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I've never understood the appeal, or how it works.

  • do people just wake up and start consuming food/drink without brushing their teeth & washing their face?
  • if not, do they get out of bed to wash up and then get back in bed to eat!?
  • what's the appeal? I get liking someone else making your breakfast, but why is having it in bed fun?
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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I imagine it's a luxury from the days before our current standards of climate control.

Imagine you don't have a central heating unit--you've got fireplaces, and that's it. You wake up, and it's a brisk 8°C in your house. Staying in your nice cozy bed might not sound so bad.

It may also be a leftover thing from days when people couldn't afford to stay in bed in the morning. Only the rich could afford to lounge around that way, so having that once a year would have been a way to treat someone like royalty.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wtf... Who brushes their teeth BEFORE they eat?! That's like wiping your ass before you shit

[–] fadedmaster@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I think that's actually what dentists recommend (brushing before eating not wiping before you shit). I can't remember the details fully but I thought it had something to do with particles of food getting pushed into spots it shouldn't if you brush right after. Toothpaste is meant to protect your teeth, so brushing after eating probably more like waxing a dirty car than wiping before you shit.

[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why would you have to wash your face before eating? Or brush your teeth? You can do it after.

[–] scripty@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I suppose you don't HAVE to. But I find it unhygienic to eat before brushing my teeth as soon as I wake up. Might just be my personal issue. 🤷‍♂️

[–] brossman@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

that's like wiping before you shit

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Teeth and ass aren't the same thing and that's not an equivalent comparison considering multiple people have pointed out that brushing before gives a protective coating or at least is less damaging since there aren't food acids present, softening the enamel. A quick google search confirms this.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

One reason we brush our teeth is to apply a protective coating. Brushing your teeth immediately after eating can damage your teeth.

A more appropriate analogy is asking whether you’re jumping in a pool of mud before waxing your shoes.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was told by a dentist to brush my teeth before eating. So at least one dentist would disagree with that I guess?

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 1 points 1 week ago

I’ve read that it helps protect your teeth from all the acidic food you’re gonna eat for breakfast, not necessarily for “hygiene” purposes.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't like it because crumbs and spills in bed, and because it's not a great position for intake and digestion.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 1 points 1 week ago

This. Breakfast in bed is totally overrated.

Top tier breakfast as a kid was taking the blanket to the couch after waking up and sitting in front of the TV and mom brining breakfast there. Its the same now....best breakfast is sitting upright in the lounge, although control of crumbs remains a problem.

[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hmm like I get you should brush your teeth but, why would you brush your teeth before you eat in the morning?

[–] scripty@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because I don't want to eat before I've gotten rid of my morning breath.

[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago

That’s fair you do you