@freemo Evolutionary response to life-giving rain, perhaps?

@louis I had thought about that.. but i dunno about you when i stand in the rain i feel the opposite of when i shower.. i feel more dirty and sticky and itchy, not less. Same for a clean pool. This seems to be a response unique to soap and water specifically. Keep in mind though we invented soap a very very long time ago in oen form or another. It started as natural soap occurring in lye rich rivers that people discovered and started using for cleaning.

@freemo Ah, then you and I have very different responses to rain. For me, it's rejuvenating even when it's whipping and cold.

But especially the idea of a gentle warm front blowing in and raining after a long dusty day working in the hot sun is exactly the same feeling I associate with showering after getting grimy in other ways.

@louis

Are you talking actually being in rain without an umbrrella, oe simply just being outside in a dry place while it rains around you?

@freemo Yeah, the former. Sometimes when I'm home and it rains, I'll just go outside and stand in it for a while for fun. Usually not to the point of being soaked, and I change clothes as soon as I get back inside, but it feels nice.

@louis I do enjoy walking int he rain, its a good expiernce. But it doesnt make me feel clean like a shower does, in fact it specifically makes me feel like i need to take a shower.

so after you are done with the rain you have that clean feeling you feel after taking a shower? Weird.