Body odour

timthumbni

Body odour... do people with bo have no sense of their own smell??

I sweat like everyone else but I can smell my own sweat. If I notice I'm pongy then I take relevant action. It's not difficult.

I was in Lidl recently and a guy in the queue was offensively smelly. He smelled like a donkeys ass. He was a youngish reasonably fit looking guy. Wtf would someone walk around like that.

alberto67

As bad as that?

Donal55

timthumbni wrote: »

Body odour... do people with bo have no sense of their own smell??

I sweat like everyone else but I can smell my own sweat. If I notice I'm pongy then I take relevant action. It's not difficult.

I was in Lidl recently and a guy in the queue was offensively smelly. He smelled like a donkeys ass. He was a youngish reasonably fit looking guy. Wtf would someone walk around like that.

Perhaps he was working like a dog for 8 hours solid and nipped into Lidl on the way home for a can of deodrant.

Cubik

They just don't care I'd say - given up... issues that go beyond just laziness. Some say they can't smell themselves, but I don't buy that. They are used to it I'm sure, in denial about how bad it is perhaps, but they are still aware of it.

OldMrBrennan83

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Timberrrrrrrr

timthumbni wrote: »

Body odour... do people with bo have no sense of their own smell??

I sweat like everyone else but I can smell my own sweat. If I notice I'm pongy then I take relevant action. It's not difficult.

I was in Lidl recently and a guy in the queue was offensively smelly. He smelled like a donkeys ass. He was a youngish reasonably fit looking guy. Wtf would someone walk around like that.

How many donkey asses have you violated over the years that you can definitively make this comparison?

timthumbni

Donal55 wrote: »

Perhaps he was working like a dog for 8 hours solid and nipped into Lidl on the way home for a can of deodrant.

Ha ha. He didn't have any deodorant. I checked. And I can tell you that deodorant wouldn't have solved that pong anyway.

It was stale sweat. He obviously had been culturing that smell for many, many days.....

wally1990

Always wonder this too

I have a friend who stinks and has no hygiene

I've dropped hints and often bring it up in conversation before we head out

But he won't change

I went on holidays recently and he stayed in my place for 2 weeks

I left shower gels etc there and when I came home , nothing was used

I told him before I left there was no washing powder so he needs to buy some

Came home and nothing was used or moved so he didn't shower in 2 weeks and he didn't buy washing powder either so either didn't wash clothes or just used hot water in the washing machine

Some people are just filthy
He doesn't brush his teeth either which is obvious and smokes , mentioned that too and he doesn't care

Winterlong

If you cant keep yourself clean and hygienic then it's like you have given up on life or are just losing at it.

Strong Life in Dublin

timthumbni wrote: »

I was in Lidl recently and a guy in the queue was offensively smelly. He smelled like a donkeys ass. He was a youngish reasonably fit looking guy. Wtf would someone walk around like that.

It depends, maybe he just ran into lidl to get something on the way home from the gym?

Cubik

There's a woman at work who doesn't brush her lower teeth and you can see the chunks of plaque, and a smell emanates from her mouth when she speaks. But going by certain stuff she's said, she has given up on life and seems depressed.

A heavy day's work or intense workout at the gym don't cause much of a smell if the person keeps clean continuously. That stale smell is a buildup of far far more.

Big difference in the smell of fresh sweat from hard work, and body odour from days of stale sweat fermenting on an unwashed body.

People sweat when they work or exercise, that's fine. It's when they don't wash it off that it gets offensive, and nobody has to be bothered about it if it affects no one else but when you're out and about in proximity to others it's only considerate to wash yourself so that people aren't repulsed by your smell.

judeboy101

alberto67 wrote: »

As bad as that?

You still would

timthumbni

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

How many donkey asses have you violated over the years that you can definitively make this comparison?

Only one. The judge said I wasn't allowed within 300 yards of a donkeys ass after that.......

Donal55

I remember as a child the smell of p1ss and death when I was brought to a nursing home to visit an elderly relative.
I haven't stepped inside a nursing home since, and please God, I have no intention of doing so in the future.

Foweva Awone

I've a friend who's got this really distinctive body odour. She showers daily and her personal hygiene is all perfectly fine (I know because I lived with her for a while!), she washes her clothes regularly and properly, she eats very healthily and doesn't smoke or drink, and yet she still smells. She might be only a couple of hours out of the shower, but if she's doing anything strenuous or if she gets stressed, she starts sweating and it's such a strong pungent smell, you notice it straight away. I've never said anything to her though, and I've no idea if she's aware of it herself!

alberto67

judeboy101 wrote: »

You still would

Only if well equipped :pac:

timthumbni

Donal55 wrote: »

I remember as a child the smell of p1ss and death when I was brought to a nursing home to visit an elderly relative.
I haven't stepped inside a nursing home since, and please God, I have no intention of doing so in the future.

Aye. But that's old people who most likely have lost control of their bodily functions. It's not their fault. BO is a solvable problem.

