How often Russian take a bath or take a shower?
I read sth that Russian seldom take shower daily. Is it true? - two times a week or.................. Is this the culture or the cold weather? And there are many regulations to follow before jumping into the swimming pool.
PS Chinese pregnancy woman seldom allowed to wash her hair and no shower for one month after birth (in old days).
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Originally Posted by msleelee
I read sth that Russian seldom take shower daily. Is it true? - two times a week or.................. Is this the culture or the cold weather? And there are many regulations to follow before jumping into the swimming pool.
PS Chinese pregnancy woman seldom allowed to wash her hair and no shower for one month after birth (in old days).
It varies. I prefer to take a shower daily though I know people who seem not to wash at all :lol2:
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I read sth that Russian seldom take shower daily. Is it true?
Depends on how drunk they are.
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I read sth that Russian seldom take shower daily. Is it true? - two times a week or.................. Is this the culture or the cold weather?
What a rubbish. :lol:
By the way, what has the cold weather to do with it??? On the contrary, if I'm freezing, then I go to a bathroom more often, to warm myself!
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What a rubbish. :lol:
By the way, what has the cold weather to do with it??? On the contrary, if I'm freezing, then I go to a bathroom more often, to warm myself!
It's not a rubbish, I know quite a lot people who take a bath once or twice a week. It has nothing to do with culture, though, but more with the available conveniences.
Most of them live in houses with poor tap water supply. That means the cold water is provided a few times a week for a few hours and no hot (tap) water is available whatsoever.
They actually have to heat the water on fire in the buckets to take a bath, if you can call it that. No wonder they are no big fans of bathing, especially in winter, when it's indeed cold in the house (poor house heating also).
Not everybody lives in a big city, Olya, and to people who have to put some serious effort into making a simple bath your words about 'warming yourself' sound like a jibe. :wink:
Often these people keep their 'twice-a-week' bathing routine for some time even when they change their living conditions for the better. Just a habbit, I suppose. :?
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I read sth that Russian seldom take shower daily. Is it true? - two times a week or.................. Is this the culture or the cold weather? And there are many regulations to follow before jumping into the swimming pool.
PS Chinese pregnancy woman seldom allowed to wash her hair and no shower for one month after birth (in old days).
Yes, this is true. We are an inherently clean people, so we don't need to rub our epidermis down with shower gel every day the way some crazy people do in the West. Once or twice a year is enough for most Russians to stay clean and keep the русский дух (means both 'Russian spirit' and 'Russian odour') alive.
The rules of entering a swimming pool are strict. First, you must take your fur hat off. Then, you must remove your felt boots. You leave your kalashnikov with a pool attendant. Urinating into the swimming pool is allowed only to children under the age of 14 and the elderly (those who are 35 and over). The water temperature is usually +4C. Many swimming pools have a bar where you can buy vodka or samogon, but some are BYOB (bring your own bottle).
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The rules of entering a swimming pool are strict... You leave your kalashnikov with a pool attendant.
Out here in the wild west of Arizona, I would never allow the attendant to take my firearms from me before I entered a public pool! If the jack-booted government thugs come for me while I'm swimming, I'm damn well gonna show them what a freedom-loving American in a Speedo can do with his trusty automatic. :lol:
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I read sth that Russian seldom take shower daily. Is it true? - two times a week or.................. Is this the culture or the cold weather? And there are many regulations to follow before jumping into the swimming pool.
Я вообще не моюсь. Моются те, кому чесаться лень. 8)