American here. I poop every day, some times 2x a day.
this post was submitted on 16 May 2026
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Are you still in elementary school? If not, you can't possibly still believe this
I live in North America. It's about daily for me. Doctor doesn't care.
Can confirm.
Source: am American, poop daily, saw a doctor once
In debt ever since
I am European and growing up I pooped 7 days a week. When I spent some time in the US, it dropped to 2 times a week. Must be something in the water...
Maybe it's 'cause they don't have bidets? Your ass knew better than to go through that TP hell.
Some of us do, but that's a dietary issue associated with high animal product consumption and basically no fiber consumption.
Like everyone else anywhere from 3x/day to once every 3 days is normal and healthy.
You have no idea what you're talking about
I suppose your teacher read a statistic that Americans are more likely to be constipated due to more cheese and less veggies and fruits in their diets, and constipated people on average poop less, and just simplified this trivia in their long-term memory and lost the details.
And then there are the americans with IBS-d. They shit 5 to 10 times a day.
IIRC normal shitting intervals is 3x a day to 3x a week
Was this on April 1?
I may not be your average American because I eat lots of veggies and beans and stuff but I'm once or twice a day, and they are solid sinkers.
Wait--once or twice in the same day or did you mean every one to two days for regular bm?
One or twice in the same day, usually once.
Yes, especially among those active on the fediverse. That’s why we celebrate no shit november
Bowel movements vary by person. From 3 times a day down to once every 3 days. Less than once every 3 days is considered concerning medically, but not necessarily a problem.
Your teacher was the one full of shit.
Thank you. I feel like addressing the pure science of this is important. Not only do Americans poop, every cultures on the planet poops the same way (more or less). We are the same! Break down borders! Anarchy! Shit everywhere! No. Literally, visit an American truck stop. SHIT EVERYWHERE!
Your teacher is either fucking with you or shouldn't be allowed to teach.
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The climate is colder in North America
Compared to where, exactly? Mogadishu? Hammerfest? Because North America can be hotter and colder than both of those. Also not sure how it affects pooping.
Yeah that bit alone shows that teacher lacks basic reasoning skills. Are we talking about Arizona or Alaska? C'mon.
Bro, the one time I went to Mogadishu I was pooping left and right, several times a day.
Someone gave me a funny look and there I went again, pooping like I was getting paid for it!!
Poop tourism.
its quite obviously a troll post, but an entertaing one for sure
I sweaarrrr it isnt. She actually said that. I think it was in class 8 (idk if that's called elementary in US, its called high school here.) when i changed schools. She was an english teacher. We had a lesson in our textbook about a girl who went from my country to America for education (before ww2 maybe ?) and the struggles she faced there. One of them was a faulty fireplace in her room which emitted a lot of smoke. Here, She started describing how cold it could get in the US, and in the process ended up saying ts.
We have a very large country extending from the tropics to the arctic. The California coast famously has a Mediterranean climate, the pacific northwest is more like the british isles, Hawaii is tropical and Florida is subtropical. The southwest is hot and dry, the southeast is warm and wet. However yes, the Midwest has a climate similar to Central and Eastern Europe, but with more tornadoes. Oh and the northeast has noreasters which are kinda like hurricanes, but they can be frozen and snow instead of rain. The Midwest, Mountain West, and Northeast used to get really cold in the winter, but climate change. Oh and Alaska is really fucking cold in the winter and really nice temperature in the summer.
Still doesn't impact how often we poop. Which we do in climate controlled environments for about the past hundred years give or take.
American here, I've shit three times today alone
That’s sad. I always try to shit with someone. Sometimes you just need to be held.
I'm here for you
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That’s silly. North America is huge. In the US South, it’s very common for people to poop every day. In fact, you usually wouldn’t even talk to a doctor about it. But as you get to the northern states and into Canada, it’s so cold that people don’t poop at all!
So the 1 day thing is probably just someone averaging out the numbers.
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American here. I don't shit. My digestive system is perfect and produces no waste.
It's important to remember that teachers are on average less educated that the average citizen. My high school biology teacher told us boys with restless legs were just masturbating their anus in class....
After having worked IT in several schools over the last 20 years (both high schools and universities), I can honestly say that teachers are the most misinformed and least knowledgeable professionals I've ever worked with. Only principals are worse, and most I've met could probably be classified as mentally disabled.
My high school biology teacher told us boys with restless legs were just masturbating their anus in class....
i am trying this right now
I think this might be inadvertent selection bias. Because I know plenty of teachers that are very smart, but they are also the ones least likely to need IT's services.
It’s important to remember that teachers are on average less educated that the average citizen.
That is an incredibly bold statement to make. Can you back this up with sources ? Especially since you said it is important to remember. And where are you talking about ? Is this true everywhere ?
OP works in IT. They think anyone they have to work with is less intelligent than the average citizen.
That has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I'm veggie, if I don't poop every day there's a fucking problem.
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