• confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    What part of the world does this idea come from? Men in general definitely don’t complain about pain more than any other gender in my region. I have noticed a gender difference between taking a nap, walking it off, and taking drugs. I could probably generalize a bit about who prefers rest, who prefers to grin and bare it, and who prefers to try to medicate it.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPM
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      4 months ago

      I’ve heard this a lot in the US. It’s usually just said in a teasing manner, not seriously in a “going to impact the care you received at the hospital” manner.

      It’s enough that people make memes about it at least.