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How Often Do You Shower (or: “Opinionated Adults Debate On The Underlying Psychological Causes...)
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You know, I was genuinely curious about what inspired the creation of such a mundane poll, so I did some research, and holy ****ing **** it's so much bigger than any of us could've imagined! @Mac'nCheese, I hate how you USED us for your own financial gain! 
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Foiled again! I would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for you kid!
Some of you seem really offended by being asked how often you shower and acting like it’s a personal attack on you. If you don’t want to answer the poll then don’t answer it. The Illuminati isn’t behind the poll, I promise. Sheesh.
Just taking the Tube somewhere in London makes me suspect that a large proportion don't.
Some people *honk*. They stink. And I mean that in a days old sweat that hasn't seen a dash of water in a while. And then stuffed into a suit with a spray of ghastly after shave / perfume to try and mask the odour.
Funny you should say that.
My father used to complain of work colleagues smothered in Old Spice to drown out less pleasant (and permanent) odours.
My French friends have told me that the Metro in Paris used to stink as late as the 70s (having explained that hygiene was a very subjective matter that was not really much of a priority until Germans - the one good thing said of them was the matter of hygiene - and Americans - brought their habits of daily showering to recalcitrant French people).
As a child, we were of the generation of a weekly bath (then shower) and use of sinks; it was only as a teenager that more frequent, and eventually daily, showers became a matter of habit and preference.
Does religious people not shower regularly?You know, I was genuinely curious about what inspired the creation of such a mundane poll, so I did some research, and holy ****ing **** it's so much bigger than any of us could've imagined! @Mac'nCheese, I hate what I now know about you; I hate how you USED us!
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I’d imagine they does, but you should ask them, not me.
Sorry, you just got so upset about the atheist imagery, and used the words "creation" and "holy" in your post, so I assumed your were another cult member.
There are some religious cults (not excluding some of the more eccentric Christian fundamentalists) who view the idea of soap and water meeting the human body with considerable distaste.
Bertrand Russell cited some interesting sources on this very topic in one of his works (Why I Am Not A Christian).
Those seem like perfectly apposite words for an atheist to use when they find something unbelievable.Sorry, you just got so upset about the atheist imagery, and used the words "creation" and "holy" in your post, so I assumed your were another cult member.
Indeed.
My remarks were prompted by what I see as an increasing intrusiveness (and acceptance of this mindset) and inability to respect personal and private boundaries which you see increasingly online (and a curious defensiveness when those who do seek to ask such questions are called out on why they wish to know such things), and a concern that private information can be used for monetary gain.
My own response to people without boundaries --who act as if even the most intimate aspects of the lives of casual acquaintances are destined to become seamlessly a part of their own experience, no matter if vicarious-- is just to smile or laugh and say "I don't mind your asking [such a personal question] if you don't mind my not responding."
Sometimes I don't even tag the question as personal in delivering that remark, if I have gotten to know the person fairly well and realize he or she operates without boundaries all the time and so has no clue what "such a personal question" even means.
It doesn't bother me in the least if people like that at least momentarily take offense, either. After all, they've already practically incorporated my existence into their own, perhaps despite my many refusals to cooperate, so my declining to answer one more question should end up feeling to them approximately like their having changed their own mind about exploring some topic: "Oh never mind I'll wonder about that tomorrow."
I am in a power wheelchair so need help with everything. Showering is like an hour long process for me and is often painful. Twice a week, three at max. Count your blessings.
Once a day to more than once a day especially in the summer and if I go to the gym (which isn't often enough). I usually go to gym at night on work days or in the morning on days I don't work (then I shower once right after for the day).
Like others in this thread my hair definitely needs a washing every 24 hours so if I can't shower, I'll bring along shampoo and do my hair in a sink quick if I can.
What's really changed my appreciation of showers recently? http://www.wildwomensoaps.com/ --- found these soaps in Kingman Arizona during a trip this year and instantly fell in love with them. Makes showering a lot more fun and it has a huge positive effect on my skin vs normal soap (even dove). My skin is very dry - this soap helps a lot.
