Like, I travel around for work and I’ve met plenty of people from all backgrounds.

Why is there a demographic of people who don’t seemingly bathe regularly, or at the very least wear something to cover up their BO? I could understand if it’s an allergy, or even religious reasons (though the people I’ve met that smell bad are usually you’re average American young adult man) but recently (like in the past week, recently) I’ve met a concerning number of people who don’t seem to wear any kind of deodorant or possibly don’t even bathe regularly; it’s starting to become an issue for me, as I don’t even want to interact with them when I can smell them walking up from 3+ feet away yet I need to for work.

Does anyone have any possible insight?

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      10 months ago

      Diet plays a role, but I’ve found it’s far more down to the spices one consumes. I’d bet the strongest component is hormones and genetics.

    • Deceptichum@kbin.social
      135·
      10 months ago

      Vegans are always hilarious. They blame so much on meat and pretend they’re better for not eating it.

      I had a vegan ex once, I remember her getting drunk and throwing up going “This can’t happen I’m vegan” as if somehow her super diet made her beyond a mere mortal and gave her a super stomach.

      You remind me of her.

    • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
      82·
      10 months ago

      Meat intake? I’m a vegetarian and if I don’t use deodorant, my pits stink within hours.

    • quotheraven404@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 months ago

      Apparently it could also have to do with the microbiome on the skin too, there are a couple companies developing probiotic deodorant based on the flora of people who naturally don’t smell very bad. It’s a balance of good bacteria versus stinky bacteria and I can see how things like antibiotic use and diet can have an impact on that balance just like it does in the gut, but a decent portion of it does seem to be genetic.