Ok here's a guess from far far away....
@highwayman has, I reckon been travelling for years, has nothing to prove to anyone and knows the value of clean clothes, clean body, clean(ish) mind...
@frook is I imagine a lot younger and still thinks that being dirty and unwashed proves how hardcore and street you are... I've been through both these stages - at 16 I desperately wanted to be dirty and now after years of grime and crud and vehicle dwelling I take (almost) every opportunity to shower and launder my garms....
yes this is an old thread but the issue is still relevant.....