How you think you smell and how others think you smell aren't always the same. Antiperspirant and deodorant aren't meant to have smells, they're meant to keep your pits dry so you sweat and are less likely to stink. If you want to use it as a substitute for a perfume, go ahead, but it has its risks; you'll smell synthetic, generic, cheap or just plain foul.I train 4-6 times a week and have worked out that, at least for me, BO is eliminated by proper hygiene, breathable clothing and a solid antiperspirant that goes on DRY and has almost no smell. Cheap polyester doesn't breathe and makes you sweat more profusely, those expensive Adidas Clima-Cool tees do serve a purpose other than looking cool while training. My wife actually says that even when I sweat or come home after a long workout, I smell amazing. I'm guessing that since I put on perfume almost every morning, it starts to mix into my body chemistry.
Haven't you got anything more mature to do than tell people you don't know and you're never going to meet that they smell?
Like telling people you don't know and you're (sic) never going to meet that they should change their Religious views to whatever you deem correct?
Oh, you're still going on about that, i thought you were claiming to be bored of it a few posts ago. Also there's nothing wrong with 'you're never going to meet.' Try giving the weight lifting/guitar playing/perfume sniffing a break for a while and look at a few grammar books. It is your job afterall.
General teaching lesson 1.Learn the difference between grammar and vocabulary. Grammar lesson 1.You're talking crap. It's perfectly OK to repeat the subject in a sentence. E.g. 'I went to the shops and I bought some cheese. ' You don't have to say 'I went to the shops and bought some cheese.'
He made some comment about drinking instead of exercising so you took the piss out of him. You made some comment about not eating during day time and I took the piss out of you. Same thing IMO.
Aristocrat is 100% right on all of this. Anti-perspirant/Deoderant should be unscented with a cologne as your scent or nothing at all. Smelling like "Mountain Fresh" smells more like an air freshener than anything else. From past comments on here, it seems a number of posters are ignorant and/or dismissive of hygiene. Ignorance regarding breathable fabrics. Not bathing everyday. Not wearing an undershirt. Taking a dump post-morning bathing and just using dry toilet paper. Not using a fresh towel every day. Not understanding about unscented deoderant and whatnot. Not showering twice a day during the summer. Etc. Etc. You encounter these people on a regular basis. Most are already somewhat slovenly in appearance. But there's a few who seem to have gotten 8~9/10 things right but missed the last, and on a hot summer day, boy can you tell. If you don't do these things or a few others, say these words: "I'm foul and I need to step up my game." The key is admitting where you have a problem.
I can't. Because the person who is not not religious doesn't see religion as an excuse for something. Some catholic priests abused some kids? Yes, but they are catholic. Some Muslims murdered some people at at concert, a beach promenade, at a gay club? Yes, but they are muslim. No, mate. Some pedos and some terrorists.Being religious is not an excuse for something. It is YOUR excuse for something.Also, park the whole, you can't make fun of someone for 'religious reasons'. You can make fun of anything someone chooses to do. For example, you can take the piss out of someone who chooses to go birdwatching, you can't take the piss out of someone for having a big nose. This whole, '<insert whatever type of person>...phobia' bs needs to die, and fast. Things need criticising so they fit into our societies.
Steels is clearly not a Lynx man.
you really can't see the difference between making fun of someone for saying "i'm drinking for exercise" and "i'm fasting for religious reasons"?
This. If someone chooses to do something they can't claim victim status when someone mocks them. Like the BJ letterbox comment, those women are choosing to wear that gear.
I think the point is that certain topics are more sensitive than others. In order to maintain a semblance of civility, it's probably best to avoid them, or at least tread lightly around those topics on a professional web forum. Aside from the usual suspects like sexuality, religion, race identity, and politics, there are additional sensitive topics that can be unique to different forums. We have a pretty international crowd, so there are international topics that might need to be treated carefully (ie discussion of different government styles, and the critique of different national leaders). Also, a many of us English teachers are hopeless pedants, so discussions about things like the oxford comma, regional variations in spelling, the usefulness of the subjunctive mood, and whether people who say "irregardless", "I could care less", and "xir" should be publicly beaten, are all topics that can lead to heated internet arguments. Given the nature of online anonymity, this can quickly lead to flaming, trolling, and hurt feelings. Personally, I don't feel that any topic should be out-of-bounds, but I do think people should be a little more empathetic, and be aware that not everybody is as comfortable debating a topic as they might be. So basically, you know, chill out and be excellent to each other etc etc.
