fcked deodorants!

[American Oyaji]

Nappisan! (also something I import from home). Fantastic on pit stains.

But I would rather get Alzheimers than sweat...

It's an ugly way to die GG. Grandad went that way.

[waruta]

[FG Lurker]

You mean the extended agony of the family that deals with a member who goes through the slow but often oblivious death of Alzheimer's.

In later stages the patient may be oblivious but they know they're fucked long before it gets to that point.

[CrankyBastard]

Does all this mean that Take don't smell funky 'cos he's got Alzheimer's?

[FG Lurker]

[Samurai_Jerk]

[BigInJapan]

And if they do lack BO (which I don't really buy) they more than make up for it in bad breath.

I no longer commute, but I cannot count the number of times I almost passed out from the fetid fumes of last night's decaying yakitori and rice breath along with stale beer burps and farts - that was always a treat.
And when a sarari-man hasn't had a chance to bathe for a day or two, the old toupee or bar-code comb-over can get quite rancid... (don't even get me started on the BO and flowing sweat on a packed commuter train in summer)

[IkemenTommy]

[FG Lurker]

And if they do lack BO (which I don't really buy)

There is actually some interesting genetic info about this:

http://www.lab-times.org/editorial/e_124.html

Some of it is no doubt Nihonjinron, but genetically speaking people with dry ear wax don't have the same sweat as those with wet ear wax. The result is that those with dry ear wax seem to have less under-arm BO.

Of course this has no affect at all on bad breath or general body stench...

[Mike Oxlong]

Part of the problem is also bathing customs. Japanese say they bathe at night to wash away the day's grime and keep the bedding clean. Thing is, they sweat at night, and then get up and with 6 hours of sweat already on them, get dressed and commute to work with us freshly showered FGs. When they've been drinking dai-san "beer" and eating squid snacks the night(s) before, they got a funk going on...

[Coligny]

Part of the problem is also bathing customs. Japanese say they bathe at night to wash away the day's grime and keep the bedding clean. Thing is, they sweat at night, and then get up and with 6 hours of sweat already on them, get dressed and commute to work with us freshly showered FGs. When they've been drinking dai-san "beer" and eating squid snacks the night(s) before, they got a funk going on...

Yeah... mix this with their traditionnal mating ritual... bukakke, golden shower... and I can understand that coworkers don't kiss hello each other in the morning...

[Mike Oxlong]

Wait, everyone knows Japanese don't mate...the birthrate didn't slip for no reason...that's the virtual J-mating ritual...

[Taro Toporific]

[color="SlateGray"]WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST[/color]
[SIZE="3"]An odor by any other name[/SIZE]
Saturday, July 10, 2010 by Thomas Dillion
Draw a big breath and admit it. Japan smells....
...<big snip>...
this is Japan... these are the smells that waft through my Japanese remembrances.
The honey wagon . . .
"Reek" is a powerful word. But in this case not powerful enough. We need fresher, more compelling language to describe the honey wagon. Like . . .
Reektacular. Reektastic. Reekmongulous.
A "honey wagon" is a sweet euphemism for a septic truck...
More...

[xenomorph42]

Part of the problem is also bathing customs. Japanese say they bathe at night to wash away the day's grime and keep the bedding clean. Thing is, they sweat at night, and then get up and with 6 hours of sweat already on them, get dressed and commute to work with us freshly showered FGs. When they've been drinking dai-san "beer" and eating squid snacks the night(s) before, they got a funk going on...

That is soooo gross, but I totally agree. When I ask some of my friends, they think that 1) there is no need to bathe in the morning, they bathed the night before, therefore they are already clean, even in this agonizing humidity, I have to shower sometimes 3 times a day. How anyone can go in this weather once a day is so beyond me.
2) they think no other race is as clean as they are!
3) this problem extends to the High school, especially the boys!!!!
4) I personally, can almost tell who showered or not, on the morning commute, when they got that stale granny closet mothball smell, you know what's up?

