Cold showers - learn to cope without hot water before you need to!

eugene_vn · 11-12-2008, 10:56 AM

I totally agree. . . here in Vietnam, throughout the socialist years (up until early 90s) virtually all showers were cold. In the summer it was quite refreshing when temperatures were around 30-40 centigrade, but up in North Vietnam it does get down to 3 or 5 degrees in the winter so showers were short, just like you describe! Actually most people confessed to taking only 2 or 3 showers per week in the winter time, though partly that was due to water rationing as well as the temperature.

11-12-2008, 10:56 AM	#2
eugene_vn Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 31	Re: Cold showers - learn to cope without hot water before you need to! I totally agree. . . here in Vietnam, throughout the socialist years (up until early 90s) virtually all showers were cold. In the summer it was quite refreshing when temperatures were around 30-40 centigrade, but up in North Vietnam it does get down to 3 or 5 degrees in the winter so showers were short, just like you describe! Actually most people confessed to taking only 2 or 3 showers per week in the winter time, though partly that was due to water rationing as well as the temperature.