Originally posted by: ricarleite
This is merely a thread I've started due to an amusing conversation regarding the influence of one's coutry and culture over his personal hygiene. I work directly with people from north america and all of them found weird the fact that we here in Brazil brush our teeth after every meal. When working in the US we get some strange looks from people at the bathroom for brushing out teeth there - something absolutely normal here. This habbit is aparently seen as unusual and weird by our north american colleagues, some of who have claimed to brush their teeth only once a day, or even once a week!

So I was wondering, since this is an international forum filled with people from everywhere, what do you think about it?

Hmm...that is interesting. Not something done in general practice here in the U.S. (at least I've never met someone who does) and to be honest if someone did it in my circle, they'd be considered Obsessive-Compulsive, or at least "weird". The sad part is that it's a healthy practice and people would look at you like you've got a problem! Twice a day is the norm where I live.

There are some differences that I've noticed. For instance, I've seen "European" women (I use that term only because I don't know what specific countries they're from) that do not shave under their arms, and that is considered very bad form here in the U.S. One day I was at an amusement park in a swimming pool and noticed a very beautiful woman climbing the ladder ahead of me. I could hear her speaking what sounded like Russian or definitely an Eastern European language. I was in a nice position to get a look. When I got underneath and looked up her underarms were worse than a Chia Pet. I almost gagged when I saw it and it was a complete turn off.