Smelly breath

hairyprincess

I've noticed recently a lot of people with really smelly breath, enough to make me step back from them when talking.
I'm thinking is this because of the cutbacks of dental services on the medical card and PRSI system. If so, in the next few years we are going to be overrun with people with halitosis!
Given that the person with the offending odour most likely has no idea they have smelly breath, what would be the best way of letting them know?

TeddyTedson

Constantly over them a chewing gum or a mint, not that it will really help, just mask the smell a tad.

Temptamperu

Put your hand over your face and say "dude/dudess your breath smells like a fat dudes arse crack."

theteal

it's down to a poor diet and carlsberg. . .mostly carlsberg

kfallon

Coffee drinkers are the worst.....especially if they smoke! The combination of both could take paint off the walls!

Duckjob

hairyprincess wrote: »

I'm thinking is this because of the cutbacks of dental services on the medical card and PRSI system. If so, in the next few years we are going to be overrun with people with halitosis!

It's really easy not to have bad breath - just give your tongue a good brush as well when brushing your teeth - costs nothing.

Teyla Emmagan

I don't think it has anything to do with 'cutbacks of dental services on the medical card and PRSI system'. It's generally just poor dental hygiene/gastro problems. You shouldn't need a professional clean to have clean breath, do your flossing and brushing like you're supposed to and things should be okay.

Eathrin

Yeah and hairy women, feckers

biko

Whenever their face is close to yours, say "Did you just fart?"
Do this every time.

Fart

biko wrote: »

Whenever their face is close to yours, say "Did you just fart?"
Do this every time.

Did I just what?

Where To

Are you sure it's not your nose that's smelling OP?

danslevent

I'm always scared I have smelly breath! Any time I know I would be in a social setting then I always chew minty gum. I always get my friends to smell it and they say it's fine but I think I'm just a tad obsessed...

DEFTLEFTHAND

I carry trebor XXXX mints with me during the day as I smoke. Nothing gives a worse impression than ashtray breath.

Sindri

danslevent wrote: »

I'm always scared I have smelly breath! Any time I know I would be in a social setting then I always chew minty gum. I always get my friends to smell it and they say it's fine but I think I'm just a tad obsessed...

Nope, I think you're a perfectly rational human being.







Except you're a bit of a cunt.

woodoo

Sometimes it is coming form their stomachs

dr.bollocko

Do em from behind.

Lady Chatterton

kfallon wrote: »

Coffee drinkers are the worst.....especially if they smoke! The combination of both could take paint off the walls!

I completely agree, I'm a coffee drinker but I'm very conscious of coffee breath, so much so that I wash my teeth after every cup. Actually, I think I might have a touch of OCD when it comes to washing my teeth

hairyprincess

It's a bit like a partner having an affair, the innocent partner is always the last to know!

yermandan

I had to break up with a girl for this before. The straw that broke the camels back was when we were in the cinema, both facing the screen, and I could still smell it... Shocking. I didnt have the heart to tell her though...

'Its not you, its me (and my fooking nostrils)'

pragmatic1

kfallon wrote: »

Coffee drinkers are the worst.....especially if they smoke! The combination of both could take paint off the walls!

I'd take smokers breath over naturally smelly breath any day of the week. Repulsive.

hairyprincess

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

I don't think it has anything to do with 'cutbacks of dental services on the medical card and PRSI system'. It's generally just poor dental hygiene/gastro problems. You shouldn't need a professional clean to have clean breath, do your flossing and brushing like you're supposed to and things should be okay.

If you have stomach problems it will cause bad breath. Also if you have a tooth/teeth with bad decay it can cause severe bad breath. That's what I mean by the cutbacks, people can afford root canal treatment and what not

Duckjob

danslevent wrote: »

I'm always scared I have smelly breath! Any time I know I would be in a social setting then I always chew minty gum. I always get my friends to smell it and they say it's fine but I think I'm just a tad obsessed...

If you're worrying about it then you're probably grand. In my experience, the worst offenders tend to be blissfully un-aware that their breath comes straight from Satans arse-crack.

Raditub

so disgusting..can't handle it at all!!! But it is a difficult situation alright because you can never really tell the other person without beeing hurtful...but i'd like to be told!!!

Son Of A Vidic

OP - looking at your username, smelly breath should be the least of your concerns.