No pretty much everyone bathes, the idea that Europeans didn't is mostly made up, and where it's not made up I think it only applies to a few decades in the 18th century, and then only to certain parts of France. Public baths were popular from the moment the Romans introduced them and remained a thing after that, saunas have been a thing for centuries, and from what I understand swimming and bathing in ponds were popular activities throughout the middle ages.
some groups didn't bathe for thousands of years, so
No pretty much everyone bathes, the idea that Europeans didn't is mostly made up, and where it's not made up I think it only applies to a few decades in the 18th century, and then only to certain parts of France. Public baths were popular from the moment the Romans introduced them and remained a thing after that, saunas have been a thing for centuries, and from what I understand swimming and bathing in ponds were popular activities throughout the middle ages.