Pardon me, but you stink!
There is a person in your life that you see regularly. He or she is a great person but has a little problem that you don’t think they are aware of since they have never mentioned it to you, or shown any signs of being self-conscious about it. They always look impeccably groomed; you have no reason to believe they are not aware of all the basic sanitary practices.
Despite it all, they stink.
It’s not bad breath, which could be dealt with with constant proffering of gum, mints or breathstrips, or recommending a good toothbrush (innocently, of course) but body odour. Having smelled my fair share of armpit-induced body odour, I have reason to believe this odour isn’t coming from that part of the anatomy.
How does one mention to a friend that they smell bad? Should it be mentioned at all, or simply tolerated?
September 25th, 2007 at 7:14 am
Never EVER would I mention to them that they smell badly. Chances are they already know they have a problem and would only be more embarrassed to have it pointed out. “Did you know you spilled mustard on your shirt? = OK” but “Did you know you stink? = NO WAY.” Simply ignore it and if you can’t handle it, stay your distance. I wouldn’t want to hurt someones feelings and I find it hard to believe they don’t already know.
September 25th, 2007 at 7:23 am
well real honestly in high school
our friend keith had rather bad breath.
Ya see he ate indian food all the time
and his nick name was “50 feet”
cause it was about 50 feet away that you could smell his breath!
We never told him… well maybe in later years