Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Poll: How often do you bathe?

news.ycombinator.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

41–50 of 89 posts

Re: Poll: How often do you bathe?

#41

Post by postalrat »

Freak_NL wrote: post #20
BLKNSLVR wrote: post #2

I voted 10 but it's closer to 15. Wednesday (night), Friday (night), Saturday (afternoon), Sunday (morning - depending on physical activity, which depends mostly on weather). They're all based on sports activities. For some lucky reason, I don't naturally stink - and I do work with people who would definitely let me know if I did, plus family members where various judgements are pretty no-holds-barred.

15 is a common data point too, because that effectively puts you at once every two days. That's my natural rhythm; any longer and I feel grubby (shaving in particular). I just don't sweat that much I guess. This is a weirdly posed poll though. Per week is much more aligned with people's recurring schedules. I know I shower 3 or 4 days a week, but it's weird to consider this on a monthly basis.

5, 10, 15, 30, 30+ would have been much better options

Re: Poll: How often do you bathe?

#42

Post by k__ »

qoez wrote: post #37

I don't mean this as flamebait but my pet theory is that showering and washing your hands is the 1800s version of wearing covid masks (except it stuck around as a permanent feature). It's more of a public safety thing you do for other people than for yourself and doing it twice a day is probably way excessive. It's probably closer to once every two days or less depending on how easily you generate body odor.

Yes, probably.

Especially since you can wash yourself daily without hopping under a shower or in a tub.

Re: Poll: How often do you bathe?

#44

Post by owebmaster »

alistairSH wrote: post #12
Tuperoir wrote: post #3

Thanks for this poll, I'm baffled to see people not showering every day, but what do you know !

I've been led to believe the daily shower is a mostly American thing. Myself, I shower most days, but that's largely because I'm either in the gym or cycling most days. Sometimes, that means 2x showers, because I'll hit the gym in the AM and cycle in the PM.

Yes, American, indeed. It is a culture of the natives of the Americas to shower (swim in rivers) multiple times a day. Brazilian culture is highly influenced by that. We also brush our teeth multiple times a day.

Re: Poll: How often do you bathe?

#46

Post by k__ »

elif wrote: post #31

It's not that straightforward I don't think. I rinse off before and after the hot tub, and after a run, but I only shower with soap and shampoo 1-2x per week. So am I 10x or am I 50x?

I guess the question is, what does this survey try to find?

I mean, a hot tub could be seen as bath, but it might not be related to cleanliness but more of a relaxation thing.

Going swimming in a public path that is full of chlorine might have cleaning properties too, especially if you don't swim in the children's pool, lol.

Re: Poll: How often do you bathe?

#49

Post by Netcob »

I struggle with habits a lot, but this is one of the few that work for me. I think the kids call it "habit stacking"?

Basically, I have to brush my teeth and shower before going to bed. It's all one package, and I'm very efficient at it.

So it's at least once a day, more if I was sweating a lot.

Another one: brush teeth before leaving the house for the first time that day. ...that used to work better before working from home.

I've added a lot of other habits since then, using an overcomplicated system of deadlines and rewards.

Post reply on HN