Personal Hygiene, the Good and the Bad

Why do people that have poor personal hygiene?

This is an incomplete thought.

"Poor" personal hygiene is relative and not up for you to judge and decide. Furthermore, someone who is less cleanly than yourself is neither a menace nor an inconvenience. Lastly, somebody's hygienic habits do not make them right or wrong.

Originally Posted by Andy

This is an incomplete thought.

"Poor" personal hygiene is relative and not up for you to judge and decide. Furthermore, someone who is less cleanly than yourself is neither a menace nor an inconvenience. Lastly, somebody's hygienic habits do not make them right or wrong.

PSYCHIC INSTINCT SAYS: Andy has bad personal hygiene.

Originally Posted by Andy

This is an incomplete thought.

"Poor" personal hygiene is relative and not up for you to judge and decide. Furthermore, someone who is less cleanly than yourself is neither a menace nor an inconvenience. Lastly, somebody's hygienic habits do not make them right or wrong.

Sounds like you're the smelly kid in your neighborhood if you think anything you said is true. Poor hygiene is totally up for others to decide. If I see someone that smells bad and looks unwashed day in, day out, for a long period of time, I have every right to make a judgment on their hygiene.

Also, poor hygiene is an inconvenience, it is not only unpleasant for others, but it can pose a health risk. People who don't wash run the risk of carrying filth and disease.

Originally Posted by Beh

PSYCHIC INSTINCT SAYS: Andy has bad personal hygiene.

As I said, personal hygiene is entirely relative, so that entirely depends. Though I suppose to make myself look, uhm, "better" in some people's eyes I shall proceed to describe the habits I undertake daily that would be classified as "personal hygiene."

• Shower after waking up.
• Brush teeth with toothpaste.
• Apply name brand deodorant to underarms.
• Generally wash face.
• Shower again depending on day.
• Apply more deodorant depending on day.
• Bruth teeth before bed.
• Apply dental floss.

You decide.

Originally Posted by dangercheetah

Sounds like you're the smelly kid in your neighborhood if you think anything you said is true.

Generally my smell is nonexistent, but I've been described as both very good smelling and very bad smelling to equal measure. However, the last time I checked, a person's thought processes do not have any relation directly, inversely, or indirectly to their smell. Are you a human?

Poor hygiene is totally up for others to decide. If I see someone that smells bad and looks unwashed day in, day out, for a long period of time, I have every right to make a judgment on their hygiene.

I too, have every right to pass judgment on what kind of person you are based on that comment.

Also, poor hygiene is an inconvenience, it is not only unpleasant for others, but it can pose a health risk. People who don't wash run the risk of carrying filth and disease.

I question your humanity.

Originally Posted by Andy

Are you a human?


I too, have every right to pass judgment on what kind of person you are based on that comment.


I question your humanity.

So, I think that dirty people who make others uncomfortable, and who carry disease in extreme cases should take a shower, and suddenly I am Hitler

Although he wanted to force people to take showers, too

Maybe you're on to something

Beh, I did not put clothing on that list because I was unaware clothing counted as hygiene. Yes, I own a very large amount of clothing.

Originally Posted by dangercheetah

So, I think that dirty people who make others uncomfortable, and who carry disease in extreme cases should take a shower, and suddenly I am Hitler

...wat? Hitler died quite a long time ago, if I'm not mistaken. He ingested cyanide to induce suicide. You could not possibly have typed all that from beyond the grave.

Originally Posted by Andy

...wat? Hitler died quite a long time ago, if I'm not mistaken. He ingested cyanide to induce suicide. You could not possibly have typed all that from beyond the grave.

Haven't you ever seen Ghost starring Patrick Swayze? Hitler's death was exactly like that. All I gotta do is practice touching **** in the subway and then I can do all sorts of crazy **** to living people

When you live in Dorms, you're BOUND to come across someone who has terrible hygiene. I remember a couple of guys that lived in the same dorms as me that I was always hearing about. One of them stands out in particular. I don't remember this guy's name, but he had no shame, whatsoever. Not only did he not take the time to take a shower, he also did not take the time to get up and go to the bathroom. Here he was, this grown man peeing in his bed, not because of control issues, but just because he was that foul. When he finally left, there were people that had to move his mattress outside. It was out there for like 3 weeks, but I felt bad because the guys that moved it were gagging left and right. Ugh, so nasty.

