Dude. 1. They *all* stank their whole lives and so did everyone around them, so they were habituated to it. 2. Our modern idea that they had no personal hygiene is some Victorian snobbery. They did not shower every day but they did change their full-body undergarment every day, which took away a lot of the sweat and dirt, they aired out their woollen outer clothing, and they did, in fact, wash up.
Dude. 1. They *all* stank their whole lives and so did everyone around them, so they were habituated to it. 2. Our modern idea that they had no personal hygiene is some Victorian snobbery. They did not shower every day but they did change their full-body undergarment every day, which took away a lot of the sweat and dirt, they aired out their woollen outer clothing, and they did, in fact, wash up.
Dude. 1. They *all* stank their whole lives and so did everyone around them, so they were habituated to it. 2. Our modern idea that they had no personal hygiene is some Victorian snobbery. They did not shower every day but they did change their full-body undergarment every day, which took away a lot of the sweat and dirt, they aired out their woollen outer clothing, and they did, in fact, wash up.
Good point! You can get used to almost anything. Case in point: my wife no longer complains about my snoring...at least as often as she used to.