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Translation for the condoms on the left:

Asiatic condoms

I have a suspicion about what they're trying to say by that, and it's racist AF.

Not sure exactly what they think their target demographic is for this washroom.

Sorry it's not really a meme, but I didn't know where else to post it, and I HAD to share.

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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Why the hell is this in c/memes? Can't wait for the excuses on this one.

Mindless upvotes for garbage posts. Love it.

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[–] girl@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

196 or hmm would be good communities for this, quite the find lol

[–] radix@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there a hmm community? I loved the unbridled chaos of that in the bygone era.

[–] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

There is !hmmm@lemmy.world but it's not very active.

[–] terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't understand? I see these kind of vending machines often in gas station restrooms all the time.

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[–] takeda@szmer.info 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So there is a Japanese condom brand called Kimono. They are one of the thinnest (latex) condoms in the world. The dispenser also says about thin so maybe that's it.

Though since they don't list brand, perhaps you are right, or they rely on people hearing something about it, but not knowing the brand and instead selling them some cheap chinese crap from alibaba.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

That's mostly it. Mince in french could be translated to either slim or thin in english, and I believe it's the later in that situation.

[–] HairHeel@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago
[–] goa_mpu@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't HAVE to share. You seem like the kind of person, that forces their beliefs in others. Not a very nice trait.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So... No one time use "vaginas"? That's what they usually have here in Germany aside the weird condoms

[–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh lol yes! "Travel pussy"... I almost forgot. I wonder what was inside...

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... What the fuck do you do with that?

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Lube it up and... well... idk really

[–] TheCee@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TheCee@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hmm, there are four kinds of merch but three knobs. How?

[–] takeda@szmer.info 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The way it works is if you place 2$ you get the chocolate flavored condoms, but if you instead put 2$ then you get the Asian condoms.

[–] TheCee@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The way it works is if you place 2$ you get the chocolate flavored condoms, but if you instead put 2$ then you get the Asian condoms.

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Makes sense. At first I thought you have to turn your coin around.

[–] takeda@szmer.info 1 points 1 year ago

Of course not. Putting the coin the other way could break the machine and then you won't get anything.

[–] JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

4 if you count the one using the machine. I'll see myself out...

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Some mysteries will be forever unsolved 😢

[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think it's racist. But I'm not asian. Penis size does matter what buying condoms. On the average Asian penises are a bit smaller so the need a different size of condom. Rather than having to buy a 'small' condom they can buy an average Asian size. Most women don't mind a smaller penis when the guy attached to it know how to work it so I think it's fine.

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

The advert, translated from french says "Ultra-THIN asian condom". "Mince" means thin in French (I'm from Quebec). It has nothing to do with the size of it, it's the thickness.

Asian massage techniques/oils are all the rage in the sex world. Prostitution is legal in the form of "escorts" you can hire as companions, and the loop-hole is "what 2 adults do in the privacy of their home/hotel, isn't regulated by the government". This spawn "erotic massage parlors" that claim to not do any fucking but just "sensual massages" as in a commercial building that would be illegal (they still totally do).

This is trying to appeal to that demographic and isn't racist; Asia is known for this stuff, at least here. Btw "Mince" and "Minced" as in Minced-meat share the same origin in latin for "smallness",, but in french does not mean that.

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[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe a pics community? Either way I like it.

[–] NaoPb@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Makes me curious about everything included in the one on the right.

Could somebody translate it?

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's good fishing in Quebec.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I loves fishing in kweebec

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

ᴵ ᶠᵘᶜᵏᶦⁿᵍ ʰᵃᵗᵉ ᴷʷᵉᵉᵇᵉᶜ

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Canadians are so innovative. I never would’ve thought to use a vibrating dong ring to catch fish.

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they're trying to say they are small condoms then what's the issue with that? On average Asian penises are smaller. Statistics aren't exactly racist.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Even if it were true that Asian penises are smaller on average, to call small penises "Asian" is racist.

It's like even if white people were dumber on average, it'd be racist to call all dumb people "white".

Or even if men were fatter on average, it'd be sexist to call all fat people "men".

But it's not just that one. ALL of the items are bizarre for a basement washroom of a rural Quebec gas station.

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