Housemate is smelly, room like a sewer.

Jodotman

My friend moves into a house share with me around there month's ago and now the house is absolutely stink. I have been living in the house for a year.

The smell from his room is something you would have to expierence. Like 100 people have taking a dump all over the room. If he sit's down beside you the smell of sweaty eggs would nearly male you puke.

He has a well paid full time job and don't know how work has not mentioned it to him yet. Before he moved in he was relatively clean. He hasnt washed his clothes in three months. I believe he hasn't changed his boxers and tshirt in three months either or the bed linen.

Before he moved in he was actually fine but moved in from the mammys who probably had all his clothes clean for him.Only time he showers is if he's going for pints which is once every two weeks.

I've been friends with the guy for over 20 years and is fairly sensitive. Any ideas on how to bring up the topic about his personal hygiene?

I think we're going to have to get a team of men in white coats in to disinfect and properly dispose of items in his room.

hatrickpatrick

This thread is spectacular.

OP, the traditional Boards wisdom when it comes to issues like this is "blast it with piss". Whether "it" refers to the room, your roommate, his boxers or his pints is entirely your call.

selastich2

Say

"you stink, wash yourself and your clothes ffs, can't live without your mammy?"

dr.bollocko

When my sink gets smelly I fill it with bleach.

Fill your friend with bleach.

RayM

If previous threads on personal hygiene are anything to go by, I'm sure someone will come along and say "that's perfectly normal".

tomwaterford

Buy him soap


If he deosnt get hint....tell him?

That level of self-neglect can be indicative of some inner struggles, so be very tactful. If you've been friends for that long, I see nothing wrong with starting off with 'I know you a long time, and I'm concerned about you neglecting yourself'. Try come at it from that angle, rather than going straight for it's effects on anyone else.

corner of hells

My turn

" burn the house down".

Jodotman

dr.bollocko wrote: »

When my sink gets smelly I fill it with bleach.

Fill your friend with bleach.

I'm at the stage now to fill his bedroom door with blocks and concrete, plaster the wall and when he comes home just say your room disappeared, don't know what happened.

mfceiling

You'd be better off moving so as to avoid any embarrassing conversations.

Probably dubai or new zealand or somewhere far enough away that you can't get the bang off him.

tomwaterford

Jodotman wrote: »

I'm at the stage now to fill his bedroom door with blocks and concrete, plaster the wall and when he comes home just say your room disappeared, don't know what happened.

He'll end up sleeping on the couch or the floor of your room

The_Valeyard

User fire

Cleanse the area

Burn the room,
Burn his clothes
Burn his favourite computer games
Burn his workplace
Burn everything.

Alternative


Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

Barry Badrinath

Step 1: Blow him kissy faces every day.
Step 2: Make him dinner.
Step 3: Wear his stinky clothes.
Step 4: Have sex with him.

Im sure he will move out then.

endacl

RayM

I think you need to adopt a 'carrot', rather than 'stick' approach. Refuse to have sex with him until he showers. Offer to shower with him, maybe?

Jodotman

McGruber wrote: »

Step 1: Blow him kissy faces every day.
Step 2: Make him dinner.
Step 3: Wear his stinky clothes.
Step 4: Have sex with him.

Im sure he will move out then.

Big ****ty arse on him I'd say

selastich2

Invite the mammy over for tea, she'll recognise the smell of one of her own and talk to him

Barry Badrinath

Jodotman wrote: »

Big ****ty arse on him I'd say

Skip Step 4.

Alf Stewart.

Jesus Christ.

What a fcuking useless, filthy excuse of a "man" have you living with you anyway OP?

I mean, what's this l about

Only time he showers is if he's going for pints which is once every two weeks.

Get him out immediately and get him to hand the man card back in.

Jodotman

McGruber wrote: »

Skip to Step 4.

I'd love a bit of poo in my japs eye! Joke.

On a serious note all suggestions welcome.

Barry Badrinath

Jodotman wrote: »

I'd love a bit of poo in my japs eye!

Aaaaaaand I'm out

Fleawuss

Tell him to register on Boards that AH is great crack and there's a free prize for everyone who registers tomorrow.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

There comes a time when you just have to say it how it is. Sometimes things go beyond being able to sugarcoat. Generally after being left to ferment as long as your friend.

"Yo Dave. You stink. You are a vile vile person. There are actual rubbish skips that smell less offensive on the hottest day of the year. You need to shower. You need to disinfect everything you've touched in the past three months. You need to boil wash everything you own or move out and live in squalor elsewhere".

Ursus Horribilis

Send him a link to this thread. Anything you say to him in person after that will be like a fluffy kitten wrapped in cotton wool.

corner of hells

LexieOnRale wrote: »

There comes a time when you just have to say it how it is. Sometimes things go beyond being able to sugarcoat. Generally after being left to ferment as long as your friend.

