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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Things don`t change even if you live alone. The bath is for relaxing and soaking, not for washing. Again, bathrooms are generally quite modern so there is no washing in a sink.
The entire room is water proofed. You shower first, then get into the hot bath. Your dirt is washed away by the shower first so that it doesn`t stick to you again while you`re in the bath.
Sitting in soapy water with the dirt that you scrubbed from your body floating around you is pretty unappealing when you think about it.
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This makes sense to me. Even here in the UK, I've always intuitively showered off before getting in the bath because I want to relax in it, not have dirt swimming around me as I soak!
I heard that in a family, the father will bath first, then the mother, then the children in order of age. Using the same bathwater? Is this true? If so, is it still done?