Any French here to confirm? I find it very hard to believe at this day and age flossing teeth is some kind of a revelation for France
this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2025
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Copypasting my comment in !europe@feddit.org (it was cross posted there) :
To be fair, it's a bunch of random personal experiences that in no way represent France as a whole. Fil dentaire has existed for decades here, people use them if they want to, in addition to brushing their teeth three times a day after each meal. The fact that the article translates it to soie dentaire which is exclusively French Canadian makes me very distrustful of the author...
Google Translate suggested “passer la soie dentaire”, which roughly translates to “passing dental silk between your teeth”.
What kind of journalist relies on google translate for a translation and not fact check...
Wow thanks, I still remembered this about a month after I posted it
Tbf they mentioned dental brushes instead, and that's what my quebecer dentist recommended to my mom cus of her dental situation. I know my teeth gaps are really tight, I just shread through the string.