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【No. 0763】You will become a cow if you lie down soon after eating.

Jan 19, 2017 10:14
There is a famous superstition in Japan as the following:

"You will become a cow if you lie down soon after eating."

In fact, I was also taught like that.

I have no idea why it is a cow, but I think that it says "you will get fat like a cow."

Lying down soon after eating is regarded as a bad manner in Japan.

Therefore, in order to admonish such behavior, this superstition was born.

However, according to a medical study, lying down for about 30 minutes soon after eating is good for your health -- it will play a role in the digestive process.
食べた後すぐ寝ると牛になる

日本には、次のような有名な迷信があります。

「食べた後すぐ寝ると牛になる」

実際、私もそのように教わりました。

何故「牛」かはよくわかりませんが、「牛のように太るぞ」ということを言っているのだと思われます。

食べてすぐ寝るのは行儀が悪いとされているため、そのような行為を戒めるためにこの迷信が作られました。

しかし、医学的な観点からすると、食後は30分ほど横になって寝たほうが、消化に良いそうです。

Corrections (3)

No. 1 Cheru
  • There is a famous superstition in Japan as the following:
  • There is a famous superstition in Japan that goes as the following:
  • In fact, I was also taught like that.
  • In fact, I was also taught this like that.
  • I have no idea why it is a cow, but I think that it says "you will get fat like a cow."
  • I have no idea why it is a cow, but I think that it says means "you will get fat like a cow."
Toru
Thank you so much for correcting my post! :)
No. 2 Vatsala
  • There is a famous superstition in Japan as the following:
  • There is a famous proverb in Japan,
  • "You will become a cow if you lie down soon after eating."
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • In fact, I was also taught like that.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • I have no idea why it is a cow, but I think that it says "you will get fat like a cow."
  • I have no idea why it is only a cow, it might be like "you will become fat like a cow."
  • Lying down soon after eating is regarded as a bad manner in Japan.
  • Lying down after meal is meant as a bad manner in Japan.
  • Therefore, in order to admonish such behavior, this superstition was born.
  • Therefore, in order to break off such habit, this superstition was born.
  • However, according to a medical study, lying down for about 30 minutes soon after eating is good for your health -- it will play a role in the digestive process.
  • However, according to medical research, resting after 30 minutes of meal consumption is good for health -- ensures good role play in digestion .
Toru
Thank you so much for correcting my post! (^^)
No. 3 南蛮人
  • You will become a cow if you lie down soon after eating.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • There is a famous superstition in Japan as the following:
  • There is a famous superstition in Japan that goes as the following:
  • "You will become a cow if you lie down soon after eating."
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • In fact, I was also taught like that.
  • In fact, I was also taught like that.
  • I have no idea why it is a cow, but I think that it says "you will get fat like a cow."
  • I have no idea why it is "a cow", but I think that it says means "you will get fat like a cow."
  • Lying down soon after eating is regarded as a bad manner in Japan.
  • Lying down soon after eating is regarded as a bad manners in Japan.
  • Therefore, in order to admonish such behavior, this superstition was born.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • However, according to a medical study, lying down for about 30 minutes soon after eating is good for your health -- it will play a role in the digestive process.
  • However, according to a medical study, lying down for about 30 minutes soon after eating is good for your health -- it will play a role in help the digestive process.

Regarding superstitions we have one that you shouldn't bathe/shower/shave soon after having a meal, it's supposedly very dangerous.

The time varies from 1 to 3 hours.

Toru
Thank you so much for the corrections!
And thank you for sharing that :)
We also think that taking bath/shower soon after having a meal is danger, but I didn't know about shaving.

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