# Look...clearly, we haven't discussed The Brazilian enough

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 14, 2001, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-clearly-we-havent-discussed-the-brazilian-enough/54492 "2001-02-14T18:36:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-clearly-we-havent-discussed-the-brazilian-enough/54492/21 "2001-02-15T18:40:33Z")

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> \*Originally posted by rmariamp \*
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> Oh, also, if you are planning this for some kind of event, make sure you have it done several days before, as you will be a bit chafed and puffy for about 24 hours after.

“So Mary, what are you doing for the oscars this year?”

Mary sips her tea.

“OH, I don’t know…getting together with some couples in the neighborhood, chips and dips. how about you?”

Jane sips her tea.

“Nothing much. I thought I’d get a brazilian bikini wax and just enjoy the show with my family.” 😃

I’m excited to have it done! I’m calling Maxine today.

jarbaby

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**Author:** ![jeyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jeyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeyen)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-clearly-we-havent-discussed-the-brazilian-enough/54492/22 "2001-02-15T19:43:30Z")

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This [Salon article](http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/09/03/bikini/index.html) and this [Stranger article](http://www.thestranger.com/current/feature.html) provide first-person accounts of the experience.

Enjoy!

Jeyen

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**Author:** ![Cyndar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cyndar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyndar)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-clearly-we-havent-discussed-the-brazilian-enough/54492/23 "2001-02-15T21:13:44Z")

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Be sure to let us know how the waxing goes.

A few of my coworkers have this done.

I just could not bring myself to get it done. The pain doesn’t worry me, but I can’t expose myself to a stranger so easily.

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**Author:** ![SeaDiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@SeaDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDiver)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-clearly-we-havent-discussed-the-brazilian-enough/54492/24 "2001-02-15T21:46:59Z")

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Cyndar,  
that reminds me of the first time I ever went in for a (regular, not Brazilian) bikini wax. I was younger and way more modest then, but figured the wax lady saw this every day. Then, some other lady just barges right in, and says breezily “oh, it’s just me”. Rather annoyed at the intrusion, I reply (not without a little attitude), “Uh, yes, and WHO are you?”

She was the owner of the day spa. Oops.

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