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I also feel like when I smell someones body odor that I have unconsciously been forced to ingest their bacterial waste. Living amongst other people, we have to
by citrablue 8y ago
I also feel like when I smell someones body odor that I have unconsciously been forced to ingest their bacterial waste. Living amongst other people, we have to accept that there will be things we don't like about it.
- cbluth 8y agoYeah, take a shower, geez.
- Fnoord 8y agoThere's this social norm where you don't cause discomfort such as noise or pollution for other people. Some people overdo it with way too much perfume; those are equally annoying. The difference however is that although such might over-sensitise someone with e.g. (undiagnosed) autism your example is not proven to be harmful for the lungs, nor does it make you stoned.
- citrablue 8y agoWhat's the latest consensus on secondhand smoke and cancer/COPD issues? I thought the "I smelled cigarette smoke on the street" exposure was largely found to have negligible health effects. (I think the "my partner smokes and i live in a smokers house" exposure still causes issues)