Ah yes, introduce who knows what kind of bacteria, possible fecal matter and foreign material into an open wound and be surprised when it gets infected.
I’ll admit, I did this as a kid many times but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea
While I grew up hearing this advice, I don’t remember anyone taking it literally. Even as a little one I always understood it to mean the same as “walk it off”, also not entirely literal.
What they really meant was the more literal and toxic “don’t just cry like a baby “
“Just rub some dirt in it, you’ll be fine”
Ah yes, introduce who knows what kind of bacteria, possible fecal matter and foreign material into an open wound and be surprised when it gets infected.
I’ll admit, I did this as a kid many times but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea
I’ve never heard that as advice, where is it common?
Those of us in the US call it “healthcare.”
US, specifically in the country. Fall off your bike and scrape your knee, rub some dirt in it and keep going, for example.
While I grew up hearing this advice, I don’t remember anyone taking it literally. Even as a little one I always understood it to mean the same as “walk it off”, also not entirely literal.
What they really meant was the more literal and toxic “don’t just cry like a baby “
Oh no where I grew up it was very literal, my parents said it and even teachers when kids fell on the playground at school.
Must be a place with lots of infections happening!