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The definition of "clean" in relation to personal hygeine has frankly changed since my childhood (Hornchurch, Essex, in late 40's, early 50's), when a bath was a once-weekly event and could only be 3 inches deep because heating water was "expensive". I now feel dirty if I don't bathe every day, though I still tend to have shallow baths. I can remember wearing the same clothes several days in a row (I don't remember Mum getting a washing-machine till later, and when she did, it was a twin-tub which vibrated and danced about the kitchen). I would find that repugnant now, and have clean clothes daily. |
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