I once made the mistake of eating a kiwi at work, I've eaten the skin as long as I remember. Now I feel like it's basically my entire work personality.
I know someone who sprays perfume on themselves after smoking as they think it makes them smell nice and hides the smell of smoke.
But it just means they leave a strong trail of smoke and perfume when they walk past.
>they think it makes them smell nice and hides the smell of smoke.
As a former smoker, it never ceases to amaze me how so many smokers think they don't smell of it. Like I was nose blind to it myself too, but I still *knew* that other people would smell it, cause I'm not delusional.
I know what you mean, I quit smoking after 15 years, the smell on other smokers is horrendous to me, especially roll ups, it's crazy to think that you don't notice the smell till you quit smoking
I used to smoke straights, I'm not sure why rollies are more pungent to me, it's tobacco after all, it's certainly a great way of never smoking again, it's strange to me when you first quit smoking, the smell is so enticing then after a while becomes so obnoxious
I used to smoke straights and even when I was a smoker I thought rollies were a lot more pungent. When I first quit every cigarette had a Cartoon Pie kind of allure to me but now I find it totally grim. i used to occasionally smoke if I was drinking but I just can't stand it anymore
I had an occasional drunk cigarette in the past and I couldn't even finish, the smell on my clothes the next day certainly made sure I never started again
I had no idea just how much smoking had destroyed my sense of smell until some months after I stopped. Now I will often smell a smoker when they pass me on the street even though they’re not smoking at the time.
>a strong trail of smoke and perfume when they walk past
This would get me doin that cartoon sleepin dog thing, like I’d be lifted into the air and get dragged along by the scent
Same with the combo of beer+aftershave+smoke from guys leaving the pub. It’s grim but that shit gets me randy
I'm a bit weird about this as I dislike the smell of cigarettes alone, but I quite like the combination of perfume and cigarettes. Mostly when combined with men's fragrances.
A manager of mine once complained when someone’s lunch stank out the office, because she “spends a fortune on laundry detergent to smell good.” She only ever smelled of smoke.
I live alone and own 12 teaspoons. By 8pm I’ve somehow used them all, every day, without fail. I’m out most of the day for work.
At that time of day (before dinner) to wash up there will often just be a bowl, a plate/dish, two mugs, a glass, a knife and fork, and 12 teaspoons. Who the fuck is using them
I’m the same. If it’s messy my brain is messy and I can’t rest until everything’s in order. It’s definitely a spectrum thing and slight OCD. I can’t be in the kitchen when my wife bakes because it’s just pure chaos. I tell her to leave all the pots, pans, bowls etc. in the sink and I’ll sort it when she’s finished.
Ha, same
A sudden smell snaps me out of stagnant mindsets.
Especially helpful for when I go to bed paranoid - a spritz of (natural ingredient) perfume before slipping under the covers can comfort me just enough to beat off the fear
I use utensils ‘wrong’ I like to use everything with a spoon cos I don’t have time for the faffing around with a fork.
Pasta = spoon
Rice = spoon
Just can’t do forks
I remember when I was about 7 I was eating my packed lunch and started to shred my cheese string. A dinner lady yelled at me for playing with my food and stood there to watch as I bit into it. Idk if it was a texture thing or what but it made me gag so she just snatched it off of me and binned it 😞
There's more of them than you might think.
When I first gave blood in 2022, it was a really hot day and they were behind with donations. We were all given plenty of water and snacks while we waited.
There was around 10 people and most took the kit kat when offered and bit into it like a regular chocolate bar. Both fingers at a time.
I made a show of snapping them in two and eating one after the other but can't say if anyone took the lesson on board.
I put my bowl of ice cream in the microwave for 20 seconds then stir until it's the consistency of soft yet frozen cream. Almost the same consistency of soft serve ice cream.
When I’m at home, I eat everything with a bowl and spoon, regardless of what I’m having. For some reason, it feels like wasted effort to use a plate, knife & fork.
Sorry, what? You eat everything with a spoon? What about steak or potatoes or fish - surely you use a fork?
I’m not being facetious or a pedant, I’m genuinely asking.
I did once find my Asian housemate eating steak with a spoon - though he was also using a knife.
Meanwhile, my parents like to eat curry with forks, which baffles me.
I used to have a thing about spoons due to a traumatic event involving a spoon and a dirty hamster cage when I was younger. I would only use forks when I ate. Even ice cream or cereal. I’ve slowly started using spoons again, but I still mainly use forks.
I accidentally hold a mouthful of whatever liquid I'm drinking in my mouth because I forget to swallow. Makes for interesting coffee dates when I'm sitting there with squirrel cheeks for a while.
I eat my wotsits with a fork or some ring spring loaded chopstick things that a friend bought me , can’t stand the “fluffy orange” fingers … but absolutely love wotsits 💕
I learned to use chopsticks purely because I hated the greasy finger feel, especially if I was snacking while having to type on my laptop as I didn’t want to leave those gross smudges on the keys
Jesus Christ - I can’t stand it when my wife does this!
It’s cold water or juice! It belongs in a glass not a mug!
(I suspect I might be on the spectrum slightly…)
Oh, my husband does this! I thought it was because we didn't have many, so I went and got fancy wine glasses. Nope, he wants his mug. Whiskey tumbler with Daddy from our daughter, still the cheap crappy mug. Makes washing up easier, at least!
I do this. Then eat in rotating order so I have one of each left at the end. I also can only leave an even number of chocolates in a box (autism says hi)
I talk to my cat every night when I go to bed. Even though she died 3 years ago. She always used to follow me upstairs and climb under the duvet for a snuggle and headbutts. I miss her every day, and talking to her just feels right.
