Straw, they sometimes have straw. Does that count?


PS. What would your Nan do? (not Nando's, we don't have a Nando's)

They orobably don't know, but, is home life different to work? I just wonder if as friends we just accept them for what they are, or as friends do we tell them 'to be helpful', or it that just presumptious?

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It always depends on what either side classes as helpful.

It all depends on how good your friendship is and how reasonable they are and how much it bothers you.

I wouldn't say anything just to be helpful. But if it really affects you when you visit or the neighbouhood is talking behind their backs etc then I would talk to them.

I've told two friends in the past that there was something wrong. Both times very carefully and only because their behaviour had an effect on my life. One friendship went downhill after and one grew stronger. So it can go either way.

Otherwise I like the clothes peg idea

Don't you need to decide what kind of person you want to be in such a situation? They're great friends you say and you enjoy their company. Do you eat and drink using their tableware/cutlery?. If so, then you cannot be too concerned about being poisoned by associating with them.
If you can abide being with them and are not in fear of catching something horrible then say nothing. If, OTOH you decide to mention the problem, then IMHO you run a high risk of losing them as friends and hurting them deeply, which I'm sure you'd rather not do.

That's pretty much what I have been thinking. The plates and stuff are clean, the bathroom clean, they're just. Very smelly. I guess it is my problem not theirs

Maybe they have a medical condition... I know it's a bit unlikely that they both do but you never know...

I think you're just trolling (smelly, trolls are). But if you're not going to cremate them, just get a nosegay.

No,not trolling, seriously. They are smelly, it is in the house, animals and stuff.

I used to keep a can of deodorant in my desk drawer for a certain member of staff. Whenever he cam near me I used to say "hang on a minute, pit stop". I used to give him a squirt of smellies and he was good to go. He got the message. As for smelly houses, I would say to them "don't you ever open a window in here?".

I'm not known for being tactful in front of people.

I can tell

Are they old, fat or Scotch and as they usually smell terribly.

That's cos you live in MR. On my bus, everyone smells lovely and wears expensive clothes and looks well rested and middle class. Accept for the tradies. But they smell of good, clean sweat and hard work

The bus I go one is usually full of spotty and noisy little of bastards on their way home from school. No awareness, bumping into to old people, with their I Love Kajagoogoo or Kylie Minogue stickers.

Cradles.

Ps if you smell terribly does that mean you don't smell well?