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those filthy danes coming over here and washing their bodies (quokk.au)
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[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting, because Ahmad ibn Fadlan wrote about dirty vikings: Old Arabic texts describe dirty Vikings

They are the filthiest of all Allah’s creatures: they do not purify themselves after excreting or urinating or wash themselves when in a state of ritual impurity after coitus and do not even wash their hands after food.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Yeah, it's a scale of clenliness.

  • Asians (inc arabs) -- Ritual cleansing multiple times daily
  • Vikings -- Weekly baths!
  • Medieval peasants
    -- IDK, bathing with their pigs monthly?

Before you get mad, remember that shoes are not allowed inside asian homes.