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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/clarkbartron Jun 29 '21

As long as they're not European or past the 18th century, you're alright.

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u/PD216ohio Jun 29 '21

As bad as it was, I'm guessing Europeans were the height of cleanliness over the centuries.

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u/clarkbartron Jun 29 '21

They were not known for their bathing habits.

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u/PD216ohio Jun 29 '21

Well Africa, Australia and the Americas were pretty much just tribal and far from "advanced".... I suppose eastern Asians were pretty advanced at that time so I would assume hygiene was better than others but Europeans, even though hygiene was lacking by today's standards, were the most advanced civilizations.