Actually, different causes

Post #44,791 by wharris2 7/8/02 2:39:18 PM Reply	Actually, different causes The British probably smell bad because of the notariously awful British food. (Food can have a major effect on how one smells.) The rest of Europe, I don't know about (never been there), but I know that many/most Europeans don't have the daily-shower fetish displayed by most Americans. The German exchange students we had at our high school all smelled somewhat of sweat - almost as if they didn't even use deoderant. And, as you said, the French use less soap than just about anyone else in Europe. (I don't know if there would be accurate statistics from many of the Eastern European countries.)
Post #44,803 by drewk 7/8/02 3:37:15 PM 7/9/02 7:22:58 AM Reply	Well, one reason I've heard much of the reason for the soap statistic is that the French prefer a harder soap than much of the rest of the West. You've heard the story of why soap is the way it is, haven't you? The makers of Ivory soap accidentally left a batch stirring too long. The stuff it made was light and fluffy. They tried pouring it into molds, anyway, rather than just toss it. It was still "soapy," but really light, and dissolved really fast. Hmm, same volume, cheaper shipping, faster usage ... Brainstorm! Now we just need to figure out how to market it. Hmmm ... Ahh: "99 and 44-100ths percent pure. It floats!" The same ingredients, assembled without the extra-vigorous mixing, could make a bar about three times denser that doesn't dissolve so quickly. And the bit about purity having anything to do with floating? Pure BS. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus] Edited by drewk July 9, 2002, 07:22:58 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #44,827 by Andrew Grygus 7/8/02 7:45:17 PM Reply	That was Ivory, not Dial [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #44,864 by drewk 7/9/02 7:23:16 AM Reply	That's what I said Geez, what happened to your reading skills? I might have to find a new sig now. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #44,907 by wharris2 7/9/02 12:56:16 PM Reply	Tsk Tsk View History never lies - you did originally say Dial. Famous last RPG quotes: "I'll just shoot this fireball down the dungeon passageway..."
Post #44,919 by drewk 7/9/02 1:44:57 PM Reply	Yup I figured anyone who really cared about that would know to look there. That was one of the design features of this place that everyone liked best. I was yankin' Andrew's chain, ya-see. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]

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