I usually try to shut off the water when lathering to help save water/gas but in the winter, too difficult to do that. However, if I do 2 showers a day, I usually force shutting off water to save water. California needs every drop!
Like others in this thread my hair definitely needs a washing every 24 hours so if I can't shower, I'll bring along shampoo and do my hair in a sink quick if I can.
What's really changed my appreciation of showers recently? http://www.wildwomensoaps.com/ --- found these soaps in Kingman Arizona during a trip this year and instantly fell in love with them. Makes showering a lot more fun and it has a huge positive effect on my skin vs normal soap (even dove). My skin is very dry - this soap helps a lot.
I usually try to shut off the water when lathering to help save water/gas but in the winter, too difficult to do that. However, if I do 2 showers a day, I usually force shutting off water to save water. California needs every drop!
My problem is not that people choose not to answer--there are many questions here that I choose not to answer, but that's the extent of my action. I choose not to answer and I leave it alone. It's the people who feel the need to call out the question (and the people who do choose to answer) as if its very existence is some great offense. You are not being cornered in a personal conversation and forced to respond with awkward silence and evasion to an uncomfortable question (believe me, I've had my share of those. "So are you gay?" comes to mind). This is an online forum--you can scroll past the questions you are not interested in answering. So yes, I do find the strong resistance a bit odd or unnecessary. And this is based on my personal experience, as I said in my original post. I've been posting on forums since I was 13 and I'm used to questions like this. I'm not suggesting that a question about showering is some wonderful inquiry with the potential for such fascinating discussion, but I'm used to answering questions about my family, my town, daily life, hobbies, interests, etc. To me it's not "invasive", it's a way to get to know the people you post with better. As I said, it's generally among people who've been members for a long time (I understand there was a recent invasive poll posted by someone who only had one other post. That I can understand being suspect of, but the OP of this question is a long-time user and someone I'm familiar with). Questions like that are frequent on the other sites that I've been posting on for years, so yes, to me, it is normal. Hygiene questions are less frequent and less interesting to me, but the posts above show that people are having fun with it and I don't think any harm has been done.
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It’s a voluntary poll in a public forum. Your privacy isn’t being invaded. You have the choice to avoid the thread entirely. That’s the beauty of choice. Some rather interesting posts have come from a rather mundane poll, so I don’t find it entirely pointless. I’m honestly a little confused at the effort in which people put forth to find offense in something. I don’t think this poll has some dark motives for personal gain. And even if it did ... it’s a poll about showering.
It’s a voluntary poll in a public forum. Your privacy isn’t being invaded. You have the choice to avoid the thread entirely. That’s the beauty of choice. Some rather interesting posts have come from a rather mundane poll, so I don’t find it entirely pointless. I’m honestly a little confused at the effort in which people put forth to find offense in something. I don’t think this poll has some dark motives for personal gain. And even if it was ... it’s a poll about showering.
But it is also about the evolving etiquette of the online world, which is what I am querying.
In real life, certainly in the world in which I grew up, such questions would have been seen as unpardonably intrusive; what I am questioning is the assumption that people automatically have the right to pose such personal questions - and to expect answers - because this sort of conduct has become increasingly normalised recent years.
And yes, there have also been attempts to monetise such information, though I doubt that this has been the OP's intent.
@Scepticalscribe And there may be a generational factor at play, I'm sure. I was born in '98 and have been using the internet for most of my life. I'm used to social media and friends who share every aspect of their lives online. It's normal among people my age. In fact, I'm one of the more reticent ones who doesn't feel the need to post every meal they've ever eaten on Instagram or share where they are at every moment with their friends.
You’re trying to shun people’s right to ask silly questions based on your own moral compass. I understand what you’re trying to say, but your perspective is something I don’t personally agree with. I don’t know what world you’re describing that you grew up in, but my grandparents wouldn’t be offended by this poll in any way, shape, or form. This sounds uniquely personal.