On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Cynewulf wrote:

	I was just wondering, about something that keeps popping up in
Ranma.  Why, before they go to take a shower or bath, do they keep
dumping a bucket of cold water on themselves?  I mean, when I clean, I
just step into a hot shower... why freeze first?

The Japanese way of bathing is to first lather up and rinse themselves off
before stepping into the hottub.

As for the bucket of water being hot or cold, I'm not sure.  I have always
assumed that the temperature of the water was what the bather wanted it to
be.


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