LadyMacBeth_

I have little to no sense of smell (it comes and goes but it's never strong) so I am paranoid about being smelly. I make sure to wash myself and my clothes regularly but there is just something disconcerting about not being able to smell myself. That being said, I usually can't smell the people that reek on public transport either so there are pros and cons :pac:

theniamh

one of that lads that share a house with me is so smelly, if he leaves his bedroom door open the whole house reeks. He seldom showers, and when he washes his clothes if one of us haven't left detergent out he washes with just water. I put his clothes one day from the washer to the dryer and they smelt so bad, a shirt had mold on it! Apparently he brought a girl back once and she lasted 5 min in his bedroom.
I grew up on a farm and have never smelt anything as bad as him!!

wally1990

theniamh wrote: »

one of that lads that share a house with me is so smelly, if he leaves his bedroom door open the whole house reeks. He seldom showers, and when he washes his clothes if one of us haven't left detergent out he washes with just water. I put his clothes one day from the washer to the dryer and they smelt so bad, a shirt had mold on it! Apparently he brought a girl back once and she lasted 5 min in his bedroom.
I grew up on a farm and have never smelt anything as bad as him!!

I never understand people like this , I really don't

123shooter

Donal55 wrote: »

I remember as a child the smell of p1ss

Not just old people I have smelt that on.

anewme

Donal55 wrote: »

I remember as a child the smell of p1ss and death when I was brought to a nursing home to visit an elderly relative.
I haven't stepped inside a nursing home since, and please God, I have no intention of doing so in the future.

As someone who may have to make the sad decision over the next few days to sign in a much loved parent to a nursing home, can I just say that I hope it keeps fine for you.

annascott

We had a guy on work placement last year who smelled like bo, rancid butter and cats pee. He wore the same clothes every day. Nice guy but standing within six feet of him was vomit inducing. We had to say something in the end.

Biggest lickspittle on boardz

I'm still in shock at the confessions from some boardsies in the 'how often do you shower' thread a few months ago. That was a big eye opener for me in terms of the very, very, very low levels of personal hygiene some modern Irish people have. I thought those attitudes went out with the advent of indoor plumbing.

Smelly people should be fined for being a health hazard.

annascott

Donal55 wrote: »

I remember as a child the smell of p1ss and death when I was brought to a nursing home to visit an elderly relative.
I haven't stepped inside a nursing home since, and please God, I have no intention of doing so in the future.

what does death smell like?

Aineoil

Biggest lickspittle on boardz wrote: »

I'm still in shock at the confessions from some boardsies in the 'how often do you shower' thread a few months ago. That was a big eye opener for me in terms of the very, very, very low levels of personal hygiene some modern Irish people have. I thought those attitudes went out with the advent of indoor plumbing.

Smelly people should be fined for being a health hazard.

Please give me a link to that post. I shower every day. I couldn't leave the house

unless I had a shower.

wally1990

Aineoil wrote: »

Please give me a link to that post. I shower every day. I couldn't leave the house

unless I had a shower.

Exact same and screw any dirty smell f* cking person who says that's too much or not good for skin ,

alberto67

annascott wrote: »

We had a guy on work placement last year who smelled like bo, rancid butter and cats pee. He wore the same clothes every day. Nice guy but standing within six feet of him was vomit inducing. We had to say something in the end.

That is the most interesting part of your post. What did you say to him? How did he take it? We want to know!

Know a few single people who smell, God love them, guess just no one around to say "you're not going anywhere smelling like that".

Biggest lickspittle on boardz

Aineoil wrote: »

Please give me a link to that post. I shower every day. I couldn't leave the house

unless I had a shower.

There's a couple of threads on the topic, I'm not sure which was the exact one I remember, but here's the link to them. I advise some good marigolds and dettol, you'll be scrubbing yourself raw after reading about these manky scummers... :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?query=how%20often%20do%20you%20shower

blaze1

These fúckers tend to sit next to me on the bus home after work.
Office workers in a shirt & tie. No need to pong like that. Even if its a hot day. A little spritz before you leave the office would help.

That being said, I do find if I change deodorant it doesn't work as well

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Lynx Africa for life

timthumbni

blaze1 wrote: »

These fúckers tend to sit next to me on the bus home after work.
Office workers in a shirt & tie. No need to pong like that. Even if its a hot day. A little spritz before you leave the office would help.

That being said, I do find if I change deodorant it doesn't work as well

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Lynx Africa for life

I actually think that lynx smells like sweat. In your case black mans sweat.

The_Kew_Tour

If you put on lynx on after being all sweaty if sometimes can make the smell work.

Deodorant sticks for the win. Kills odour and you don't stink place out, and they work

Ulysses Gaze

blaze1 wrote: »

These fúckers tend to sit next to me on the bus home after work.
Office workers in a shirt & tie. No need to pong like that. Even if its a hot day. A little spritz before you leave the office would help.

That being said, I do find if I change deodorant it doesn't work as well

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Lynx Africa for life

Most people just want to get the fcuk out of the office and get home.

Probably the last thing on their minds is putting deodorant on.

Also a lot of the smell that people complain about can be people not washing their clothes correctly or often enough.

I lived with a guy who used to shower every morning before work, used deodorant and aftershave and he still stank.

The reason was he was not washing his clothes properly and was wearing the same 5 shirts week in-week out. They were the only shirts he had for work.

Smurfette principle

annascott wrote: »

what does death smell like?

Chicken, everything smells and tastes like chicken especially dead people, KFC have made a fortune based on that one truth

annascott

alberto67 wrote: »

That is the most interesting part of your post. What did you say to him? How did he take it? We want to know!

I got a male colleague to do it in private. It improved a bit but not enough to want to stand next to him. We were glad when he left.