Do you know when you have body odor?

Odors are one of those things that people get used to pretty quickly and stop noticing. Consider that smokers don’t notice their odor, people who fart a lot seem inured rather quickly. I remember walking into a friend’s home when I was a kid, and the whole building smelled like boiled cabbage, he didn’t smell a thing. Ever smell a second grade class room about a half hour after lunch recess? Nothing but jid sweat and odor, but the teachers don;t notice.

You’ve just gotten used to your own stink until it got up close and personal.

Ick.

Yes I know when I stink and I take appropriate action to avoid it from happening. Sadly a few people don’t seen to have this ability and or care about their hygiene.

Sat next to a guy on a full airplane from Australia to the Sates who stunk so bad I could hardly breath at first. Had to turn on the overhead air on full and keep my head pointing away from him. He seemed like a nice guy though. But for 16 hours he made my life miserable.

If people don’t like the way I smell, they can stand upwind. If I’m going to be in an enclosed space where people can’t escape, like a bus or a meeting, I try to wear my least grimy clothes out of courtesy. Otherwise, feel free to fuck off if you don’t enjoy my musk.

My ex boss had breath so bad I could smell it when I was sitting across a cafeteria table from her. I spent a lot of time holding my breath when talking to her.

Yes, I know when I’m not smelling as fresh as I would like! My job is quite active and in the summer the building gets hot and so we always have a stash of deodorant in the staff area. I work in an all girl environment and we’re all quite honest about our own body oders. Many’s the time I’ve heard (and said myself) “don’t come too close, I stink!”