My friend farts in the Mall!
By CoffeeAnyone
@CoffeeAnyone (3210)
Canada
June 4, 2007 11:08pm CST
We live in seperate towns now so I don't have to deal with this anymore. The first time I went shopping at the Mall with my friend I was horrified that she farted and I was standing with her. I wanted to crawl under the shirt rack. A few minutes again she did it again. I didn't know what to say or do. I didn't want anyone to think it was me. I said hum do you always do that in public. Her answer was yes; there was no need to hide it as it was a natural body response. What! So is going pee but am I going to pee or pooh on the floor here at the mall? I decided right then and there going out publicly wasn't something I wanted to be doing with this friend. Have you ever had a friend that thinks farting in public was an exceptable thing to do? What did you do to handle that situation? Maybe you think it is normal to fart in public do you?
4 responses
@Jennifer21 (2476)
• United States
5 Jun 07
Well, I personally would NOT let it out in public, unless it is neccassary.
I am a very conscious person, and 'farting' is NOT one of the things I do in public (hell, I rarelly do it in front of my husband, and we have been married three years).
If I was in a situation though where I had no other option, I guess I would just have to let it out. :P
But, I am the type of person who will hold it in and keep a belly ache until I can privately let it out. If I was to let it out, I would not be so casual about it, if I was to 'accidently' let it out, I would be looking around to see if anyone heard, or even worse, smelled it!
Your friend sounds like a very carefree person, which is not always bad. Many men like a carefree woman who isn't afraid of being themselves, let alone their bodily functions.
But for me, I am a very conscious person, I will never do anything personal in public. Hell, I will hold my sh*t in until I get somewhere personal.
I will never do it in public, NEVER! I will hold it until I get home, where I feel comfortable. That way I know that the person standing behind me in line won't be disgusted.
I think that certain bodily functions should be left in private, but that is just my opinion. Although my husband is the COMPLETE opposite. He don't care who is around, if he has to let it out, he WILL! He is a man, what can I say.
@bigpinkmomma (449)
• Canada
8 Jun 07
Well, it is some circles it is not even polite to talk about such a thing. One does not refer to passing gas as a " fart" or " breaking wind" or what ever. That is consider vulgar in some circles. Of course in my husband family, that is not the case. The Ford siblings are known for " farting " often .( my husband won't even use that word - he is more delicate than his siblings ) It is so common that they make huge jokes about it .I have never said much, but I think that it is likely that they have a "food intolerance problem" that they have never checked with their doctor about . Having gas is normal , although many do not like to admit it . But when you have excess there is usually a reason for it. Sometimes it is caused by anxiety, and swallowing a lot of air.
check out http://coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/fart.asp and http://www.heptune.com/farts.html
@fidainc (410)
• Singapore
5 Jun 07
I've got a friend who's exactly like that but the difference is that she ripped a silent killer. We will avoid the area where she stood for a while and flee away next.
