Eww, especially when bathing was an option in those days.
“Eww, especially when bathing was an option in those days.”
Bathing was an occasional activity in many places until just a few decades ago. In Victorian England, the wealthy bathed only about 3 times a month. The poor bathed once a month with the whole family using the same water. In many parts of Europe, families STILL don’t have running hot water and must use water heaters which are above their tubs. Due to the cost of using these, many families are STILL bathing only once a week and washing themselves at the bathroom sink the other 6 days of the week.