"Yo Dave. You stink. You are a vile vile person. There are actual rubbish skips that smell less offensive on the hottest day of the year. You need to shower. You need to disinfect everything you've touched in the past three months. You need to boil wash everything you own or move out and live in squalor elsewhere".

How'd you know 'is name Dave ?

Winterlong

Move out OP. Staying in a homeless hostel or under a bridge must be better than that.

Ursus Horribilis

Invite his mammy to come visit.

Call Me Jimmy

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Invite his mammy to come visit.

Have sex with his mammy

gandalf

For times like this I always looks to the movies for advice......

"It rubs the lotion in it's skin or else it gets the hose again"

pillphil

corner of hells wrote: »

How'd you know 'is name Dave ?

Come on, we all know it's Dave.


That's right Dave, we're talking about you.

"He hasn't washed his clothes in 3 months"



Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies....

we'llallhavetea

tell his mammy on him! she'll be over in a jiffy and have his washing, your washing, the neighbours washing all done and dinner on the table by 6pm sharp.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Type a letter and post it to him. Make out that it's from one of his work colleagues and basically tell him he needs to grow up and start washing himself regularly and by regularly you mean every day not every week. Tell him that other people he works with have mentioned it too and people are too polite to say it to his face but that he really really really needs to improve his personal hygiene...hopefully if he starts washing himself he's smart enough to know to wash his clothes and bed clothes also.

4ensic15

Get a clothes peg.

Lemming

Typedef his mother/sister(s)/choose-applicable-term.

Then blast him with p1ss.

stimpson

Jodotman wrote: »

The smell from his room is something you would have to expierence. Like 100 people have taking a dump all over the room. If he sit's down beside you the smell of sweaty eggs would nearly male you puke.

You know, desire smells like that to some people.

Spanish Eyes

Does this person work in close proximity with colleagues?

If the person is that bad and smelly there will be an escalation at work. For the sake of everyone else.

I think the person has mental health issues. Neglect of oneself over a long period is a red flag. But who knows.

I would be very surprised if the person has a job, and pays the rent, contributes to the household, that s/he is so neglectful of personal hygiene. YUK.

But anyway, something has to be said. Do you know any of his colleagues at work for a start, and maybe broach the subject?

I could not live with a dirtbird like that sorry. I would have to say it. Don't know how I would right now, but I would do it eventually.

One person stinking out a house is just unreal. Has s/he no sense of self awareness or what?

Check out WORK. That kind of smelly thing is not tolerated anymore. Referral to HR for possible connected issues. If HR has any cojones.

It's a difficult one, but you need to sort it out now.

Ugh. ( if the post is real and true that is, no reason to doubt it, but honestly?)

nibtrix

"Jodotman wrote: »

Only time he showers is if he's going for pints which is once every two weeks.

Clearly, your responsibility as his friend is to bring him out for pints at least 4-5 times a week

biko

Toss in a few Wunderbaum onto his bed, like fifty of them.

Spanish Eyes

Wind up story.

Ha ha.

FREDNISMO

Jodotman wrote: »

My friend moves into a house share with me around there month's ago and now the house is absolutely stink. I have been living in the house for a year.

The smell from his room is something you would have to expierence. Like 100 people have taking a dump all over the room. If he sit's down beside you the smell of sweaty eggs would nearly male you puke.

He has a well paid full time job and don't know how work has not mentioned it to him yet. Before he moved in he was relatively clean. He hasnt washed his clothes in three months. I believe he hasn't changed his boxers and tshirt in three months either or the bed linen.

Before he moved in he was actually fine but moved in from the mammys who probably had all his clothes clean for him.Only time he showers is if he's going for pints which is once every two weeks.

I've been friends with the guy for over 20 years and is fairly sensitive. Any ideas on how to bring up the topic about his personal hygiene?

I think we're going to have to get a team of men in white coats in to disinfect and properly dispose of items in his room.

What does a sweaty egg smell like, never seen one sweating yet.

Call Me Jimmy

FREDNISMO wrote: »

What does a sweaty egg smell like, never seen one sweating yet.

rank man, like a potato with syphilis

Elliott S

Candie wrote: »

That level of self-neglect can be indicative of some inner struggles, so be very tactful. If you've been friends for that long, I see nothing wrong with starting off with 'I know you a long time, and I'm concerned about you neglecting yourself'. Try come at it from that angle, rather than going straight for it's effects on anyone else.

Yes, possible mental health issues here. I know when I was severely depressed, I could barely muster the motivation to feed myself, never mind tend to cleanliness. My roommate at the time eventually said something. I didn't get too upset, suppose I knew it myself.

foxy farmer

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/97869964 its not this chap surely

Howard the Duck

Take him to a day trip to the dump.

When there take a deep breath and say "Nice to get away from the stink of the apartment isn't it?"

He'll probably laugh but you do a serious face and tell him your not joking. I'm fairly sure that might work

jamesbere

Kill him and be done with it