Is it normal to hold your breath when passing certain people?

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I hold my breath when I am walking past old, ugly or disgusting looking people or combinations of the three. Is this normal? I don't wish them any harm, I just don't want to breathe the same air as them.

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  • gummy_jr
    8 years ago

    Someone probably holds their breath when the walk past you too

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  • theseeker
    8 years ago

    So, based on someone's physical appearance, you think they don't deserve to breathe the same air as you? Truth is everything you see is an illusion anyway. If you're asking me, it's very ignorant and stuck up of you to think that way, and it's not normal.

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  • dirtybirdy
    8 years ago

    I do that when driving by bloated roadkill on hot summer days.

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
      8 years ago

      i thought when yall birds espied a roadkill yall alit on the roadside and had yallseves a feast

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  • howaminotmyself
    8 years ago

    That's a bit childish.

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    • RoseIsabella
      8 years ago

      Not if they smell bad, and the stank makes people nauseous.

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      • howaminotmyself
        8 years ago

        But ugly people don't stink as a rule.

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        • RoseIsabella
          8 years ago

          Good point! It is immature to do that in an obvious, deliberate way when there's no offending odor.

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          • howaminotmyself
            8 years ago

            Actually, a lot of "pretty" people stink and you can smell their horrendous perfume of choice coming a mile away.

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    • theseeker
      8 years ago

      For the reason mentioned, a bit childish is an understatement.

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      • howaminotmyself
        8 years ago

        It made me sad. Some old people are awesome. They should be so fucking to interact with my gram. And ugly and disgusting are subjective terms. And just existing doesn't taint the air. Not usually. Childish was the only word I could think of at the time without over explaining myself.

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        • theseeker
          8 years ago

          I agree with that, but I said that because to me this is beyond childish. I think even the average child would have better behavior than this. To think there's people walking around like this is what's disturbing to me.

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        • thegypsyysailor
          8 years ago

          SOME old people? You should get out more. Respecting your elders is key if you want to get a way in this world. In fact, it is usually the younger kind that ugly are disgusting.

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          • howaminotmyself
            8 years ago

            And fuck you, by the way. It's pretty pathetic to impersonate another user. How far will you go? You need serious help.

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            • thegypsyysailor
              8 years ago

              What the fuck are you talking about? I just got help.

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          • howaminotmyself
            8 years ago

            Was that disrespectful? I stand by what I said, some old people are awesome. That doesn't mean that the ones who aren't are automatically defunct. I think you may have read way more into that than I intended.

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  • Alyss
    8 years ago

    This reminds me of Spirited Away.
    Aww

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    • Riddler
      8 years ago

      LOL

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  • horny_simpletons
    8 years ago

    When you said you didn't want to breathe the same air, I thought you were saying they were not worthy of breathing the same air as you. That's just plain arrogant. But when you explained what you really meant I understand better. Like, if they look sick...I get it.

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  • chained_rage
    8 years ago

    I hold my breath when someone coughs or sneezes near me.

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    • chained_rage
      8 years ago

      Or if somebody goes underwater in a movie

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      • howaminotmyself
        8 years ago

        What about when you pass through a tunnel?

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    8 years ago

    the water yall drank today prolly contained a few odd molecules pissed by hitler

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  • Redcoats
    8 years ago

    I admit, I do this too.

    But not because of the mentioned above, it's if they're sneezing or coughing or something, I hold my breathe as I walk past because I don't want to catch a cold.

    It's probably trivial, and will make no sense whatsoever but it's something I've done ever since I was little /:

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