How would you tell somebody that he/she stinks?

you done very good comment all this is ok but you mind that you can not ruled outsider whether it is man or woman. So what i suggested you is ask your boy friend or husband or your children who are in adolence age to keep their underarm clean with regular shaving and wash with soap and take good nuttition food so you enjoy the good day whenever they sit or laid very near to you. some hormons also produce bad smell so ask them to take fresh food with nutritution and take regular bath. ok nice day rambabu12

I will text the person that stinks. I heard one story of guy, he don't know stinks until one person told him and He said, Oh! really I'm sorry and thank you I didn't noticed it. And they become lovers.

That's a tough one. I don't think we should if we're not a close friend of the person. I feel it would be rude of us to do so. Unless of course the person's clothes are covered with garbage or manure and it's dripping all over the floor :)

Tell them stories that will relate in the current situation involving him/her, in that way I think he/she would be aware.

I will simply ask them, if they had forgotten to take the shower today. And i think this won't be embarrassing.

Gift her a very nice deodorant or tell her " know what? dove deodorant smells like soap,it does not smell like a deo at all. Ive discovered it when I was malling around. Tell it to her in such a way that wont hurt her.

Its a hard thing to do. I myself do not have the courage or guts to tell someone he or she stinks! I think it is good to tell so that he or she could do something about it but it is just that I don't have the strength to tell that to the person concerned. So maybe the best way is to just tell her or him indirectly by covering your nose and if the person concerned is close to you then one way is by sending him some links on how to solve body odor. And here is one practical link which will not cost him too much such as this one http://healthmad.com/beauty/the-most-effective-but-cheapest-solution-to-your-underarm-odor/ Nice day to you!

Hi hemlockspruce and welcome to myLot. I did a discussion several months ago and learned something about people with body odor. I was told by many members that some people who appear to have body odor is not necessarily because they are intentionally unclean. Some people have healthy issues that cause them to have emanate bad odor. So for me I don't think I would say they stink. If I know the person I might want to let them know somehow and maybe that would be an indicator that something is wrong with them health wise. Maybe this way I could help them research somehow how to get help. If I did not know the person, then I would have to use my better judgment, in fact even if I knew them as to not to embarrass them. I can understand that my nose is quite sensitive to bad odor, but I also would not want to be cruel. So maybe it would be best to be a bit sensitive and or move away. Would you not think that would be right??

i've seen a show where they've experimented on whether the food that a person eats would be excreted through his or her underarm, and it turned out that the experiment was successful! some foods really smell through their underarms (really forgot the show and what type of food was experimented on) and that maybe the reason why some people, particularly those who find it a pleasure of eating spicy foods have different smell on their underarms than those who are not. if this is the case, it's quite easy to tell by joking. but in the case where his or her hygiene is really bad, i suggest that the issue be told indirectly by telling a story through experience. though it may be a little bit embarrassing at first, the person will eventually see clearly your concern as a friend, if he or she is your friend.