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I cannot start a day without showering in the morning, or I feel horrible and grimy all day.

A shower in the evening normally depends on the mood, if my gf is sleeping over, or if I am going out.

Once per day and when I'm lazy I so it once in two days.I test my devotion to the Emperor when I turn the water on very,very hot and then I rapidly change it to very cold.

One a day in the morning usually.

If I have been sweating hard, or feel dirty, I'll wash again before I go to bed, as I can't stand being dirty in bed. It just feels gross all over my skin.

I shower twice a day usually. I will shower and actually use soap in the morning, and depending on the days activities, just rinse before bed. All depends on things like temperature, work, working out, etc. Pretty much, I use soap more often than not.
I also only shampoo a few times a week, which actually gives me compliments on my hair. But I can't go a day without washing my skin at least once. Trust me, not a good idea.

Well I wasn't expecting that poll...

I'm sure everyone will say they wash all the time etc and I'm not big into stereotyping. But I have to say at my local GW there is quite a large percentage of regulars with a terrible BO problem.

And dont get me started on Games Day every year.

legoburner wrote:As requested by slice of toast in an attempt to check stereotypes

If I'm doing literally nothing on a Saturday or Sunday I may not shower. If I go to the gym, one before one after. I take one normally when I go to sleep and one when I wake up. So depending could be 1, 2, or 4 a day. But I always take one when I go to sleep. I can't stand going to sleep while dirty.

My skin dries out way too easily, to the point of painful, for me to wash/shower every day. So as per my Dr. recommendation I shower every other day but freshen up every day.

What's this "wash" thing?

Once per day. If I ran or worked up a sweat after taking a shower, then I take two.

Once a day when I can, usually once every other day.

I always take one if I am going out somewhere though(especially to the local GW, I hate being 'that guy' concerning BO.).

Couple times a day especially in the summer.

I need to check my cleanliness app on my Iphone.


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it says I take a bath every day.

once a day in summer, once every two or three days in winter or when I don't go out much.

And since I fulfill the GW stereotype of being a social hermit, I don't go out that often :(

You really have to explain this poll better When I clicked on it I thought you were talking about using washes in painting, and then when I read it I wasn't sure whether you meant like laundy bath/shower or hands.

Yuck, there are people who admit to bathing less then a few times a day.

I wish there was an option for 1 to 2 times a day, it varies for me.

I shower twice a day and shave everyday then I apply my man moisturizer and check to see if my eyebrows and noise hair is under control you guys can flame me all you want but woman will always like hugging me because I smell nice =) however washing anyless then once a day without a medical reason is really gross no matter what your climate/job

Once per day. I'd really like to be able to shower twice a day, but finding the time is hard. It's split about 50/50 if I do it in the morning or a night though. It honestly don't think it's enough, as I feel pretty groty sometimes.

If I'm absolutely sure I'll have no human contact for the next 24 hours, I might skip day just to be lazy. However, I have to be really sure I'm not going to be around anyone. It's just plain wrong to not bathe and then, subject people to your rankness.

Once a day in winter. Twice in summer.

Quick wash in the morning to wake up and then again after I exercise, sometimes if I feel icky again before bed! but I always try and keep 'em quick to save water, 4 mins or under, having a shaved head helps here ;-)

Helbrecht wrote:I regularly shower once every morning and have a bath every now and then. I don't like the stereotype that Gamesworkshop-ers are smelly sweaty people (thats what they say around where I am, anyway), from the look of this poll, it's clearly not an accurate stereotype

All it takes is one person to stink up a whole room, so it just one person with poor hygiene can color how people perceive a group. All you can do is try and keep your distance and not let them get their funk all over you. I think it's ignorance mostly, some folks just don't get how ripe they are. Certain people just need to be told that if you're over 10 years old bathing is not at all optional.

Chongara wrote:

Helbrecht wrote:I regularly shower once every morning and have a bath every now and then. I don't like the stereotype that Gamesworkshop-ers are smelly sweaty people (thats what they say around where I am, anyway), from the look of this poll, it's clearly not an accurate stereotype

All it takes is one person to stink up a whole room, so it just one person with poor hygiene can color how people perceive a group. All you can do is try and keep your distance and not let them get their funk all over you. I think it's ignorance mostly, some folks just don't get how ripe they are. Certain people just need to be told that if you're over 10 years old bathing is not at all optional.

QFT

I wake up and step into the shower. Standard routine.

Once per day. When I wake up and just after my first meal.

I will only take a second shower if I have been doing a lot of exercise and that is very very rare.
It is very annoying though because I am a sweaty person in any heat and usually only under one arm...which I find ridiculous.

Once a year, wether I need to or not.

Otherwise known as whenever I need to

When I wake up, and after I work out.

loki old fart wrote:Otherwise known as whenever I need to

If you're kidding yourself into thinking this is anything less than once per day, please stop going outside. If you're defining this as once a day or more, carry on and ignore this post.

Everyday

I wash every other day, but I wash my hair and face every day. I don't(for myself at least) see the point in washing every day or even more often unless I trip into mud or something like that. I also very very rarely sweat(I only sweat from heat, not from physical movement, and I live in Alaska... so yeah), so maybe that's why. I honestly think our culture is a little obsessed with washing ourselves, but eh, whatever.
What I do is quite normal, the people who actually shower every day is the people who have mohawks or straighten their hair or whatever. Everyone else washes just about every other day and sometimes once a day in Alaska. Some less, but they're a minority(and they do stink, that's true).

Almost ironic. If you have to wash 2+ times a day, and people didn't know that, you may actually be perceived as the stereotype of the nerd that doesn't bathe. (see, b/c if you wash 2 times a day, it could possibly be because you sweat or stink easy...therefore making others possibly conclude you don't bathe)


edit: oh, btw, I put once a day (before bed), although sometimes it's twice a day (if i conjure up enough motivation to go to the gym in the morning).

Before bed.
That is all.