It’s no secret that for centuries good hygiene just didn’t exist (no indoor plumping, infrequent bathing, no toothbrushes or floss, no regular clothes washing, etc). I have heard of practices that were used to cover up the poor smells that were so common, like rinsing one’s mouth out with perfume, or carrying around dry flowers to smell while in large crowds.... but, were people during medieval times happy with this level of hygiene? Because everyone shared the same level of cleanliness back then, was it just so common that no one thought of themselves as exceptionally dirty or smelly? Surly, if they did they would have done more than just gargle perfume and sniff dead flowers, right?