Why is it considered normal to bathe/shower daily?It didn't become normal until relatively recently in history, and dermatologists are saying it's not really good for our skin, unless we are getting dirty/sweaty every single day.
What is your opinion about the amount of reading that is, or should be, assigned in high school English classes in the U.S.?
How thoroughly do you wash dishes that look visibly clean after barely rinsing them?For example, a spoon you used to eat pudding, a glass out of which you drank water, etc. Do you wash them as thoroughly as you wash dishes that look visibly dirty? Do you use soap? Hot water?
My feet smell like coffeeI put 1 spoon of coffee grounds in each of my Skechers slip-ons overnight to take out any musty odor. This was like a week ago now. Still, the shoes smell like coffee, and my feet smell like coffee when I take off my shoes. So, if you, too, want...See More »
To what extent should children be encouraged to read for entertainment and discouraged from watching T.V., YouTube, Netflix, etc. as entertainment?
A question about how hygiene standards have changed over the years.I know that decades ago, it was commonplace to teach children to bathe once or twice a week. But was it also commonplace to teach children to brush their teeth less? Change their socks less? Etc. How often were you taught to brush your teeth and...See More »
Turns out I am asymmetrically flexible.I found out that I am flexible enough to smell my right foot, but not my left foot.
About how many pages of fiction novel reading do you think high school teachers should assign for homework per night?
If the best universities are in the U.S., then God, the universities everywhere else must be abysmal.
Funny how people will wear shoes without socks many times without washing the shoes, but they will wear socks once and then wash them.
The way an evil teacher's mind works:Teacher: Okay, students, we're gonna read 65 pages per night. Students: I can't handle a big assignment every night. Teacher: Okay, I'll reduce the reading assignments to once a week. Your assignment for this week is to read To Kill a...See More »
What do you think about summer homework?Should it exist? Why or why not? And how much should there be?