07-19-2004, 05:57 PM
Just a random observation:<br>
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It seems like people in warmer climates were more concerned about cleanliness than people in colder climates. The Romans, Egyptians, people from the modern Middle East (as well as I assume Ancient Middle East but I don't know that much about them), and the Japanese all were immaculate compared to the Vikings, Celts, or practically anywhere in Europe during the Middle Ages or the Renaissance.<br>
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Could a reason that if it's warm enough pretty much year-round to take baths, people were more likely too rather than in colder climates where it is easier just to pile on more clothes? Or if water is scarce enough like in the desert climates, you would take any chance you could at taking a bath because you never knew when your next one might be?<br>
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Deb <p></p><i></i>
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It seems like people in warmer climates were more concerned about cleanliness than people in colder climates. The Romans, Egyptians, people from the modern Middle East (as well as I assume Ancient Middle East but I don't know that much about them), and the Japanese all were immaculate compared to the Vikings, Celts, or practically anywhere in Europe during the Middle Ages or the Renaissance.<br>
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Could a reason that if it's warm enough pretty much year-round to take baths, people were more likely too rather than in colder climates where it is easier just to pile on more clothes? Or if water is scarce enough like in the desert climates, you would take any chance you could at taking a bath because you never knew when your next one might be?<br>
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Deb <p></p><i></i>
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Sulpicia Lepdinia
Legio XX
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Sulpicia Lepdinia
Legio XX
