Regular Bathing Is an Option, You Know

[disalarming]

There is this one girl who lives on the floor that is connected to mine who smells disgusting. Honestly, I’ve never met anyone that smelled even remotely that bad in my life. What’s worse is that not only does she smell, but her stench lingers around for hours on end. I’ve never seen her properly, but I definitely know where she’s been because I always find myself gagging over putrid air in the common areas of my floor.

It’s not fair to the rest of the floor to have to put up with her smell. I can’t go into the lounge/kitchen, bathroom, laundry room or even hallway if she’s been there recently because her smell sticks around for hours and I find myself trapped in my room. Sometimes I arm myself with a can of Febreze and spray the hall area outside my room to combat the stench, which is somewhat effective, but unless I start buying Febreze shares that’s not really a viable long-term option.

Besides, it’s just plain unhealthy to smell that bad because that means there is a serious lack of hygiene going on. When you live in dorm housing and have to share all the facilities and common areas, it’s common courtesy to maintain good hygiene and cleanliness. There are perfectly acceptable showers, toilets, and laundry machines for everyone to use. Considering the girl doesn’t actually even live on my floor (she lives on a floor that’s connected via a bridge-type thing) I don’t think it’s too much to ask for her to maintain proper hygiene if she insists on using another floor’s facilities!

Regular bathing is an option in a college dorm. I hope this girl discovers that fact soon without the RA having to intervene…

On an un-related (and much happier) note, thank you to all who nominated me for Best Teen Weblog at the 2010 Bloggies!

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.