Pretty sure if his BO was that strong, he'd probably already know and just doesn't care. A kid I knew in school was like that. He even said "I know I smell bad, so no need to keep telling me." He admitted to having showers only on Wednesdays. Some people just don't care about hygiene unfortunately.

You never know unless you ask :/. Besides some of those people need some one to acknowledgement that they stink, it's like a kid in the butt. But you do make a valid point.

That's true, sometimes people do need a heads up. But then again I understand why people don't usually tell people these things, especially if they aren't close friends. There are some people who are extremely sensitive and might take offence. And what if it's a condition? Might make for an awkward situation. Some people just try to avoid those kinda things. But I see what you're saying. I always appreciate when someone tells me there's something on my face.

I had a roommate with that problem. He'd shower three to four times a day and still smell nasty as all hell.

You'll deserve it because in America, we have a lot less tolerance for body odor than most parts of the world, including Europe. I've heard the Japanese are on our level of bathing habits, but most of the rest of the world is far behind. You might have gotten thumbs-up for 'Rance or 'Ndia.

I know about all of that, I too live in America so I wasn't trying to put the country down. It was just that while I read the FML I couldn't help but think about all of the stinky people I've met in my life. All of them being in America.

And how many other countries have you experienced in your vast 18 years? Perdix is absolutely right. Americans are some of the cleanest-smelling people I've ever met.

Well, that doesn't really prove much. But since you're already assumed that I haven't done much in my "vast" 18 years, I'll just let you think what you want. I wasn't saying that all Americans were stinky, I just have met a lot who don't know how to take care of themselves. But I also know, that there's another country nearby that lacks hygiene but I won't say where it is exactly because obviously there's some ultra-sensitive people on FML who takes comments entirely too seriously.

Me too. I also "had" (recently fired) a coworker that would come to work and his uniform always smelt like male cat urine-- marking his territory. :P I spoke up and said something to him but it never got better.

60% of the time, it works every time.

Brian: it's made with bits of real panther and illegal in 9 countries. Burgundy:: I'm gonna be honest with you Brian, that doesn't make any sense. It smells like pure gasoline and stings the nostrils.