Remember the immortal: “A man should be strong, smelly and hairy”? No matter how much I tried to find the author of this phrase on the Internet, I could not find anything definite. Only poems by the poet Lev Krasotkin:
You may cry, you may even whine,
But the assumption remains:
A man must smell
Strong and hairy!
But these wonderful features of the stronger sex were not invented by Krasotkin, they just sang about him. Discussing this phrase in social networks, women unanimously insist that they are ready to put up with the “strong and hairy”, but not the “smelly”. And they complain about existing and potential partners who have “feature number two”. Men, in response, remain silent. Apparently, there is no conclusion to be drawn from women’s indignation either. This can be assessed empirically – to be convinced, it is enough to go one stop on any public transport.
The aroma bouquet that our gentlemen emit surprises with its stability. It has not changed since childhood and consists of basic notes: the smell of sweat, long-unwashed hair, unwashed clothes, and sometimes smoke. This, as is now fashionable, the olfactory pyramid suppresses all kinds of perfumes that our women pour on themselves and their surroundings, and all together knocks them off their feet worse than the notorious smell of bleach, sour cabbage and sour cabbage. entrance with cats. Perhaps only the smell of rotten eggs can remain unrivaled, but try to look for hydrogen sulfide these days, but there are tons of old dirty things everywhere.
I’m not writing this text just to shame the stinkers: I understand that the chances of this working are low, everyone is already big kids.
Some even have wives or girlfriends, and judging by the complaints on social networks, they have not yet been able to force their men to follow elementary rules of hygiene. Some people even consider the smell of sweat to be normal. They say: here’s mine, although it is clean, it still stinks, and there’s nothing to be done – man! And even this secret pride shows itself. In general, it’s their choice with whom to live and what to smell. But I want to protect my olfactory receptors and nervous system.
I will make this corner useful and briefly tell you what needs to be done in order not to stink, excuse me, then never. Even after sports. Even in 30-degree heat. Even after a long flight. There is such a wonderful invention as deodorant. Now there are all kinds of different ones, it is usually said how many hours they “keep” the smell. They are usually inexpensive. The scheme is like this. You take a shower in the morning, wash your hair (this should be done every day or at least every other day), if necessary, put disinfectant under your armpits, walk in your own footsteps, put on clean clothes (after all, almost everyone now has a washing machine) – and voila, how it says. You are a fragrant flower all day until evening. You are loved by women, children and dogs, shop assistants, bosses, partners and customers. And most importantly, you are pleasant to yourself. What could be more important in our age, when a person is completely focused on his own feelings?
I also know men who, for unknown reasons, are afraid of all hygiene and cosmetic products like fire. They think they can damage their lively manhood. Well, it happens. I have good news for them too. No one needs to tell you that you are using something scary “girly” like deodorant; they are now usually unscented.
I will not give advice about smoke. First, there is Friday, Saturday and gum, and second, stop drinking, it is not a trend anymore.
Separately, I would like to address the parents of boys, especially their mothers. If the father in your family is strong, smelly and hairy, or just smells bad, and you can’t do anything about it, then at least save your son. Teach your child to take a shower in the morning. Fortunately, in our country, unlike expensive Europe, water is still available to the majority of the population – I don’t want to wash myself. We need to use it. How to do it is another question. After all, “Moidodyr” was read and memorized by everyone, but judging by the smells in transport, Korney Ivanovich worked mostly for a female audience.
The author expresses his personal opinion, which may not coincide with the editors’ position.