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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 3874 New England, NSW Gender:	Which country bathes the most? Aug 31^st, 2026 at 8:31am Recent posts touching on this subject prompted me to go seeking and I found this.
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Re: Which country bathes the most?
Reply #1 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 8:56am

Highly probably correct.
Japan sticks out for me, but.... their summers demand more cleansing.
Brazil too. Bathing, well - that's going for a swim too. Good beaches.

Mexico? Chilli 🌶 bum burns and sloppies in a heavily polluted smog country of heat.

India: hot, smog, polluted, filthy rubbish everywhere like untouchable dead bodies, over crowded body rubbing, curry & chilli bum slopping everywhere and anywhere.
Just take a watch of travelling influencers as they pass through India 🇮🇳 like the runs.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 121926 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Which country bathes the most? Reply #2 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 8:59am Sir Eoin - learn how to resize pictures:
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Jasin Gold Member Online Posts: 57956 Gender:	Re: Which country bathes the most? Reply #3 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 9:05am Wash that runny poo away, Every hour, every meal
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Re: Which country bathes the most?
Reply #4 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 10:16am

Jasin wrote on Aug 31^st, 2026 at 8:56am:

Highly probably correct.
Japan sticks out for me, but.... their summers demand more cleansing.
Brazil too. Bathing, well - that's going for a swim too. Good beaches.

Mexico? Chilli 🌶 bum burns and sloppies in a heavily polluted smog country of heat.

India: hot, smog, polluted, filthy rubbish everywhere like untouchable dead bodies, over crowded body rubbing, curry & chilli bum slopping everywhere and anywhere.
Just take a watch of travelling influencers as they pass through India 🇮🇳 like the runs.

Bath or perish!!!

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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 60415 Gender:	Re: Which country bathes the most? Reply #5 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 10:55am Jasin wrote on Aug 31^st, 2026 at 9:05am: Wash that runny poo away, Every hour, every meal Bucket and Mug: Many homes and budget hotels use a large plastic bucket (balti) and a small pitcher (mug) instead of a shower.
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Reply #6 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 11:19am

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Aug 31^st, 2026 at 8:31am:

Recent posts touching on this subject prompted me to go seeking and I found this.

India?

If you class bathing in filthy polluted rivers as bathing?

And I've been in more cabs with Indian or Pakistani drivers who absolutely reek of acrid BO than you've had hot dinners.

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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 3874 New England, NSW Gender:	Re: Which country bathes the most? Reply #7 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 2:06pm Two things stand out from most replies, Ignorance and prejudice.
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Jasin Gold Member Online Posts: 57956 Gender:	Re: Which country bathes the most? Reply #8 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 2:12pm Maybe so. Sir Eoin. But very very justified and true. India takes cultural pride in their filth like some holy dedication.
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tallowood Gold Member Offline Израиль Навсегда Posts: 9172 Gender:	Re: Which country bathes the most? Reply #9 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 2:22pm There is a legend that in time of Chingis Khan Mongols did not bath at all and no blade or arrow point could penetrate accumulated layers of dirt and that's why they were invincible in battle.
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Reply #10 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 4:49pm

Gnads wrote on Aug 31^st, 2026 at 11:19am:

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Aug 31^st, 2026 at 8:31am:

Recent posts touching on this subject prompted me to go seeking and I found this.

India?

If you class bathing in filthy polluted rivers as bathing?

And I've been in more cabs with Indian or Pakistani drivers who absolutely reek of acrid BO than you've had hot dinners.

Perhaps in India, they stink to high heaven. I doubt the chart is accurate. Americans have a thing about showering often. To think of them having less than a shower per day is ludicrous. I have stayed on a property out in rural Qld (near Kin Kin). The family there did not have showers unless it is raining. They had to rely on tank water. And even when it rained, they would go outside with a bar of soap and scrub themselves over in the rain. I was told off for having a 5 minute shower or flushing the toilet.

I am so accustomed to showering that I cannot go a day without a shower too often (unless it is winter). Speaking of which, I have not showered in 36 hours. But at least it is better than some people who never showered. A representative for local council (name withheld) was once a long-haired scruffy university student. He reeked to high hell of body odour, and claimed to never shower for some reason. Twenty years later, he was unrecognisable as a politician. I don't know how he could live with himself as a 20-something year old. Even the local FunZone employee banned him from laser tag until his hygiene improved.

Back to the Indians. The ones I worked with seemed to have overdone their bathing. One guy actually oversprayed himself with body deodorant. It was an eye-watering amount of deodorant. I suppose when you are housed in places that has showering facilities, the concept of bathing is a luxury.

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Reply #11 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 4:57pm

tallowood wrote on Aug 31^st, 2026 at 2:22pm:

There is a legend that in time of Chingis Khan Mongols did not bath at all and no blade or arrow point could penetrate accumulated layers of dirt and that's why they were invincible in battle.

If you did a viewing of the SASR in Vietnam, they were known for not showering in the days before they would go out on patrol. They would stop using soap and deodorant. They did not brush their teeth. They would drink tea instead of coffee. And they would not smoke. On their patrols, they would be undetectable.

By comparison, the Vietnamese said that they could smell the American patrols a mile away -- bit of an exaggeration. The smell of cigarette smoke, the deodorant, the lingering soap, the urinations that smelled of coffee that they had drunk that morning. The Americans were so easy to find, it is not surprising that the United States suffered heavy casualties.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21967 Gordon Gender:	Re: Which country bathes the most? Reply #12 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 6:37pm Indians bathe in raw sewerage, that's why they smell so nice.
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Re: Which country bathes the most?
Reply #13 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 6:54pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 31^st, 2026 at 4:57pm:

tallowood wrote on Aug 31^st, 2026 at 2:22pm:

There is a legend that in time of Chingis Khan Mongols did not bath at all and no blade or arrow point could penetrate accumulated layers of dirt and that's why they were invincible in battle.

If you did a viewing of the SASR in Vietnam, they were known for not showering in the days before they would go out on patrol. They would stop using soap and deodorant. They did not brush their teeth. They would drink tea instead of coffee. And they would not smoke. On their patrols, they would be undetectable.

By comparison, the Vietnamese said that they could smell the American patrols a mile away -- bit of an exaggeration. The smell of cigarette smoke, the deodorant, the lingering soap, the urinations that smelled of coffee that they had drunk that morning. The Americans were so easy to find, it is not surprising that the United States suffered heavy casualties.

Way back in the 1950s the Australian army did a test programme on bathing versus no washing in hot desert country, those that did not wash or shave smelled but then the smell tapered off over a week and the count of infectious whatnots on their bodies dropped dramatically to just below those on the bodies of those who enjoyed the luxury of the mobile hot showers.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 26225 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Which country bathes the most? Reply #14 - Aug 31^st, 2026 at 10:47pm Last year, I went 5 days without a shower. I only showered because I was going out shopping. My body odour was so repulsive. But the 10-minute shower was so good that I did not want to leave.
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