The northeast bathroom is not the big pool that everyone imagined. Everyone takes a bath in it, at least not in my hometown where I have lived for nearly 30 years. Generally, our bathroom here is a big empty room, with shower heads along the wall and several beds in the middle for professionals to take a bath. Everyone takes a bath under such completely unobstructed conditions.
Because I have always been an introverted personality, I was more or less uncomfortable when I went to take a shower since I was a child, especially when I was lying in the middle of the bed surrounded by people, I felt a sense of "killing me as a fish" and I was shy in full view. So it's easy to understand that many southerners will be scared by the naked bath here when they come to the north.
However, the northeast bathhouse is indeed a place that can reflect the fireworks in the northeast. In the dressing room, you always hear aunts talking about their parents. You will always hear all kinds of interesting things, such as whose son is old and whose son is unfilial. This topic will never end. In the bathhouse, someone may come by himself, so he will talk to the person next to him, and his sister will help him rub his back. That person is always very helpful, and then he will always ask you if it hurts.
To say that southerners always misunderstand the bathing habits of northerners. In the eyes of some southerners, northerners just don't like cleanliness and don't take a bath for a long time. In fact, this is related to regional differences. In the north, the weather is cold and dry. In winter here, most people choose to take a bath once or twice a week, which is warmer than the shower room at home. After all, the shower room is full of hot air, and it is more comfortable in cold weather than at home. Besides, the weather in the south is hotter and wetter, and I sweat more easily. When I am in the south, I hope I can't take a bath every hour. This is determined by the environment, not that northerners don't like bathing.
Regarding bathing, it is estimated that southerners will never spend money to let others take a bath. First of all, southerners pay more attention to privacy, which is completely different from the generous character of northerners who can meet naked in the shower. Although it's funny, when taking a bath, the bather will spread a new plastic film on the rubber bed, and then you will lie on it and turn left, right or down with his "her" password to ensure that every skin on your body is wiped clean. I can see that people who take a shower are very meticulous. When I was in the south, I couldn't afford a bath towel. Maybe southerners take a bath almost every day, even if they don't rub it hard, it won't be too dirty.
Bathing in the northeast bath is a major feature, and washing milk bath is another major feature. Although northern women sometimes sound bold and unconstrained, they never treat themselves badly in the beauty of skin care. When taking a bath, you must take a breast bath or other extra items such as honey to nourish your skin. These projects are also made by these bathers. At this time, in addition to normal skin care products, there will be various massages on the face, head, arms and legs. And good people will always have a lot of "repeat customers" in the shower, so they will be extra careful.
Toilets in the northeast have existed since I can remember. At that time, the building penetration rate was not high, so it was really inconvenient to take a bath at home. The public bathroom is basically a place that every family must go every week. It's been nearly 30 years now. Now, basically every family has a shower, but the bath still exists, but now there may be more functions such as steaming and accommodation, which shows that the bath has always been an indispensable part of people's life in Northeast China. When this custom has been maintained for decades, it may be the culture of this place.