegenaufallDeinenWegenGesundheitundFrohsinnseiauchmitdabe

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Happy birthday to me I'm dying at three because my parents didn't vaccinate me! Yay........ oh wait

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Not accurate at all: too few fast food signs

A Very Entertaining Artist Creates A Guide To Show The Languages And Customs Of Different Countries

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

İ am Turkish. And i dont think this is true :/

A Very Entertaining Artist Creates A Guide To Show The Languages And Customs Of Different Countries

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

Have you had a good look at English though?

A Very Entertaining Artist Creates A Guide To Show The Languages And Customs Of Different Countries

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

aaaahahaha "Don't make eye contact!" YES! NOBODY OUTSIDE OF THE STATE SMILES ON THE STREET! IT'S WEIRD, PEOPLE!!!

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

In the US, property staff demonstrate how to use a garbage disposal when helping refugees settle in the US. People will try to grind up all kinds of things, not knowing how to use this device.

A Very Entertaining Artist Creates A Guide To Show The Languages And Customs Of Different Countries

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

inaccurate, in Nederlands the area would be crammed with people riding bikes

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

There's hills in Limburg province in Holland :p

Artist Hilariously Illustrates The Differences Between Different Countries And Languages In 30 Comics

The same in Denmark. xD

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