<story><title>Medieval people bathed regularly</title><url>https://going-medieval.com/2019/08/02/i-assure-you-medieval-people-bathed/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>voldacar</author><text>The myths we tell about history always tend to be so self-serving and belittling of the people who came before us. I&amp;#x27;m not sure I want to know what people will think about us 500 years from now</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>JohnJamesRambo</author><text>I’m reminded of a quote I can’t find again and I’m paraphrasing and butchering- every generation sees the previous one as primitive troglodytes and the future one as effete dandies.</text></comment>
<story><title>Medieval people bathed regularly</title><url>https://going-medieval.com/2019/08/02/i-assure-you-medieval-people-bathed/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>voldacar</author><text>The myths we tell about history always tend to be so self-serving and belittling of the people who came before us. I&amp;#x27;m not sure I want to know what people will think about us 500 years from now</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tetraca</author><text>&amp;quot;How could they have 7 billion people? Did they all live in the desert?&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Yes, there was food growing there in the desert, too. Right out of the ground, as far as your eye could see.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And they just threw it all away?!&amp;quot;</text></comment>