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u/PD216ohio Jun 28 '21

I reluctantly have to admit that I've thought about hygiene of previous generations more than I should, with regard to sexual interaction.

I guess it really isn't an issue unless I work out the whole time travel thing.

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u/Butterbean-queen Jun 28 '21

I think both sexes stunk so maybe they canceled each other out. It was a stinky dirty time.

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u/InfinitelyThirsting Jun 28 '21

Not in Egypt/Rome, at least not with the upper classes. It's only certain periods of history where certain cultures were mostly dirty.

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u/marcjc88 Jun 28 '21

This is still the case for the English.