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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Zoe Williams

When to shower, who to hug, how to get served … 24 things we learned about the world at Glastonbury 2024

Shower before bed instead … much more refreshing.
Shower before bed instead … much more refreshing. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

You should never flex about how much sleep you got
If someone had a headache, you would never reply: “That’s funny, my head feels great.” For some reason, any mention of insomnia will unleash a chorus of: “I slept like a baby!”; “Soon as my head hit the pillow!” It’s annoying at any time, but at festivals, the sleep-deprived hit critical mass, and they will turn. If you can sleep through anything, keep quiet about it. Let your bright eyes and dewy complexion do the talking.

Natural deodorant is no match for outdoor life
In any bucolic idyll, you might be tempted to eschew chemical assistance in favour of tea tree or bark or whatever. Fine, go for it, but after half an hour in a festival field, stomping between stages, don’t expect to smell like anything but your own sweet self.

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