would you tell someone if they smell?

[emily]

why or why not
personally, I have been in this situation a few times- including someone asking me if she did smell because people didn't like her or want to be near her
I can never bring myself to say to someone they smell, even if, in some instances, they mightt not know.

as for me, and my incontinence, I would like to think that people would be honest with me, without being too harsh

 

[KO896]

I would only feel comfortable telling someone I was close to, otherwise I hold my breath and smile as if nothing was wrong.

 

[Smiley]

As Chantho once said:

 

[passenger]

I would only feel comfortable telling someone I was close to, otherwise I hold my breath and smile as if nothing was wrong.

Ditto "

 

[Ash]

Would be an easy conversation with a family member. If it was a friend, only if I was really close and I knew that they wouldn't take it the wrong way. Other than that, I would keep it to myself and struggle through the smell lol

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Just family members or people close to me. Sometimes my daughter is lazy with hygiene and I have to get on her to do basic stuff like take a shower and put on deodorant. She needs a job to get her back in the regular routine like when she was in school.

 

[Scarlet Rose]

Only if they ask, it is not normally something I would ever say unprompted. I have had a few instances where people feel self-conscious about it and ask me. OF all the times I have been asked though, they were all goods. I have worked with people who smell quite bad and I simply tried to minimize my time around them. Which is sadly sometimes easier said than done.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Only if they ask, it is not normally something I would ever say unprompted. I have had a few instances where people feel self-conscious about it and ask me. OF all the times I have been asked though, they were all goods. I have worked with people who smell quite bad and I simply tried to minimize my time around them. Which is sadly sometimes easier said than done.

I used to work at a store and we had this guy that NEVER showered because of his culture/religion or whatever. He could be a couple asiles away and I would know he was nearby because I could smell him. It was horrible.

 

[Dan The Man]

I usually don't get close enough to people to smell them. I am very protective of my personal space. But if it's family member, good friend, or female companion I may make a comment. Just depends on the specific situation.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

female companion I may make a comment.

RIP @Dan The Man

 

[ElegantAura]

I wouldn’t tell a stranger, and I wouldn’t bring it up randomly. But if it's someone close to me, like family, I’d let them know. It’s not about whether to say something, but how you say it. As long as it’s done respectfully,

 

[MrDawn]

The last time I told anyone who smelled like ass was back in 2006 along with a co-worker. I was selling cars back then and we would get a lot of people who would come in and loiter, talk, and never buy anything. There was this old lady that always came in and would drop off her own personal news paper called "The Hill 'n Holler". She always smelled like dog shit. She would stay and talk to us long than we could stand. We ended up asking her about her hygiene. She was obviously embarrassed and pretty quick to blame it on her husband saying that they had many dogs. I don't think they were taking their dogs out then. Anyway, she never came back which was to be expected.