Probably Puritanism, a lack of scarcity, a relatively short time between large settlements and indoor plumbing (for most of the country). I wish there were mor

Probably Puritanism, a lack of scarcity, a relatively short time between large settlements and indoor plumbing (for most of the country). I wish there were more public baths. There's one around the block from me in Cambridge. It's a wonderful place in the middle of winter.