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People Who Don't Wear Deodorant or Seemingly Bathe Regularly, Why? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by Zahille7@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Like, I travel around for work and I've met plenty of people from all backgrounds.

Why is there a demographic of people who don't seemingly bathe regularly, or at the very least wear something to cover up their BO? I could understand if it's an allergy, or even religious reasons (though the people I've met that smell bad are usually you're average American young adult man) but recently (like in the past week, recently) I've met a concerning number of people who don't seem to wear any kind of deodorant or possibly don't even bathe regularly; it's starting to become an issue for me, as I don't even want to interact with them when I can smell them walking up from 3+ feet away yet I need to for work.

Does anyone have any possible insight?

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[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I just don't like them. I like the natural body odors, even with women, I hate it when they cover that up with some heavy perfume.

[–] sour@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you don’t like showers

[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 2 points 11 months ago

I do, but not excessive showering. Sure, once a day in the summer, 2 or 3 times a week in the winter, I think that's fairly normal.

[+] skybreaker@lemmy.world -18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Gross. This person prefers BO to deodorant.

[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's how we're meant to copulate, as mamals. We smell each other. Deodorant and perfumes just cover that shit up, so I could say the same about people that use them.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And yet perfume and soaps were some of our earliest inventions.

We’re meant to go shit in the woods, but I bet you live in a house.

[–] skybreaker@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Seriously. You're right. Their logic is basically, "we're animals so we should behave like animals." I'm glad I don't run in to those kind of people most of the time. Few things are as unpleasant as people with serious BO.

[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 2 points 11 months ago

Each to his own I guess 🤷.

[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 1 points 11 months ago

Soap, yes... for hygene... and not one of our earliest inventons (if you're thinking of speers and the wheel, that sort of thing). Perfume... have no idea to be honest. Yes, it's been around for thousands if years, but I have no idea if it's even close to the invention if soap (time wise).

I have shit in the woods, more than a few times, it's great, you should try it, it's really a just great, whish I could do it more often.

And no, I live in a condo.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Some people don't require deodorant or anti perspirant. I doubt my Asian wife could sweat or smell bad if she tried.