>>>>It sounds weird to me, but my daughter said she and her friend almost gagged several times because so many of the people just downright stank. I asked her if she adhered to the "when in Rome" theory and she said - not!
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>>>If you nowadays go to concert or disco where many people meet - you are right, personal odour sometimes is horrible. Methinks it was always this way, but you did not notice it, because previously it was not noticed because of cigarette smoke. Smoking inside is banned now almost everywhere and your clothes will not make your appartment smell like an ashtray any more - but now you realize that somewhere within 3m distance somebody cultivates bacteria on his/her skin.
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>>>But for the larger part we shower once or twice a day plus the number of sports activities resulting in a sweaty body. Recreational bathing happens less often over here - probably a function of less jacuzis - less space over here.
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>>>regards
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>>>thomas
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>>It's ok, if that's the custom. Here, I think most Americans (US variety) bath at least once a day. We also have bathtubs, which I'm told are not the norm in Europe. I prefer a bath, if I've been doing something strenuous, and a shower, if not.
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>Real men don't bath. They shower.
>What a girly-man!

Haha, just wait til you get old, and you'll feel the need to soak too. Broken bones don't get soothed by a shower.