Americans are more used to using brands rather than product names.
An European would just ask for ibruprofen and swallow whatever brand they throw on the counter, where an american would ask for Advil ( and from what I heard they often think anything else not to have the same effect. )
Very true. My mother in law calls it motrin. If I ask if she wants ibruprofen for a back pain, she says “no, but do you have any motrim”. It’s been like 20 years, she still can’t get it in her head that they are the same thing. Even advil is different in her mind.
Wtf is “depends” here?
It’s a popular brand of adult diapers
Ah, now the joke makes sense. Thanks.
Wasn’t sure if it was some sort of typo.
Americans are more used to using brands rather than product names.
An European would just ask for ibruprofen and swallow whatever brand they throw on the counter, where an american would ask for Advil ( and from what I heard they often think anything else not to have the same effect. )
Very true. My mother in law calls it motrin. If I ask if she wants ibruprofen for a back pain, she says “no, but do you have any motrim”. It’s been like 20 years, she still can’t get it in her head that they are the same thing. Even advil is different in her mind.
Thanks for clearing that up. (still can’t wrap my head around it though)
It’s a brand of adult diapers