Posted by: richie
armpit smell - 05/27/05 06:13 PM
This isnīt a joke or some wise-ass post, I really mean this. I always heard, while in the states, that people form Europe (mostly Spain and Italy) kind of smell bad. People always made jokes saying that they donīt bathe, etc. Well, to be honest, since Iīve been here in Barcelona from September I have come near some really stinky people. Not just cigarrete smell, but major armpit reek. I was about five feet from one guy, dressed normally and going off to school, and the stench was incredible. I experience this a lot. I figured that maybe they donīt wash their clothes as much or whatever. The reason I post this is that to tell the truth, I feel that this is happening to me. I still bathe everyday, wash my hair, but my pits are starting to smell more than usual and it gets worse as time goes by. It is happening to my wife as well. I have put on deodorant several times a day, but itīs there. I mean Iīm not reeking up the apartment, but if I try, I can smell it. I also donīt feel 100% clean since I have been here. I get out of the shower, but I feel like I still need to rinse off or something. We changed soaps, deodorants.... but nothing. Weīll be moving back to Colombia and New York in two weeks and I plan on really scrubbing up once there (ice-cold mountain water showers are great in Colombia). Has anyone who spent a while in Spain experienced this? Or am I just a little wacky or something? Again, Iīm serious.