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Originally Posted by ngdawg
I'm really surprised at how many wear something over and over before washing it. I wear it once, it's in the wash. If I happen to run out of pants, I might grab a pair of preworn jeans, but only if I'm not going someplace other than the local grocery, but even then the "ew factor" is strong.
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The "ew" factor is socially/culturally programmed into us, like so many other ideas of what's "clean" vs. "dirty." (There's a famous book by the anthropologist Mary Douglas on the topic, called "Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo.") E.g. try living in rural Africa for 2 months, with one pair of pants and no running water... laundry maybe once a week. Dirt was the least of my worries, in that situation.
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Originally Posted by Lasereth
THANK YOU!!!
You guys are gross!! I wear all of my clothes once before they go in the hamper. Some of my coworkers and family wear even work clothes 2-3 times before washing but I think this is gross. The only possible way I will wear something twice is if I only wore it for an hour or so the first time OR if I forgot to do laundry before work and I have to put a pair of pants in the dryer that are the cleanest I have in the bin. Even then I put a dryer sheet in with them and feel disgusting when I put them back on.
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Forgive me if my memory is wrong, but aren't you also the one who is a bit anal about brushing your teeth?
