Reply #201: Hell, in parts of Mexico, tampons are sinful...

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I had that one explained to me by a good friend, on my first extended trip there. You can get tampons, but they're expensive and can be hard to find outside of the cities.
"How the heck do you swim on your period?" I asked her...I was a swimmer in middle/high school. I was simply stunned. Even married women in rural areas don't use them.
Try buying condoms, and see the horrid looks that clerks will give you at pharmacies...incredible.