Storytime: Pssst… Would you like to borrow my deodorant?

Smelling somebody should be a choice, right?

Wouldn’t it be delightful to be able to choose whether you switch your smell ability on or off? Unfortunately this is not the case. This means we need to face the following phenomena.

Firstly, the death smelling breath of a teacher. Imagine you raise your hand to ask something to the teacher, without thinking about the horrifying consequences. Some teachers smell so incredibly bad you cannot bear to go near them, and then I am not even exaggerating!

On the one hand you are trying your best not to be rude and tell them they smell bad, but on the other hand you wonder if not telling them is even ruder. This is a big struggle I, and a lot of students with me, go through on a daily basis.

Research has shown that mostly geography teachers smell bad, and it says English teachers smell the best. I think this is an interesting fact and certainly worth mentioning.

Secondly, the sweaty fellow student (mainly boys). Picture yourself sitting next to that boy just after he had physical education…Okay let’s just forget this terrible situation and go on to the tips!

To all of you who are reading this, and maybe feel addressed here are a few tips. First of all make sure to avoid salami, garlic and, I personally think this is the biggest culprit, coffee. Secondly, have breakfast to ensure you do not have morning breath. Or at least try to brush your teeth in the morning. Last, if you’re lost and you do not know what to do about your awful smell, just pull a bag over your head and make sure not to get into contact with anybody.

Bad smelling people. Nobody likes them, nobody dares to stand up and tell them the hard truth. I believe this is something we need to change and definitely can change!

So, to all you bad smelling people out there: “Would you like to borrow my deodorant, chewing gum or perhaps my breath freshener?” “You’re welcome”.

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