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Grandma in Seoul told me not to sleep with wet hair and I laughed it off for 10 years
My Korean grandma kept nagging me about sleeping with wet hair, saying it would make me sick. I thought it was just old wives tale superstition until I moved to Japan and learned it's a common taboo there too. After I got chronic sinus infections for 6 months straight, a doctor in Osaka told me the dampness actually weakens your immune system and lets bacteria grow. Now I always blow dry before bed, and my sinus issues cleared up in 2 weeks. Has anyone else had family taboos that turned out to have real health reasons behind them?
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barbara2782mo ago
@anna758 girl my wet hair gave me a sinus infection so bad I thought my head was melting lol
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anna7582mo ago
It's wild how many of those old school rules are actually just practical advice wrapped in a superstition. Same thing with not sitting in a draft or putting cold water on a hot engine. People back then just didn't have the science words to explain why.
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