But my country didn't have ads about Western products till about 20 years ago, but people still considered greasy hair gross.
Water and something mildly textured to scrub with will generally do the trick.
Why did people invent soap then, why did even the Egyptians, Romans and Turks use soap to wash themselves if it is so unimportant? I mean, they weren't bombarded with commercial ads.
We run around believing myths about how bad it is to have your pet cat or dog on the bed with you, while herders in Africa sleep next to their cattle - sometimes even huddled up against them for warmth and mutual protection.
You compare apples to oranges. One, most people from Europe and the US have weaker immune systems because parents are so paranoid about their kids getting bacteria that they do everything to create a relatively sterile environment for their small kids. Two, cattle animals =/= cats and dogs. With both cats and dogs you have to ensure that they view you as the boss, and letting them in your bed might destroy that image in their eyes (and, imo, if you have a garden, pets have no place in your house), plus more people are allergic to cat and dog fur than to cattle animal fur, etc.
I'm afraid we're the ones with the messed-up sense of what's "gross" and "unhygienic," not the non-wealthy world.
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Water and something mildly textured to scrub with will generally do the trick.
Why did people invent soap then, why did even the Egyptians, Romans and Turks use soap to wash themselves if it is so unimportant? I mean, they weren't bombarded with commercial ads.
We run around believing myths about how bad it is to have your pet cat or dog on the bed with you, while herders in Africa sleep next to their cattle - sometimes even huddled up against them for warmth and mutual protection.
You compare apples to oranges. One, most people from Europe and the US have weaker immune systems because parents are so paranoid about their kids getting bacteria that they do everything to create a relatively sterile environment for their small kids. Two, cattle animals =/= cats and dogs. With both cats and dogs you have to ensure that they view you as the boss, and letting them in your bed might destroy that image in their eyes (and, imo, if you have a garden, pets have no place in your house), plus more people are allergic to cat and dog fur than to cattle animal fur, etc.
I'm afraid we're the ones with the messed-up sense of what's "gross" and "unhygienic," not the non-wealthy world.
Touchy today, anon?