[Mike Oxlong]

In Thailand it's a custom to offer houseguests a shower upon arrival.

[xenomorph42]

In Thailand it's a custom to offer houseguests a shower upon arrival.

Do they have a ritual also or proper bathing etiquette that they have to follow?
Also every time I go to the states, I load up on $50 worth of hygiene products. Especially in Japan there is nothing for men except that God horrible "Gatsby" those products make "4711" look like Chanel!

[Coligny]

In Thailand it's a custom to offer houseguests a shower upon arrival.

In Germany too, but golden shower is really a private thing that don't exactly improve the situation in tropical countries...

[Mike Oxlong]

Sounds like your average golf tour in SE Asia.

[Takechanpoo]

The conclusion is that we Japanese can smell what you gaijin dudes cannot smell, on the contrary you gaijin can smell what Japanese cannot smell.

with us freshly showered FGs.

even in this agonizing humidity, I have to shower sometimes 3 times a day.

As I said above, regardless of how many times you gaijins shower, you never can erase peculiar-to-gaijin odor.

[Mike Oxlong]

Yes, testosterone does have a distinctive musk to it. Must be a tad distressing to you herbivores...

[Iraira]

The conclusion is that we Japanese can smell what you gaijin dudes cannot smell, on the contrary you gaijin can smell what Japanese cannot smell.

As I said above, regardless of how many times you gaijins shower, you never can erase peculiar-to-gaijin odor.

So you're saying that our water bills are higher? Wait a second, in your lifetime, have you ever encountered a "fellow Nihonjin" (reason for quotes is obvious....it's called sarcasm, btw) who smelled like he/she's been camped out in someone's poop chute for a month? Sure you have. However, your need to feel superior blocks your ability to recognize this, and you attribute the "smell" to the foreigner. You really need to accept this inferiority complex you carry with you. You're the one making yourself feel inferior. Hence, the need to try to conquer a willing white woman, which in your mind will allow you to elevate yourself to the white man's level.

[Greji]

who smelled like he/she's been camped out in someone's poop chute for a month?

He/she got it from a gaijin in Roppongi....

[xenomorph42]

He/she got it from a gaijin in Roppongi....

I was invited at a small get together last night. Also when you ad to that how many Japanese don't like using the A/C or keep the inside temperature almost equal to the outside temperature, you are bound to have a bad day, especially if you went to a Mexican bar for appetizers and a Korean restaurant for dinner and a British pub afterwards scarfing down 5 pints of Guinness, you are really asking for it!

[Coligny]

I was invited at a small get together last night. Also when you ad to that how many Japanese don't like using the A/C or keep the inside temperature almost equal to the outside temperature

I thought i wuz with the only specimen who wuz that stupid...
Bestest part... She say it's because them japanese respekt the environment...
yeah... Using electricity for no result... That sure is respekt...

(same excuse goes for the washing machine... Because wasting water AND electricity for no mesurable result is really the pinacle of japanese efficiency...)

[osopolar]

You guys seen the new Old Spice CM?

[American Oyaji]

I'm getting fit again. My goal is to be that well defined.

Been swimming and losing weight. In fact, I'm leaving for the pool now.

[wuchan]

[American Oyaji]

[Iraira]

I'm kinda surprised by this thread. When it started, I really expected us to start making death threats to each other regarding our personal choices of underarm freshness, yet that has not happened; with the exception of Take trying to offer his hilarious 2 yen. I kinda expected to see something like, "Dude, you use that brand? Only sissy bitches who cram frozen cucumbers up their asses use that brand."

[canman]

Well, I bought the new Adidas anti-perspirant and from first hand experience I can tell you it doesn't work. It doesn't stop you from sweating and the it doesn't mask the smell of sweat after a long day. So I will go back to my Old spice Arctic chill. It does work all day long. Luckily I stocked up on it last time I was on Misawa base.