日本人の清潔感と衛生感は昔から世界中に知られています。

17世紀にさかのぼって来日ヨーロッパ人が残した旅の記録に彼らの

基準のり高い清潔さと衛生について書かれています。

個人的にはたまにお風呂に浸かるのが好きですが、別に夢中になる程ではないです。特に夏の運動の後にはシャワーが好きです。

謙虚過ぎると思われるかも知りませんが他人
と一緒に公衆浴場で裸に浸ることに違和感を感じます。この時、雑談をするべきか静かにお湯をとるのかかいつも悩みます。

私の経験から言うと日本人にとって大浴場でお風呂をとるのは普通なもので別に恥ずかしいと思ってないようです。

他人と一緒に入浴は不快ないですか？入浴中に雑談をしますか？

Cleanliness and hygiene are well known and established traits about Japan.

There are accounts written by some of the first Europeans that visited the country about the higher standards of cleanliness and hygiene that they encountered as far as back as the 17th century.

In regards to personal hygiene, I like a good soak in the tub once in a while but I’m not obsessed with it. In fact, I usually prefer a shower, especially in the summer after a workout.

You may think I’m prudish but I tend to be uncomfortable about soaking naked in a public bath with strangers. I’m always a bit uncertain whether to engage in small talk or to keep quiet.

From my experience, it seems that for the Japanese, communal bathing is nothing special and they don’t seem to be too shy about it. Are you comfortable bathing with strangers? Do you engage in small talk?

(The photo is from a trip to Beppu two years ago.)