Smelly trekkers never bathe....

Rob_The_Pom · Mar 21st, 2004, 15:31

Last summer in Ladakh, a 'friend' of mine went for a whole 11 days without washing.

Can any other readers beat that?

PS I had to share a room with this dope for a couple of days, it was not a pleasant experience.

Jeroen · Mar 21st, 2004, 19:11

Yuk. Why, they had no showers or bucket water or something?

indiamike · Mar 21st, 2004, 21:05

A person I was hanging out with a few years ago was well over a month without bathing and it showed to.

I remember having lunch outdoors with him and I was like "do you smell something really sour in the air" and he was like "that's probably me I haven't bathed in over a month".

And it wasn't like he didn't have a hot shower to use or anything. The last thing I said to him as he was leaving was "man please just take a bath"

Rob_The_Pom · Mar 21st, 2004, 21:13

There were showers, bucket hot water was available - this bloke just went feral. I have hardly spoken to him since (for other reasons as well).
It was truly disgusting!
Indiamike - that's even worse! At least this was in Ladakh where the climate was dry!

mountaingirl · Mar 22nd, 2004, 14:21

sounds like a candidate for the Ricki Lake show...

I had read about someone's account of a trip in Ladakh in the winter... He said that the toughest part of the trip was sitting next to a rich Zanskari woman with all her fineries....nicely 'embalmed' with the sheep oil......does anyone know what it smells like?

Alan D · Mar 22nd, 2004, 16:59

To answer your question RTP, no I can't beat this as I've only travelled with my wife but I've casually met a few male travellers who seemed a bit "ripe".

Most Indians will forgive foreign visitors their "cultural" mistakes but being smelly and wearing clothes that haven't been washed for weeks are not two of them.

They reason, rightly, that foreign tourists have access to water for personal cleanliness and can afford to send their clothes to a laundry or wash them themselves.

Apart from being unpopular with other foreign travellers they certainly won't be a hit with the locals!

Rob_The_Pom · Mar 22nd, 2004, 17:08

I'm with you 100% Alan D!
Smelly traveller really wind me up!

MountainGirl - I would certainly agree the particular individual is most certainly a candidate for the Ricky Lake Show!

Mar 21st, 2004, 15:31	#1
Rob_The_Pom offcourse essentric Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 1,299	Smelly... Last summer in Ladakh, a 'friend' of mine went for a whole 11 days without washing. Can any other readers beat that? PS I had to share a room with this dope for a couple of days, it was not a pleasant experience. __________________ There is no God but Dawkins and Hitchens is his prophet.

Mar 21st, 2004, 19:11	#2
Jeroen A government of India undertaking Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 296	Yuk. Why, they had no showers or bucket water or something? __________________ 'To see the world in a grain of sand; and heaven in a wild flower; to hold infinity in the palm of your hand; and eternity in an hour'

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indiamike Retired Admin Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New Joisey for now Posts: 1,759	A person I was hanging out with a few years ago was well over a month without bathing and it showed to. I remember having lunch outdoors with him and I was like "do you smell something really sour in the air" and he was like "that's probably me I haven't bathed in over a month". And it wasn't like he didn't have a hot shower to use or anything. The last thing I said to him as he was leaving was "man please just take a bath"

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Rob_The_Pom offcourse essentric Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 1,299	There were showers, bucket hot water was available - this bloke just went feral. I have hardly spoken to him since (for other reasons as well). It was truly disgusting! Indiamike - that's even worse! At least this was in Ladakh where the climate was dry!

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mountaingirl Mother Goose Join Date: May 2003 Location: underground Posts: 426	sounds like a candidate for the Ricki Lake show... I had read about someone's account of a trip in Ladakh in the winter... He said that the toughest part of the trip was sitting next to a rich Zanskari woman with all her fineries....nicely 'embalmed' with the sheep oil......does anyone know what it smells like?

Mar 22nd, 2004, 16:59	#6
Alan D Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 1,866	To answer your question RTP, no I can't beat this as I've only travelled with my wife but I've casually met a few male travellers who seemed a bit "ripe". Most Indians will forgive foreign visitors their "cultural" mistakes but being smelly and wearing clothes that haven't been washed for weeks are not two of them. They reason, rightly, that foreign tourists have access to water for personal cleanliness and can afford to send their clothes to a laundry or wash them themselves. Apart from being unpopular with other foreign travellers they certainly won't be a hit with the locals!

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Rob_The_Pom offcourse essentric Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 1,299	I'm with you 100% Alan D! Smelly traveller really wind me up! MountainGirl - I would certainly agree the particular individual is most certainly a candidate for the Ricky Lake Show!

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