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Do you shower/bath everyday

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TheSpoonyNavyReader · 14/04/2024 07:06

Just that really, do you shower/bath daily as an adult that (not ill or has health conditions)

I am asking this as another thread, made me curious.

YIBU- I don't shower everyday, there is no need.
YANBU- I shower everyday as I like to be clean.

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Luxell934 · 15/04/2024 12:31

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 10:55

Ewwwww yes twice a day ….you have too …especially the arse area ..please is this even a question

You must have really sloppy shits my love to need to shower twice a day just for your arse 😂 that’s not normal, maybe visit the doctor about that.

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 12:27

I do shower twice a day ...but for ppl who don't does this still apply if you are or if you have had your leg over ewwww

cardibach · 15/04/2024 12:27

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 12:06

There is nothing wrong with that ..everyone to there own my comments ate how I feel maybe ott but that is probably to do with issues that I have

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I think the problem is you said ‘you’ not ‘l’ have to. Which implies you are criticising anyone who doesn’t.

cakecoffeecakecoffee · 15/04/2024 12:22

Every other day usually throughout the majority of the year. Daily in hot weather.

Catsmere · 15/04/2024 12:10

Nope. I'm fairly sedentary, so don't get sweaty that often. I live alone, so I'm not exchanging body fluids* with anyone, and I shower before bed. Was different when I was going to work, then I'd be in the shower as soon as I got home, every day.

*unless you count when my cats wash my chin

QueenMegan · 15/04/2024 12:10

I've stopped as it's unnecessary. Stopped washing my hair and it's never looked so good
Do a strip wash now for key areas pits bits and face.
No one has told me I smell.

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 12:06

KimberleyClark · 15/04/2024 11:55

I have a poo in the morning,wipe thoroughly then have a shower and wash my bum then. I don’t shower for the rest of the day unless I have exercised. What’s wrong with that?

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There is nothing wrong with that ..everyone to there own my comments ate how I feel maybe ott but that is probably to do with issues that I have

KimberleyClark · 15/04/2024 11:55

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 10:55

Ewwwww yes twice a day ….you have too …especially the arse area ..please is this even a question

I have a poo in the morning,wipe thoroughly then have a shower and wash my bum then. I don’t shower for the rest of the day unless I have exercised. What’s wrong with that?

Gingerbee · 15/04/2024 11:37

I tend to shower daily. I don't wash my hair everyday. I, also use the bidet a couple of times if I am at home.

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 11:32

GalileoHumpkins · 15/04/2024 11:28

I'm just about to have my fifth shower of the day with a clean towel for hair, one for each arm, one for each leg, one for back, one for front, two disposable ones for front bum and back bum (so gross to use a normal one) one for each foot and a whole set of clean clothing for after.
Anyone who doesn't do the same as me is fucking disgusting and grim and vile...

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GalileoHumpkins · 15/04/2024 11:28

KimberleyClark · 14/04/2024 10:06

And if you don’t use a freshly laundered towel every time that’s just unspeakable.

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I'm just about to have my fifth shower of the day with a clean towel for hair, one for each arm, one for each leg, one for back, one for front, two disposable ones for front bum and back bum (so gross to use a normal one) one for each foot and a whole set of clean clothing for after.
Anyone who doesn't do the same as me is fucking disgusting and grim and vile...

Tengreenbottles2 · 15/04/2024 11:14

I wash my armpits every day, but I I just don't see a need to have a full body shower every single day. It's so wasteful (of my time, as well as of water and gas).

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 11:10

Cazpar · 15/04/2024 11:07

Well you're the one going "ewww" and saying you "have to" shower twice a day.

I'm curious what awful things will happen if you don't.

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Have you also asked other ppl why they shower twice a day I’m curious to know maybe other ppl have issues to

peakygold · 15/04/2024 11:10

Twice a day when I was nursing. Now once a day, sometimes later on in the day if I am going to a dusty car boot sale or a sweaty jumble sale, to get the muck off. 😂

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 11:09

Cazpar · 15/04/2024 11:07

Well you're the one going "ewww" and saying you "have to" shower twice a day.

I'm curious what awful things will happen if you don't.

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Nothing awful will happen I suffer OCD too but really don’t know why I’m explaining myself ..ok I suffer OCD that’s me I need to feel clean I have issues with not feeling clean ..have I explained myself enough now ??

Anyotherdude · 15/04/2024 11:08

No when:
I’ve not worked a sweat
I’m working from home

This translates to around 5 showers a week. When I don’t shower, I (obviously) do a stand-up flannel wash in the morning before cleaning my teeth.
I always wear clean underwear though…

Cazpar · 15/04/2024 11:07

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 11:05

I shower in the morning to feel fresh and clean after working all day I shower to feel fresh and clean ….have you asked this question to everyone else who showers twice a day or are you singling me out

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Well you're the one going "ewww" and saying you "have to" shower twice a day.

I'm curious what awful things will happen if you don't.

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 11:05

Cazpar · 15/04/2024 11:01

Why, what horrors do you think will befall you if you only shower once a day?

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I shower in the morning to feel fresh and clean after working all day I shower to feel fresh and clean ….have you asked this question to everyone else who showers twice a day or are you singling me out

PandaCwtch · 15/04/2024 11:04

Twice a day. As other posters, I'll have a shower after exercise, which I would do in the morning. I might exercise again early evening, so I'll shower/bath then. If not, I'd still shower/bath before bed. I can't get into bed without washing, both to remove actual sweat/dirt but also the act of showering or having a bath helps me sleep. Morning shower is literally 2-3 minutes, so it's not a big deal

Cazpar · 15/04/2024 11:01

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 10:55

Ewwwww yes twice a day ….you have too …especially the arse area ..please is this even a question

Why, what horrors do you think will befall you if you only shower once a day?

Nicetobenice7 · 15/04/2024 10:55

Ewwwww yes twice a day ….you have too …especially the arse area ..please is this even a question

Dweetfidilove · 15/04/2024 10:54

Twice a day.

Cazpar · 15/04/2024 10:50

CammyChameleon · 15/04/2024 10:17

Bidet evangelists have the strangest arguments lol.

A) Why should Brits care what other populations think of the cleanliness of our arseholes - and why are these people thinking of our arseholes so much anyway?

B) Would I rub shit off my hand with a paper towel and leave it at that - no, but then I use my hands to cook dinner, eat and touch my face. I don't know anyone who uses their arsehole to do any of those activities.

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I have travelled to mostly bidet-using countries and to mostly toilet-paper using countries.

In neither case did anyone walk around smelling of shit, nor were vast swathes of the population succumbing to arse-based disease.

I can only conclude therefore that both bidets and toilet paper are perfectly adequate for the job and you should choose whichever you prefer.

CammyChameleon · 15/04/2024 10:17

smellslikecinnamon · 14/04/2024 17:22

In the UK the vast majority don't use a bidet. Now the huge swathes of the planet who wash their bottoms with water after a trip to the loo already think the Brits are revolting for just wiping with paper. Imagine getting poo on your hand. Would you just wipe it away with paper? Not even washing daily is just rank.

Bidet evangelists have the strangest arguments lol.

A) Why should Brits care what other populations think of the cleanliness of our arseholes - and why are these people thinking of our arseholes so much anyway?

B) Would I rub shit off my hand with a paper towel and leave it at that - no, but then I use my hands to cook dinner, eat and touch my face. I don't know anyone who uses their arsehole to do any of those activities.

CammyChameleon · 15/04/2024 10:04

Not always. If I'm on my period or the weather is hot, then yes, every day. Otherwise I can go a day or two doing face, pits and naughty bits (+feet) with soap and a flannel.