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rmah
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Book Translates American Minutiae for Russians
No, it's not the standard world wide. For the simple reason that consuming that much water and energy (to heat the water) costs a lot of money. And most people in the world don't have that much money.
theorique
on Dec 12, 2012
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In some places (e.g. Central America) they do use cold water to shower. Might be hard in cold climates though.
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