Culture Shock Moment (I think)

So I forgot to bring my dental floss. OK, you might not think that it's a big deal. Wooo free from dental hygiene! No no... I can't stand falling asleep without flossing in my dental routine. The first time I went to the grocery/household item store, E. Leclerc, not far from home, I couldn't find any floss near the tooth brushes and the toothpaste. Veeeeeery disappointing! Yesterday, I happen to pass by a pharmacy and think "huh, maybe pharmacies here also sell bathroom items." I didn't find any on the shelves so I asked the store clerk for "de la soie dentaire" (dental silk translated literally) and she had to reiterate "du fil dentaire" (dental string). That's not a big deal; different ways of saying it in different parts of the world. Then, she goes behind the counter to the room with all the medication and I'm thinking "she's got something in her hands she has to put away, she'll come back out and show me where it is on the shelves." But, she ends up coming out from that room with a hexagonal container marked with GUM. Why are they hiding the floss!? The worse part, though, is that I paid 6 EUROS for the ONE container. I was preparing my change on the counter thinking "it's probably just over a Euro, don't need to take out the bills"... 6 EUROS!!!

Michelle is not impressed :(
PS I am aware that it was actually 5,90 Euros, but that has less dramatic effect than a round number.

I wonder if dentists in France do not tell their patients to floss regularly. Even if they did, no one in their right mind would pay 6 EUROS for a package regularly. I probably got unlucky, and only found the expensive stuff.

All I can say is that I do my best to enjoy that floss and cherish it as if it were made of diamonds. I would show you a picture of how short I cut my floss now, not to waste it, but that would be a waste... let's just say that at home I would use this much:
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and now it's more like this much :

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*sigh*

SIDE NOTE JAN 15, 2015

I found a package of floss in a foods store!

JUST ONE!!

really must not be a thing here