>>Maybe they where pulling your daughters leg. Anyway I don't need to shower every day. Most days it rains and then I can rub myself dry on someone a bit cleaner on the tube.
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>>http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/06/travelandtransport.usa
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>>My son is planning to cycle across the US next year I expect he'll take a bath when he's about half way. (unless he's not got very sweaty in which case he needn't bother.)
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>My daughter was speaking from first nose experience. She said some of the people smelled so bad, she almost threw up. I guess it's what you are used to. I'm used to the homeless/drunks/winos smelling like that, but not the general population. We bath/shower EVERY day, as a rule. And most people use deodorant.

I shower every day but I don't like deodorant so i'd better never meet your daughter. I'd hate her to throw up on me ! Which was the smelliest country she visited in her role as an unofficial US envoy ?