All these people saying that people will definitely be aware of it are starting from a false premise and being pretty illogical.
They believe that because they smell the body odour of some people, those are the _only_ people they ever come into close proximity to who rarely (or never) shower or bathe. Personal hygiene is something that's rarely discussed with casual acquaintances, so they can't know how often everyone they meet showers. Also, there's a huge social stigma attached to not being fanatically fastidious about daily showers in the USA, so when people do talk about this, what they claim can't be taken at face value.
For all the commenters here know, they could be regularly meeting loads of people who don't regularly shower and noticing nothing unusual about them.
How much you can get away with without turning into a whiffy social pariah depends on various factors. Some people do seem to be just generally smellier than others; since BO is actually produced by microorganisms, I guess their sweat must contain high concentrations of whatever nutrients those microbes live on. How much you sweat has an effect too; if it's hot and humid, you're a naturally sweaty person and you do manual labour, the odds are you're going to be smellier than someone who naturally sweats little and does a low-pressure job at a desk in an air-conditioned office.
As everyone who isn't an idiot understands, a few areas of the body tend to be the prime sources of BO because they're warm, humid and not well-ventilated. Making sure your armpits, crotch, butt and feet are cleaned daily will reduce body smells.
I have known people who seemed utterly oblivious to the fact that clothing is often a huge source of BO. You can shower three times a day, but if you wear the same underwear, socks, shirt, pants and suit jacket for a week, it's almost certain you will reek.
My husband is one of those lucky bastards who never seems to smell.
We spent a couple of years backpacking around the world when we were in our 20s and often wouldn't have decent facilities to wash ourselves or our clothes. He smelled fresh as the daisy for the entire trip. I did not. Some people are just blessed.
I haven't showered for over a week, is this normal?
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All these people saying that people will definitely be aware of it are starting from a false premise and being pretty illogical.
They believe that because they smell the body odour of some people, those are the _only_ people they ever come into close proximity to who rarely (or never) shower or bathe. Personal hygiene is something that's rarely discussed with casual acquaintances, so they can't know how often everyone they meet showers. Also, there's a huge social stigma attached to not being fanatically fastidious about daily showers in the USA, so when people do talk about this, what they claim can't be taken at face value.
For all the commenters here know, they could be regularly meeting loads of people who don't regularly shower and noticing nothing unusual about them.
How much you can get away with without turning into a whiffy social pariah depends on various factors. Some people do seem to be just generally smellier than others; since BO is actually produced by microorganisms, I guess their sweat must contain high concentrations of whatever nutrients those microbes live on. How much you sweat has an effect too; if it's hot and humid, you're a naturally sweaty person and you do manual labour, the odds are you're going to be smellier than someone who naturally sweats little and does a low-pressure job at a desk in an air-conditioned office.
As everyone who isn't an idiot understands, a few areas of the body tend to be the prime sources of BO because they're warm, humid and not well-ventilated. Making sure your armpits, crotch, butt and feet are cleaned daily will reduce body smells.
I have known people who seemed utterly oblivious to the fact that clothing is often a huge source of BO. You can shower three times a day, but if you wear the same underwear, socks, shirt, pants and suit jacket for a week, it's almost certain you will reek.
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My husband is one of those lucky bastards who never seems to smell.
We spent a couple of years backpacking around the world when we were in our 20s and often wouldn't have decent facilities to wash ourselves or our clothes. He smelled fresh as the daisy for the entire trip. I did not. Some people are just blessed.