People with FOUL BREATH - Do you tolerate ? Or how do you handle?

hai don, as we are social livings, we have to bear all the situations realated to society. we should be talkative, but too much, unbearable. a person with body odour or bad breath. to face this type of person is realy a morbid suffocation. yes there are too many persons who are highly impatience in communication. actualy they don't know about communication skills. i can't tolerate all these types of persons.have anice day.

I think that people do not know they have foul breath. It is not that they deliberately intend to offend and make people throw up and gag and look evilly in their presence, and usually what happens is someone hands them a mint. Now unless the person who hands them a mint says, "oh your breath stinks!" they have no idea and besides it would rude for you to tell them that their breath smells like a skunk factory especially since they might not have a tube of toothpaste, a small bottle of Listerine, and a toothbrush with them, nor are there washrooms nearby. So what you should do is before buy a package or a tube of peppermints and offer the person with the foul breath one. It does work and it does not offend them and if they do not know they stink, they think you are a very nice person.

Well i'd tolerate it, but I doubt that i'd work with someone with very bad breath. Toleration is okay, but sometimes it wouldn't hurt to chew something that will make you breath sweeter. It doesn't hurt to offer some peppermint chewing gum or some Tic-Tacs. Even our breath needs some perfume to make things go easier when talking to someone else in person or face-to-face. Whether I brush my teeth or not, I always carry a pack of breath fresheners with me wherever I go, and I use it for two things: 1. To de-stress my nerves and focusing on the cool flavor of mint or other sweet flavor of breath fresheners 2. If i'm meeting someone very important, I use my breath fresheners well ahead in advance just in case so that I avoid putting the person I talk to in a state of 98.6-degree, bad-smelling torment.

Hi there! I did had an encounter with a person having a bad odor. She was a schoolmate and everyone knew her cause of her condition. We were never that close so there was no morbid suffocation or things like that. Sure we did have conversations and it was hard talking to her cause of the smell. I wanted to tell her about it but I didn't have the guts to cause I might hurt her feelings. As I've said we're not too close to each other. Our relationship was just plain schoolmates so I felt I don't have the right to tell her. Whenever we converse I just try to do it normally, still with respect to her and descent. I believe whatever be the condition a person has, even having the worst smell, we must still be respectful of others. Ciao!

Tolerance is important with anybody although when you mention foul breath I admit it's a tough one to put up with. If it was an acquaintance and someone I would not be required to spend a great deal of time with, I would just endure. If the person was a friend or someone I had to be close to for extended periods of time I would have to say something, although not sure how; very tactfully I guess! Once I did, it would be up to him or her to do something about it and if he or she didn't, it would be my problem and I would more than likely have to put up with it.

i have had experiences with such people and i find that some are not aware of their state.

Hi RAjib Yes, I have encountered people with foul breath and it is indeed a morbidly suffocating situation. We have this girl in our office who is otherwise very friendly yet very gossipy too...she has this habit (irritating I must say) of wispering titbits into your ears as if you are the most important person in the world...AND does her breath smell! OMG I would rather die of not breathing than take a breath when she is near. There is precious little I or anybody can do you know, coz it would definitely be bad manners to point it out to her.

most of the time its bearable, but for those who smoke, i cannot tolerate. it endangers my life and the people around me.

I just tell them. I offer them a mint and if they don't get the hint I tell them that they must have eaten something that disagreed with them. With body odor I tell them their deodorant isn't working and maybe they'd like to go wash up a bit. That's if I know them well enough. If they are a stranger, depending on their temperament, I'll either say something or stay away from them.

i will tolerate it. we can't handle someone, that is not our right. what we need to do is just tolerate it.

Good day, krajibg. Well, I just tolerate them at my own risk. I do not want them to get hurt if I will say it directly. When I smell that foul breath from the person that I was talking with, I just bow my head to avoid the odor temporarily. I understand that they might have gastrointestinal problems or they have a different eating habit like excessive eating of spicy food. Those two are factors of bad breath. For others, they prefer to offer chewing gum to the person with bad breath in a nice way. I tried to do that as a joke then I did it as an insult. I tried it again in a nice way, I chew first then I offered him. Nothing got offended. You should try it too. Happy mylotting..=)

hello!yes,a morbid suffocation!i can't bear that situation.but sometimes in order to not offend some people,i have to bear that .and after that i will brush my tooth soon. thouhgt i kown the people have foul breath also do not feel well,they just have no choice

I had come across such people many a times.....and trust me it becomes unbearable sometimes and sometimes you just have to bear with that person as you may have some work with them or simply if you have no choice.......i just sometimes turn away my face from them in protest if they are smart enough they understand what problem i am going through......but in some cases it just happens because of some medical problems so it actually none of their fault......but it can get really suffocating if that person is too close to you.......

that was funny!, but we need to admit that there are some people with that power! haha!, that topic makes me laugh!. maybe they are not conscious with their hygiene, but the people around them will be affected so whenever we encounter that kind of person, it's better to tell them and give them some tips how to control that power! hah

I don't tend to come across too many people with "bad breath", as personal hygiene products seem to be able to cope with it. The one thing I like yet dislike, I have to tolerate, especially among friends for it's no reason to end a friendship. I love the taste of garlic but when I come across somebody in the street who has eaten garlic previous to our meeting, the smell on their breath knocks me back for a moment. It's a smell you can't avoid if you like to eat garlic, which is certainly an aid to your health, but such a setback that it leaves such a pungent smell on your breath. I think if it were body odour of generally bad breath, I would offer them some advice as to what to use. After all, if you select your friends well, then they won't take offense... they'll probably thank you for it. Brightest Blessings.

You know what's worse than discovering your "new friend" has a foul breath? Actually having to deal with someone with a foul breath on a regular basis. I think that good hygiene says a lot about a person - it shows psychological well being. Bad hygiene on the other hand... it's just bad. I like people who smell good, I think it's because they're also the type of people who care enough to present themselves well - and that means they're the type of people who care (period). I have this person who I HAVE to deal with every single day (don't want to give too much information). This person has bad breath because of too much smoking. What's sad about this is that it's a curable thing - stop smoking! It's not like a clinical condition that the person is not aware of. It's just bad habit. I think that condition is worse than this OTHER person from my past school. This person had SERIOUS halitosis. My brother's friend had to have a close talk with this person. When they were done. He turned around and said, "I preferred it if that person just punched me" LOL Thanks for the response on my discussion!

Foul breath is terrible. I usually try and keep my distance. If I have a piece of gum..I will offer them one..lol. As far as the body odor..I just get away if possible. I don't like hurting anyones feelings either. If I had to be around them everyday though...well..I might at one point mention something.

Hi Rajib. Well no man is an island and we have by the nature of law have to live with our society mates.We come across different people in our daily routine and cannot remember all of them.But some people leave extra impressions on us which help us to remember about that particular person. Like traveling in a bus,i encounter so many people but some people who talk loud on their phones,very talkative,omitting foul smell leave special signals in my brain and i just have to bear with the image impressions of these persons.

It is a terrible feeling to have to stand and be polite with someone with bad breath insists on talking to you up close. You could always try offering the offender a breath mint.

I don't like a know-it-all people. They really get into my nerves. We really cannot avoid people having attributes we dislike. Remember, we are not perfect. We may not even know it but there are those who don't like one of our attitude or character. We will just have to accept each others' flaw and coexist. If it is not bearable anymore, we will just have to confront it.