How do Americans bathe?

In recent years, if people in China want to "mind their own business", they often say euphemistically: Wash and sleep! Put aside "meddling" first, at least let people know that China people take a bath before going to bed at night to sleep clean. Americans often take a bath in the morning, and pay attention to freshness. People in China, especially those from northern China, are used to washing their faces every morning and feet at night. Taking a bath and washing your hair is a relatively big "big project", which takes several days, a week or even weeks. Americans take a bath every morning, just as it is natural to get up and go to the toilet every morning. In fact, when to take a bath is just a matter of habit, not important. It is important to form the habit of taking a bath. In the past, people in China were limited by living conditions: the housing was small, the heating was insufficient in winter, and there was no running water in the vast rural areas, so bathing was a luxury. I remember when I was a child, I occasionally met hordes of Mongolian herders after school every spring, and rushed from the prairie to Xingcheng County in western Liaoning to wash hot springs. I've been wondering if it's a waste for them to take a bath and ride home. Now, the housing conditions of the people in China have been greatly improved. Needless to say, every yard in the "new countryside" has a "toilet". However, the fact is that China people who own bathrooms, including most city people who live in buildings, still don't have the habit of taking a bath every day. Of course, the shortage of water resources in China is also a very important reason. America is not short of water. In America, you have to take a bath every day, just as you have to wash your face every day. You have the freedom to wash in the morning or at night; But in America, a country famous for its freedom, you don't have the freedom not to take a shower. Because you have to associate with others, face students and go in and out of public places. Everyone else is clean, but it's annoying that you don't take a shower. It can be said that anywhere in the United States, open any faucet, there is a 24-hour hot water supply; The faucet is hot on the left and cold on the right, and the temperature can be adjusted at will, so it is very convenient to take a bath. The accommodation provided by Hanban and American University Council for volunteer teachers also takes "having a separate toilet" as one of the necessary conditions. So theoretically, every volunteer can take a bath every day. However, some volunteers were ridiculed that bathing was "not timely"; Some teachers take a bath to wash away the contradiction with the landlord. It is customary to clean it in time. In fact, it is not difficult to change this habit: wash your face after getting up in the morning; When you get to America, don't get dressed in a hurry after getting up. After washing your face and feet, you will change your habits! Contradictions are often caused by improper use of bathing facilities. In recent years, domestic family bathrooms have become very popular. In private bathrooms, shower heads are generally installed for people to take a bath standing up; Or install a bathtub where people sit and take a bath. Americans, on the other hand, are used to having a bathtub below and a shower head above. People are standing in the bathtub taking a bath. "Bathing" is a Spa, a luxury and enjoyment, and it is not something that can be done before rushing to work every morning. What we should pay attention to is that when taking a bath in the United States, regardless of "standing bath" or "sitting bath", we should pull up the shower curtain before taking a bath-two layers of shower curtain, the outer layer is hung outside the bathtub, the inner layer is put into the bathtub, or the door of the bathtub is closed (when there is no shower curtain) to prevent the bath water from splashing on the ground outside the bathtub. When we take a bath in China, we usually don't use shower curtains, whether it's a shower or a bath. As a result, we washed ourselves and left water stains on our hair. If we only appreciate the "water hibiscus" after bathing, but neglect to clean the floor, bathtub and washbasin in time, it will easily lead to "Sino-US contradiction". In fact, no matter what you do, as long as you remember to clean up in time and minimize the traces of your own use, most contradictions can be avoided. This is a very "standard" American bathroom. It doesn't need a shower curtain; Above the bathtub is a sliding glass door. Tighten it when taking a shower to prevent water from splashing out. In American bathrooms, there are usually a lot of bath towels and face towels, large and small, because they are used to using "new" towels every time, and they will put many towels into the automatic washing machine for cleaning and drying on weekends. And I always thought it was a waste. So I "decided" to use two bath towels instead, one for a week. Wash your face naturally when taking a bath, and there is no need to use a "face towel". The less resources are used, the less likely conflicts will occur. Although there is no shortage of water in the United States, generous and kind landlords will not care, but we should not take a bath for too long. Hydropower is a natural resource and human beings are not qualified to waste it. "Enough is enough" is the truth that everyone should understand; "Being rich without lewdness" is also a good quality of China! For modern people, frequent bathing is a sign of civilization; How and when to wash it is largely a personal habit, and it is impossible to say who is right or wrong. It's just that when we go to someone else's territory and enter someone else's hometown, we have to do it in someone else's way. Sometimes it is better to wash it once in the morning and once in the evening, taking into account Chinese and western cultures, and no one will "offend". Wash every day, there is not much dirt. Southerners just take a shower.