http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s62-_wM-uoo
I saw this video on The Chive the other day and I found it a bit awkward, but funny.
Showering is something I do at least once a day and I think most people do the same. It is a common practice of cleansing the body for personal hygiene. I don't know about anybody else but I feel really gross if I don't take a shower daily.
In western culture, it's common for people to shower once a day and usually in the morning before daily activities. "Arriving at work without having showered may be seen as a sign of unprofessionalism or slovenliness." - Wikipedia. I agree with that. You should be clean, look decent and smell good or odorless when you go to work. I'm pretty sure it is frowned upon if you were to go to work greasey and smelling of body odor.
Due to higher humidity in East Asia, it is common for people there to shower a couple times a day to wash off the sweat. Some Europeans believe in showering twice a day, morning and night. Same reason as western culture for a morning shower, and a nightly shower in order to wash of the dirt to keep the bed clean.
I think a shower should be part of everyone's day, whether it be in the morning or night. As long as you stay clean and B.O. free.
The video is so strange! I agree with your statement about not smelling or appearing "dirty" on a day to day basis. Some people say that showering every day is actually bad for your hair. Also I have heard that some people in Asian countries tend to shower rarely because of the necessity to conserve water. So while I agree with the clean appearance statement, I think that showering everyday is sometimes over the top. (Don't get me wrong, I do shower every day) But for some parts of the world, that just isn't an option.
ReplyDeleteShowering and personal hygiene is an interesting body practice. Especially when we look at how different cultures view it. In some cultures showering is not nearly as much of a priority as it is in more westernized cultures. For one it's not readily accessible for some so the idea of being cleanly is different than from the way we see cleanliness. For westernized cultures being clean is a priority because all of our other needs are more likely to be taken care of (specifically see Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)than someone in, say a third world civilization, where the focus is on food, safety, shelter, etc. Interesting how body practices vary from one culture to another, especially when we can break it down to a science.
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