Bad breath. REALLY bad breath.

Archeron

Probably one of the worst stenches a person can inhale. What do you do when the person who sits opposite you (like 2 feet away) comes in after a night on the beer and their breath is harsh enough to kill a rubber plant? What do you do when the person in question is a very sensitive young woman who gets offended at the slightest little thing?
Do you say outright, "Oi, your breath smells like deaths feet", or do you just pull a plastic bag over your head and hope they get the hint? Perhaps grab a can of Lynx and saturate all your clothes with it in the hope that it will drown out the nastiness?

How do you deal with someone who's dodgy odours are making you feel phsically ill. (seriously, its like a combination of rancid decaying flesh, whiskey, farts and sulphur and I cant bear the thoughts of a full day of it wafting towards me, my eyes are watering already).
As you know, bad breath from someone facing you is very hard to avoid. Normally I would tell a friend if their breath stank (I'd rather they did the same for me too), but whats the etiquette for this in a work environment with people you dont really know too well?

cance

its completely disgusting and i know your pain, the guy beside always smells like unshowered travellers sleep in his mouth.

I used to smoke, and i was always very aware and conscious of the smell of smoke from me, but since i quit the potential "your breath smells like a whores gouch" is even more apparant seeing as i dont have smoke to cover it up.

I make a point of keeping a packet of sugar free polo's in my drawer/pocket.

Chuck a packet of Orbit her way with a wink.
She'll get the message.

I feel your pain. It's the silly season, therefore all office workers will be assaulted by the stink of sewer breath, evil flatulence, alcohol seeping from pores and Breakfast Roll in the mornings from now until January.

Dun laoire

The smeall of alchohol isnt too bad. It's that dry warm rotten to the core smell that would put me off my grub and believe me when i say this but it takes a hell of a lot to put me off my grub but that would be one of them.

Dun laoire

Dun laoire wrote: »

The smeall of alchohol isnt too bad.

Believe me, it is when you're surrounded by people sweating it out of them.

froosh69

People should always have the decency to know when their breath stinks or not. I make a point of making sure mine doesn't stink when I do out the door.

After a night on the beer, because your dehydrated, it's hard to get fresh smelling breath.Get her to drink plenty of water!

arybvtcw0eolkf

This is mad.

I was going to put up a thread like this this morning!.

I was working with a guy last night with the worse smelling breath in the world. People can actually smell it on entering a room, its revolting.

He's been told about it, its so bad the dude must either smell it himself or even taste it

Sickening.

star-pants

I had a computer lab instructor, bout... late 40s, big beard... STANK of badbreath and garlic (I hate garlic as it is and near vomit at the smell anyway) and I hated having to ask a question, cuz he'd come right over into your face! *vomit*
There's a guy in my building who stinks of BO bless him, walks into a room and my god!

For bad breath tho - maybe buy a big bag of mints, make noise opening (so as it's like oh big bag to share / people will hear the rustling and think I'm rude if I don't offer) and offer them round.
Do this a lot. lol

xzanti

Archeron wrote: »

Probably one of the worst stenches a person can inhale. What do you do when the person who sits opposite you (like 2 feet away) comes in after a night on the beer and their breath is harsh enough to kill a rubber plant? What do you do when the person in question is a very sensitive young woman who gets offended at the slightest little thing?
Do you say outright, "Oi, your breath smells like deaths feet", or do you just pull a plastic bag over your head and hope they get the hint? Perhaps grab a can of Lynx and saturate all your clothes with it in the hope that it will drown out the nastiness?

How do you deal with someone who's dodgy odours are making you feel phsically ill. (seriously, its like a combination of rancid decaying flesh, whiskey, farts and sulphur and I cant bear the thoughts of a full day of it wafting towards me, my eyes are watering already).
As you know, bad breath from someone facing you is very hard to avoid. Normally I would tell a friend if their breath stank (I'd rather they did the same for me too), but whats the etiquette for this in a work environment with people you dont really know too well?

Maybe she needs a little dutch courage coming in to work

nice1franko

cance wrote: »

the guy beside always smells like unshowered travellers sleep in his mouth.

hahaha going to use that one

Beano

just be thankful you dont work with someone who is like that every day.

Pigman II

Make her gargle a pint of your joy-juice until the smell of dead meat is replaced by man-meat.

Failing that an SAS style gas-mask could be your answer
http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1945599/2/istockphoto_1945599_black_gas_mask.jpg

H.O.T.A.S.

I always keep a packet of Polo mints at my desk for these reasons. Just keep offering them to her, she'll cop on soon enough

Zaph

A guy who used to work in our place had the most appalling breath I ever smelled. Fortunately I didn't have to work right beside him, but on occasions he'd come over to ask me something and for some reason he always felt the need to get right in your face. The acrid smell coming from his mouth was eye-watering, I really don't know how he could have been unaware of it himself. Thankfully he retired last year.

Pigman II

zaph wrote: »

A guy who used to work in our place had the most appalling breath I ever smelled. Fortunately I didn't have to work right beside him, but on occasions he'd come over to ask me something and for some reason he always felt the need to get right in your face. The acrid smell coming from his mouth was eye-watering,

That's how the doppler effect was discovered.

cance

zaph wrote: »

The acrid smell coming from his mouth was eye-watering, Thankfully he retired last year.

sure that was just the smell of rot kicking in

Jerichoholic

I'm afraid, if this is your girlfriend, you are just looking for a way out, the "bad breath" is your easy way out, just looking for approval. Is bad breath bad? Yes, so therefore asking folkson the net is good enough.

Break up!

philstar

its usually coffee that makes my breath stink

after a while it smells like cowsh*t

padi89

Two people i worked with never ate breakfast.Instead they had a coffee and a cigg.The smell after break off any of them when they spoke ...........puke.

Ruu_Old

I've been told that my Fun yun breath is pretty bad, that is my only vice.