Either it's religion, or people are too stupid. Or the Religion is just stupid.
Personally I believe it should be a law to not smell in public, and then you'd get charges that you'll have to give the police money to buy soap, and the police will drive you home, and make you take a shower.

I don't know why I'm not a world ruler.

I figure some some people don't give a **** what you think. Sometimes I get a little slack in showering if I'm not doing anything, but I will shower if I'm going out somewhere. It's not lack of self respect, I'm lazy. Why bother to waste time getting clean if all you do is hang around the house all day, maybe only going out to the store or something? I really couldn't care less if someone thought my hair was greasy. But, like I said, this changes if I'm doing a lot that day, interacting with friends and such. Besides, at most I go two days without.

------> Didn't give a crap if you thought his hair was greasy.

A GRUNGE icon is hardly a posterboy for how one should clean themselves

I keep myself clean, but I do not go overboard with it. I don't like being able to fry eggs with the grease in my hair, but I don't like taking marathon showers either. So yeah....

Originally Posted by Furii

Either it's religion, or people are too stupid. Or the Religion is just stupid.

What has religion got to do with this?

Personally I believe it should be a law to not smell in public, and then you'd get charges that you'll have to give the police money to buy soap, and the police will drive you home, and make you take a shower.
.

How is that practical? Should not the police be dealing with serious matters?

Originally Posted by Twilight Joker

What has religion got to do with this?

Cleanliness is next to Godliness after all!

But other than that catchphrase, absolutely nothing

Originally Posted by dangercheetah

A GRUNGE icon is hardly a posterboy for how one should clean themselves

I just felt like putting that in there. But in all seriousness, I could care less if my hair is a little greasy. I feel that getting a shower everyday is unnecessary , unless you sweat. Sometimes I shower everyday, sometimes every other day. I don't notice much of a difference if I skip a day, unless of course I sweat.

Edit: I'm not real self conscious of my image. I shower when it's necessary, (i.e. after sweating and for a social event). So, it's not like I'm a pig.

ehh my mother wouldn't stand for dirty people in her premises and I grew up with the same mentality (obviously)

Originally Posted by Brother Wolf

My brother doesn't like to bathe, wear deodorant, and brushes such that it doesn't improve his breath. Everyone else complains about his odor but he could care less.

Soo... he cares somewhat?

I think the term you're looking for is "couldn't care less."

Taking Japanese class in high school, I routinely ran into weebos who spent their time obsessing about living in Japan rather than taking showers. Ironically enough,the Japanese place such a high emphasis on personal hygiene that none of those people would be accepted even if they were to miraculously come up with the assets to go there.

In short, I have no freaking clue why people don't take showers. Nor do I care. I don't care how tried you are. I don't care if you didn't get a wink of sleep. The least you can do is wash yourself every other day for a minimum of 10 minutes, and you'll do the universe a huge favor.

And please brush your teeth. And floss. No one wants to smell that.

Originally Posted by Marshmallow Moo

Taking Japanese class in high school, I routinely ran into weebos who spent their time obsessing about living in Japan rather than taking showers. Ironically enough,the Japanese place such a high emphasis on personal hygiene that none of those people would be accepted even if they were to miraculously come up with the assets to go there.

In short, I have no freaking clue why people don't take showers. Nor do I care. I don't care how tried you are. I don't care if you didn't get a wink of sleep. The least you can do is wash yourself every other day for a minimum of 10 minutes, and you'll do the universe a huge favor.

And please brush your teeth. And floss. No one wants to smell that.

Man the shower is a fun place to be why would people not do that. You can even brush your teeth and shave in the shower, it's all good. Even do number 1 if that's how you roll.