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Is it just me or do way more people have bad breath these days?

Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:15 pm
Posted by SirWinston
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Member since Jul 2014
81426 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:15 pm
It's like a pandemic of shitty breath lately. Cute girls in their 20s, pretty girls in their mid 30s, basically every man I ever encounter including gay dudes. Asians, black people, Indian people. Southern people, west coast people.

Last time I dated aggressively in 2014 essentially zero girls in their 20s or 30s had bad breath. Now it's 75%. All within the 6.5 to 8.0 range.

Am I going crazy? My only theory is that mask wearing maybe organically lessened some people's breath and oral cleanliness.

I hate this new trend.
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
Member since Jan 2011
35538 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:17 pm to
All I got from OP is he’s having encounters with gay dudes
Posted by jlovel7
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
21305 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:18 pm to
People are legit probably not flossing/brushing enough. Been dealing with oral hygiene myself recently and always thought I was brushing around 2 minutes. Set a timer and was floored at how long it actually was.

Now trying to floss every day as well. I feel like I’ve seen a relative improvement right away. Hoping it has long term effects. I always thought gingivitis was painful and I’d know but I believe in most cases it really isn’t.

I bet a lot of people have gingivitis.
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 7:21 pm
Posted by Slippy
Across the rivah
Member since Aug 2005
6572 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:19 pm to
I was legit told by a doctor that American women under 30 have nutritional deficiencies that cause bad breath. They love Starbucks but consume literally zero potassium.
Posted by Horsemeat
Truckin' somewhere in the US
Member since Dec 2014
13519 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:20 pm to
Remember the brush/floss/mouthwash thread a few months ago? The general public does a brush every third day or so. It's gross.
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
Member since Jan 2011
35538 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:21 pm to
quote:

The general public does a brush every third day or so
gross
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
8593 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:21 pm to
Why you getting close enough to gay dudes to smell their breath?
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25579 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:26 pm to
quote:

My only theory is that mask wearing maybe organically lessened some people's breath and oral cleanliness.


IME it did the opposite. Wearing a mask on occasion is what got me back in the habit of religiously brushing and flossing mid-day at work. I was reminded my breath wasn't as minty fresh as I thought it was. I mentioned it to my wife and she said no shite why do you think I brush 4-5 times a day (she wears a mask routinely for work).
Posted by cattus
Member since Jan 2009
13418 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:28 pm to
quote:

The general public does a brush every third day or so
Is that bad?
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 7:29 pm
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
12866 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:30 pm to
Personal hygiene has gone downhill since the pandemic.

That mustache girl from Amazon was one of the signs. People celebrated that nastiness.

Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
43490 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:31 pm to
The one good thing about the masks is it killed smelling peoples breath.

Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
12074 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:34 pm to
Work from home era. Apparently it’s too hard to get up, brush teeth, shower, and look presentable.

Something that used to be part of a grown man’s day has become a chore. Men that work from home should castrate themselves.
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 7:40 pm
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
12866 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:35 pm to
quote:

Been dealing with oral hygiene myself recently and always thought I was brushing around 2 minutes. Set a timer and was floored at how long it actually was.

Get a Sonicare. They are programmed to brush for 2 minutes and signal after 30 seconds so you can evenly distribute your time to each quarter of your mouth.

And get a Waterpik. I was amazed at the pieces of food that came out after a 2 minute brush.
Posted by Semper Gumby
Member since Dec 2021
273 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:36 pm to
I agree. I try not to get close to people when they’re talking. Some people’s breath is gag-worthy. I think it has a lot to do with all the unnatural garbage that people eat.

Brushing once every three days…yuk. I don’t care if she is 1990’s Salma Hayek hot; with hygiene habits like that, she’d be gone.
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 7:45 pm
Posted by OWLFAN86
The OT has made me richer
Member since Jun 2004
175719 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:37 pm to
its the mask-wearing

we are devolving
Posted by SirWinston
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Member since Jul 2014
81426 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:39 pm to
quote:

Why you getting close enough to gay dudes to smell their breath?



I don't hear very well in noisy environments so that means leaning closer to both men and women in all settings (work, dates, conventions, cocktail hours, etc). In my past experience gay men and women almost always had great breath and smelled fantastic. Not the case anymore.
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 7:41 pm
Posted by TSS_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2013
187 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:41 pm to
Could be all the keto diets too…

quote:

All within the 6.5 to 8.0 range.

*cough* bullshite *cough*

But it could be that you need to try a fatty… just to rule keto out, see if those 5.5’s are minty fresh!
Posted by Flapjacks
Member since Oct 2023
61 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:42 pm to
If you’re smelling it that frequently, the odor is your own.
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
81426 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:42 pm to
Yeah waterpiks are absolutely essential. And gum! Why does nobody chew gum anymore? It's fantastic for your facial features as well as your breath
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
Member since Sep 2020
12632 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:43 pm to
quote:

encounter including gay dudes


Well this is an interesting set of events.
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