Looking at an article on Mainichi News, I found out that schools in Japan are having problems with smelly children. Due to the changing economy, the once life-long contract promoting companies are now hiring short-term so the people are now barely able to make ends meet. So adults are working countless hours that probably allow them to be home only a couple hours a day which leads kids without parents to tell them to bathe. So the children on the poor side that “stink up” the class are now being bullied due to their current living condition…quite sad. When I was in high school I too had a habit of not showering before I slept due to “random attacks of sleep”, but I always showered right before school. I still have the attacks but less often than before. But I feel bad that kids are being bullied just because they smell funny, it shouldn’t happen but it does.
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Interestingly enough, I do come across many smelly men on the trains. Traditionally, deodorant had only been available for women – I’ve been using women branded deodorant for years ^^;
I didn’t know that…I’m going to pack some “male” deodorant before I leave for Japan lol. I guess its one of those things that Japan just falls behind in, maybe you should pick up a bulk of deodorant if you come to the U.S. or another country with “manly” deodorant ^-^.
That’s sad. I used to not bath that much when I was little because I was weak and frail (taking a bath would usually make me sicker) and I was made fun of for it on days where I didn’t take a bath at all.
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Sorry to hear that miko, i assume your body is more developed and healthier now and that you do bathe daily. It is sad that children, adults too, will make fun of others just because of differences one person has that is different from the whole group.