SOCIAL NORMS'D!
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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
Actually, I agree with his statement, not yours Crompsin.
Tt had a solid 5 months between when we moved to Ohio and when he began his classes. During that time he worked from home and rarely left the apartment. He chose to wear the same clothes multiple days in a row, rarely shaved, and wouldn't shower unless I specifically requested it.
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... like-whoa.
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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
While he claims he is able to tell when he stinks, he doesn't have the same sensitivity to it. He will frequently say a shirt doesn't smell - the same shirt I can't stand to be in the same room with. He often tries to save on laundry by wearing things multiple times. I periodically have to go through his "almost-clean" clothing stashes and put them in the laundry. He has noticed that I do this - he has started to joke about it, realizing that he really can't smell himself as well as he thinks.
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Hey, super. Turns out I don't buy the "I can't smell my own funk" line. I've been a social shut-in just as much as any other recluse you example and it still doesn't jive with me. It smells more like somebody is getting disgustingly complacent due to other issues. I'm going to assume all examples are people that did the normal-personal-hygiene-routine before they descended into grossoland. Dirt-poor Afghanis have better hygiene than this.
Wearing the same clothes a few times before washing? That's fine. I do it all the time, especially with pants (since I wear them for such short periods of times). Shaving? It's just hair, it grows naturally. But not bathing... or not remembering to brush your god damn teeth? How do you skip stuff like that and not notice if such as a your-entire-life habit previously? I've been stuck in the woods / 3rd world countries for X weeks without showering / laundry and you can feel the film of funk building on your body, the kinda situation where you welcome that ice cold rain.
What's next? Toilet paper getting kicked to the curb, too?
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This is the weirdest thing to attempt to justify... like a kid with a booger collection.