We begrudgingly admit that when it's period time, women may have a tendency to overreact to seemingly normal statements such as: "Is that your second chocolate bar?"
However, as one Australian checkout boy has learned the hard way, you definitely don't give women period advice.
After the incident at Coles supermarket, shopper Lauren Jovanović quickly took to Facebook to share her experience in a brilliant rant that has since received over 145,000 likes.
"Hi Coles. Just wondering whether your male checkout staff receive training on appropriate conversation and facial expressions to display while scanning female sanitary items, such as pads and tampons?" Jovanović's post read.
"I ask this because during my last shop, a young man that didn't even reach my boobs, was somehow under the impression that 'have you tried viva paper towels, I've heard they're pretty absorbent?' was an acceptable question to ask me while he bagged my Libra pads."
Jovanović went on to say that, while she normally has a good sense of humour, she becomes a "scary, enraged and frustrated being" during her period, and added that she "certainly does not want to hear about alternative ways to contain or absorb the blood that is mercilessly flowing out of her nether regions."
Checkout boy, we think you've learned your lesson.
Nicknames For Periods
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Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: A really cool and urban aunt who likes to listen to hip hop and buy vinyl records
But what you're actually referencing: Aunt Flo only visits once a month (a 28-day cycle to be exact). She is kind of uncomfortable, annoying and her conversations never stops flowing...
(03 of13)
Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: Your really really really old aunt who has a kind soul.
But what you're actually referencing: Similar to her sister Aunt Flo, Aunt Rose seems to be the nicer of the two: Because we all know things like rose petals and rose bushes resemble menstruation.
(04 of13)
Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: Like you have a giant wound and you can't stop bleeding. Ever.
But what you're actually referencing: You're being pretty literal here, but yes, a period means you're bleeding from your vagina.
(05 of13)
Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: A really trendy urban cafe.
But what you're actually referencing: The dot/dots that appear on your liner, pad and sometimes on your bed sheets and underwear. Also, dot = period.
(06 of13)
Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: Not just any friend, but a really annoying friend you don't like.
But what you're actually referencing: Sometimes we try to make the best of what life throws at us by staying positive and remembering our periods can be our friends.
(07 of13)
Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: When the plumbing went wrong ... for a week.
But what you're actually referencing: Again, the leak refers the constant flow of blood coming out of your body. We also assume people are referring to leaks they get on their pants or bedsheets. The worst.
(08 of13)
Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: Time of the month sounds like a hush-hush thing that happens to your body that only you and members of a secret club understand.
But what you're actually referencing: TOTM refers to time of the month when your period is taking place — just so we're all on the same page.
(09 of13)
Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: A newsletter or a magazine that comes out once a month
But what you're actually referencing: To add emphasis that everything is cool with your flow and your period only happens once a month.
(10 of13)
Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: Teenage slang
But what you're actually referencing: PMS actually stands for premenstrual syndrome, and isn't a synonym for your period at all.
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Open Image ModalWhat it sounds like: A dirty old cloth you use to wash your dishes and floor
But what you're actually referencing: The rag is closely related to the pad or tampon we wear during periods... and how uncomfortable it is. It's also an unfortunate visual.
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