People who smell bad on the bus

I had to sit next to an odoriferous fellow on a flight from Cairo to Egypt. He was very friendly and asked all sorts of questions about London. But the pong! Eek.

petra

If it’s impossible to get away from have a jar of Vic in your bag and put a little up each nostril.
Never fails.

Or an Olbas inhaler. Sniff it loudly up each nostril twice, sniff a lot more and they might want to move away from you.

What a relief this thread is. I thought it was just me! That awful sinking feeling as you settle down into your seat then gradually become aware of an awful pong emanating from somewhere. Sometimes I worry that it's the seat I'm on just getting warmed up after a previous odoriferous occupant. I must confess that I have bus trousers that I change out of when I get home.

Not so long ago I think a number of people will have complained about me. I was in London and bought this artisan cheese Although the friend I was staying with complained with many layers and a plastic box you could still smell it
Returning on the train to Bangor takes quite a while and the cheese warmed up fellow travellers sat down then moved on
Lovely journey lots of space the cheese was very tasty

I do not think it is unreasonable to move away from people who smell bad. I get travel sick on buses and smells are a major trigger. People eating smelly food on a bus is awful as well. Unfortunately, buses are often too busy to move away.

No, imho it's not unreasonable at all to move away from a bad smell. I'll also move away from people who can't teach their kids how not to behave on public transport.
Sometimes the bus/train is crowded, so I'm just stuck with what I get - but then I tell myself that suffering is good for my soul, so I feel better (not).

PaperMonster2

I’ve just very briefly been on a crowded bus where someone was wearing strong perfume - it’s made me feel so unwell.

Yes I once had a 10 mile journey when the woman in front was drenched in the most awful perfume. To make matters worse I developed an allergy to it and began sneezing, by the end of the journey you’d think I had a terrible cold. Not good as it lasted all day.
Also the supermarket queues can have stinky people in them. Dreadful smoking smells and coats that have lived in a fat fryer.

I’ve just very briefly been on a crowded bus where someone was wearing strong perfume - it’s made me feel so unwell.

We were on the bus the other day and was a really smelly young woman behind us who looked really well dressed but stunk of BO. I wanted to move but my DH needs a priority seat so we stayed put. The worst thing is that a man across from us kept looking pointedly our way before moving to the back of the bus.

I seem to attract the misfits on the bus, so always try to sit in the aisle seat so nobody will sit next to me!

If it’s impossible to get away from have a jar of Vic in your bag and put a little up each nostril.
Never fails.