October 9, 2003
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More Peanut Pictures
Peanut, napping!
Peanut in my pocket!
So I thought I'd write something on the Shower Habits of Mainlanders, because prior to my coming to college I had no idea that people showered at times other than the evening. To me it was natural and the most sanitary to shower at night before I go to bed. However, apparently not everyone shares my opinions on what's good hygiene, hence why I thought I would mention this in passing and see what you all think.
My first roommate in my freshman year once asked me, "You like to shower at night, huh?" The way she said it was more like, "It's so weird you shower at night," which kind of surprised me because I thought it was abnormal that she only showered in the day. Later on, I met a guy who said that evening showers were a "Hawaii thing." He preferred showering only in the day because he said that during sleep the body tends to excrete oils that are dirtier to sit in compared to sleeping in the filth accumulated on your body during the day. Another person said he only showered in the morning to get rid of bed-head and help him wake up.
These are the worst excuses I have ever heard. It just sounds like a bunch of drivel people use in an effort to cover up their bad hygiene. It's one thing to shower in the morning to wake up because I do it to, but at least I shower again at night to get rid of all the dirt and oils that will naturally form on your body if you've been active all day. It doesn't matter if you've spent the entire day in an air conditioned classroom, or if you did menial tasks that didn't necessarily cause sweat. You will have dirt in your skin, either from the natural environment or from other sources, and you will have oils in your pores. Germs will also be multiplying in various areas, especially your---shall we say--BUTTOCKS!
I don't see how people can sleep in their own filth the way they do. Having taked to my sister today she also has a problem with people who constantly ask her WHY SHE SHOWERS AT NIGHT! The answer is simple: not sleeping in your own body waste! Your bed sheets are tainted with nasty germs and dirt that will bombard your skin every time you lie in your bed. It's like a pool of bacteria and illness. Must scrub clean...must scrub clean...
Just because you don't notice that it's there, it doesn't mean that it's not there!!!
Comments (5)
lol how cute
so when u actually see dirt/bacteria in your bed it's kinda bad huh? huhahhahaha I should change my sheets!
Peanut is soooooo cute!
I shower only in the mornings because if I don't I have serious hair issues - it looks like strings of oil! I have pretty bad eczema on my feet, hands and elbows, so I can't shower more than once a day without risking making the eczema worse. UGH. I give in if I've been sweaty all day though, because you're right, it IS disgusting! Otherwise, I just change the sheets WAY more often.
Same here I can't stand showering in the morning (unless I was soooooooo tanked the night before I risk slipping and cracking my head open in the shower ...it's a rarity though). I just like to feel fresh and clean slipping into my sheets.
Peanut is so cute!