It annoys me when people are antiseptic to the max. It’s good to get some germs, actually.
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I don’t know the literature behind this, tbh, I’m just very cautious in ascribing things to culture.
i am deeply sceptical of culture too, but in my experience germophobes (as we know them) are hard to find in the pre-modern era. fear of contaminated atmosphere is a constant. there were perfume maniacs. there is a long-standing desire for things like fresh air.