I still talk to my dog. He crossed the rainbow bridge in 2020. I tell him that I love him and miss him every day and blow kisses to the shelf where his ashes are kept. He is still with us. As long as you remember then, they will always be around.
Just because we can't see them, doesn't mean they no longer exist. They have just gone on ahead, on the path we are all on, out of sight, but still there ...we remain linked by love🥰
I talk to my dog that had to be put to sleep and we've lost her 6 years ago. We have her ashes and pictures of her in the house. My mum and I even got matching tattoos of her. My mum still can't talk about her without crying.
She's pulled us out of the deepest trenches of depression and was our joy. We've always had dogs in the house, I've never lived in a home without at least one dog and some 4-5 cats, but haven't had a pet or foster since she's passed and we don't feel ready yet.
Exactly the same..have had lots of opportunities the get another cat, this one was special, I've never had a pet choose me as an owner before, and she was such a gentle soul, never bit or scratched me in all the time I had her from a kitten.
"you boys be good, I won't be long" still sometimes slips out - despite them never being at the current house, and them being gone for 4 and 5 years respectively
A couple times a week I’ll eat a bag of 20 Yorkshire puds like a snack. One of my absolute favourite things.
If I’m feeling indulgent, I’ll have a mug of gravy to dunk them in.
A couple times a year I’ll indulge in 10am bath champagne. It’s opulent and trashy and it’s a kind of mental reset that keeps me just grounded enough the rest of the time not to become an abject trainwreck of a human.
The dove coconut/Shea butter one is years ahead in antiperspirant technology. It (accidentally) lasted me two days and a shower, while working in a metal roofed garage during that crazy 35° heatwave a few years ago.
Same here! I noticed my bf never seemed to smell bad even when sweaty from work, so I asked him what deodorant he used and went with that. Figured it was working pretty well. (It’s the cheap Cien one from Lidl!)
I’d say quite a few things:
1. I only use fountain pens to write, and I’m the only one in the office who does.
2. I wear nitrile gloves when eating finger food. It seems unusual to others, but to me, it makes perfect sense.
3. I drink water exclusively from my Stanley cup or a glass bottle because plastic bottles feel too cheap.
4. I use hand sanitizer to clean the toilet seat before using it at work.
5. I sometimes eat fish for breakfast. Not sure why people find it unusual, it’s food, it’s protein, so why not?
I'd suggest bathing or showering before bed. You'd smell nice and clean without suffocating everyone around you. I would not want to sleep in the same bed as someone who sprays themselves with perfume just to go to sleep. Suffocating.
People, just bathe.
That's what we did as teenagers after PE. I can't say it's something I encounter too often with adults though. Plenty of stinky people and plenty of people who overuse perfume but not that much overlap, ime.
about half of the people shower before bedd. Lie and get sweaty? Shower, get in a clean bed and wake up nice and fresh. If you get stinky over night you may have a problem.
Imagine getting into clean bed after all day being out and about. No wonder your bed stinks.
It's ever so fortunate that you don't have to sleep next to OP then!! Lucky you! 🙄
your opinion wasn't asked for nor warranted. Try not to assume that you know things about people on the internet just because they've posted on reddit.
I dont think its unusual, i know its unusual! When i think about memories, like past conversations ive had and things like that, i sometimes get lost in my head and start saying my lines of the conversation/argument under my breath with hand gestures and stuff. No idea what it is that makes me do that but its very weird
IMO most gay men are like this.
People just don't think we're gay unless they actually know so. So it's selection bias - all the very obviously gay people they see out and about are dressed very fashionably.
Weirdly it’s kind of good hearing it happens to gay guys too, as a femme lesbian most people assume I’m straight and that me and my wife are friends,or sisters, which is quite funny given we don’t look that alike and are completely different nationalities!.
I used to smoke straights, I'm not sure why rollies are more pungent to me, it's tobacco after all, it's certainly a great way of never smoking again, it's strange to me when you first quit smoking, the smell is so enticing then after a while becomes so obnoxious
I use to eat all foods separately like. I didn't care so much if the foods touched each other but I just liked to eat every element of the meal in a particular order.
I'm much better now but I do like to eat one half normally and separate the other
I’m a total Luddite with watches, can’t stand all this smart bollocks I just want something analogue preferably with a good satisfying sound. I’m not a collector or anything I just really like a good old-fashioned watch.
Currently waiting for a package from Kyiv with a watch of the same model Yuri Gagarin would have worn into space.
https://preview.redd.it/1vwwmijyphle1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7bbba3589ec3512c919744507f3deb588dbf59a
My cat speedy passed away 2 years ago at the age of 13, (the cat in the picture) she meant everything to me. And is the reason I’m still here. After a 1 year long cancer battle she passed 3 days after Christmas, I got her ashes back early January. Every night since I say goodnight, and will continue to do so. Allie, used to sleep in the box alongside her ashes. They never met.
She’s in her favourite box forever. ❤️❤️❤️
anytime I cook my kitchen ends up in looking like a tornado hit my kitchen but after I finish cooking I love spending time in making my kitchen spotless after that tornado and that happens everytime I cook or bake
Being loved by anyone, having fun with anyone, go out at any time, be mad with anyone, be sad with anyone, find out I'm in love with you.
*Might* be unusual but I'm not sure, would anyone let me know if it is unusual to do any of the above?
I use 4711 eau de toilette to wear to bed. As a sufferer of insomnia it's part of my little routine to help wind down. Glad I'm not the only one 😂
Have a lovely, sweet smelling, day.
You do you!
Some people like to wear an outfit they really like, even though nobody will see it, I see no difference between that and wearing cologne that nobody will smell.
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