Now it's been some time since I traveled to Europe tho I used to go several times a year when traveling wasn't such a prob for me. What I noticed was that smoking and drinking was more of a social thing there (like in groups of teens) and B.O. also was more prevalent there as Alastair mentioned, bathing was not a daily function it seemed tho use of perfume/deodorant was more common in terms of cover up. That mixed with some cigarette smoke seemed to be a sure script for some stinkiness later in the day~
When I asked my friends there why they didn't bathe everyday they just said it wasn't necessary and or good for the skin...
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