Feb 21, 2011 / Topic Ideas

How long do you think you could go without a shower?

Topic #53

How long do you think you could go without a shower?

Did you know: The modern domestic shower was invented in the early 1800s( via wikipedia). For hundreds of years before that, in most of the world, people went their entire lives without ever taking a shower (and even today some of your coworkers probably still don’t shower enough).

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  1. Ewwww! Can’t believe you’re asking this. I know Halle Berry went without one for a month researhing the role of a crack addict (I forget the movie). I mean, the gal can act; that’s taking the role waaaaaaay too seriously.

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  3. The person who came up with this question is obviously not a mom or in a circle of moms. Pose that one to a room full of mothers of preschoolers and I’m willing to bet the question would be, “How long can you go before you HAVE to take a shower”. I measure how good a week is by how frequently I get to wash my hair sometimes.

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  6. Might be able to survive a day without a shower. Longer than that, not so much. As a child whose widowed mom could not afford a hot water heater, I had to sit in a tub pouring cold water over my soapy body to rinse off. As a result, I now relish hot showers. That daily habit is a luxury which I never take for granted. And when there’s a power outtage, I know how to deal. Been there, done that.

    financial comfort for me is having hot water…and a hot bath…hugmamma. 🙂

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  8. When I read this topic — I translated it in my mind as “How long can you go without bathing?” and my answer was — I can’t. I need to bathe every morning by 8am or else the day goes really badly for me. I can’t stand myself when I haven’t had a bath ! Plus entering the prayer room (pooja room) without bathing is a strict no-no !!

    Then the “shower being invented in the 1800s thing” hit me and this topic began to look funny to me. Why funny you may ask? Because showers must have entered India in the mid-20th century and till (and even now) then we kept ourselves perfectly clean by filling up a bucket with warm water and pouring it on ourselves with a mug as needed. Gazillion gallons of water is saved this way!

    Somehow showering and bathing are decoupled in my head 🙂 Interesting topic with interesting responses nonetheless!

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  9. Since I have been unemployed for an extended period of time, I have had the opportunity to experiment. I have actually made it to 30 days without a shower. And though I can notice a smell other than freshness when I give myself the sniff test, it’s not overpowering…

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