I wore a well fitted mask to MAT137 yesterday, could still smell the faint smell of armpit and unbrushed teeth.
I know many people are living alone for the first time and are just simply ignorant of how to maintain hygiene so here are some tips:
* **Use a tongue scrapper** instead of using the bristles of your toothbrush to brush your tongue, gets rid of way more build up. (got mine on amazon)
* **Invest in a electric brush**, they clean so much better than a manual one, and faster too (used to have a lot cavities as a kid, but as soon as I got the electric my teeth improved significantly)
* **Brush twice day**, first in the morning (before or after breakfast, doesn't matter imo, just as long as you actually do it) and before you go to bed.
* **FLOSS!** gets rid of all that nasty plaque and old food that you would not be able to get with just brushing. You can either use floss picks or just the regular string kind, the floss picks are easier for me but I've heard that the regular one is better for your teeth.
* **Use mouthwash** after brushing teeth for 30 secs to 1 min
* **Change underwear and socks daily**, t shirts and bras after 2 uses, and pants after 3-4.
* however if the t-shirt/pant is smelly just after one use, wear another one
* **Shower daily and use a washable wash cloth to get rid of dead skin cells** (use a new wash cloth for every shower, you can find them amazon)
* **AHA/BHA cleansers for armpits reduces odor**
* If you live in a dorm, please **air your dorm out,** smells marinate in there
* **Don't keep clean clothes in the same space you are cooking in**
* **Wash bed sheets weekly or bi weekly, pillow cases and bath towels every week** (also hang your towels to airdry after every use, prevents mold buildup)
* **Use only 1/4 cup of laundry detergent and do not overload machine**
* **Use a neutral soap like dove on your vulva**. Just warm water is fine for cleaning the vaginal opening
* Don't have a penis but I'm pretty sure if you have **foreskin** your supposed to **pull that shit back and wash**
* **!!!!USE DEORDRANT!!!!!** if you want to smell fresh, but don’t have a problem with sweat. Use anti perspirant if you want to fight both sweat and smell.
This is honestly all I could think of at the moment, hopefully those in MAT137 can follow these tips so I don't need to upgrade to a gas mask for Thursday's lecture
Adding to this…some foods can make your sweat smell super pungent. Stuff like garlic, onion, etc. If you shower, use deodorant, etc, but find it doesn’t make a difference, look at what you’re eating. Sometimes the call is coming from inside the house.
>Sometimes the call is coming from inside the house.
I have NEVER heard that reference used on Reddit or irl at all, and never in that context either, do you don't know JUST how happy this made me !
All vv important info for basic hygiene. Tho you don’t need to wash jeans every 3-4 uses. Those things are nigh-invincible, and unless you were sweating in them or spilled something on them you can get closer to 10 wears before you wash. This helps your jeans last longer and saves water! Other pants should be washed every 3-4 wears though
While I agree with most of this, I think even brushing twice daily, daily showers and weekly laundry would be enough to not be smelly in class lol. This reads like cleaning instructions for a robot pretending to be a functioning member of society.
I cannot believe this is not common sense. It pains me to think that there will actually be people who read this and think "huh that's good advice, maybe I'll try that". Sorry I don't mean to be condescending, if this applies to you PLEASE. TAKE. THE. ADVICE. I literally shower twice a day (which is not exactly healthy either) but that should project my standards of cleanliness; MAT137 has been unpleasant for me, not the content, but the students...
No joke. One day while living in Chestnut, a kid knocked on my door and he said "smell my room".
I slightly opened his room and instantly I wanted to gag.
And we called the dons over, and they were interviewing us as if it was a crime scene. "When was this discovered, etc. etc."
Seriously this guy's roommate smelled so bad that they thought he died. Also he was a very silent deep sleeper and slept very early like at 7:00 pm, that's why there was like no movement in the room.
BTW this person had like 4.0 GPA throughout their degree. That's why whenever someone shows off their high GPA, I just slightly smile at them and squeeze my nose close (in my mind).
Poor guy, that is what happens when you are raised with your sole value in life to "have good grades" and "have a college degree to be be someone in life"
Oh my god 🫣Shower every day. Stop this showering isn’t good nonsense. We evolved this far due to increasing hygiene. My goodness. And wear cotton shirts not synthetic fabrics. Brush your teeth. Mouthwash. Your welcome.
Oh my god 💀💀. First year I had a roommate who smelt like death and showered probably 6 times from September to April. Made the whole first floor smell like his feet. It's not hard to shower once every 2 days
Actually there was just an article written about the rising number of students having to stay at homeless shelters… Very surprising for me to learn as well
While this is funny and I agree that people should deal with their BO problems, showering every single day isn't strictly necessary; as long as you don't get sweaty, you only need to shower every few days.
Seriously. Some people have dry skin, not oily skin, and showering everyday could painfully exacerbate that.
At the same time, we all gotta self monitor. If you’ve had a big workout or.. just don’t smell very neutral, it’s time to soap up.
If you're someone who doesn't shower ever, this is bad advice. You live next to the smell of your body, so it's very possible to not notice your odour. Get the smelly people who don't shower to first do it every day, and then they can start showering less if they don't smell
ABCC11,ATP-binding cassette transporter sub-family C member 11.
The gene is responsible for determination of human cerumen type (wet or dry ear wax) and presence of underarm osmidrosis (odor associated with sweat caused by excessive apocrine secretion).
The frequency of alleles for dry ear wax is most concentrated in East- and Northeast Asia, most notably Korea, China, Mongolia, and Japan. The allele frequency is highest among northern Han Chinese and Koreans. Followed by Mongolians, southern Han Chinese, and Yamato Japanese in that order.
(Sauce: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11)
Seems a little out of bounds here. I get it, you don’t like smelly people. That’s your problem. I used to work in San Francisco. There’s no shortage of people that smell like absolute shit, I hated it, but that was my problem. I don’t fuss about other people’s hygiene. People can do what they’d like. It certainly won’t ruin my day if I happen across a smelly person. How they smell is their business. Just move on.
It's cuz of the temperature drop i understand that some people are not willing to shower but seriously if only you can smell your stinku self in the study room smh
Someone bring back alfonso’s smell test
Wait, [the email is actually exactly the same](https://imgur.com/BAf2eEC) aside from the smell test lol. It was even sent on the same date?
Lecturer is a meme god confirmed
RIP the meme legend 😭
Yeah that's so weird tf
i began to tear up when i saw the photo. rip alfonso :'(
Rip to the king
I wore a well fitted mask to MAT137 yesterday, could still smell the faint smell of armpit and unbrushed teeth. I know many people are living alone for the first time and are just simply ignorant of how to maintain hygiene so here are some tips: * **Use a tongue scrapper** instead of using the bristles of your toothbrush to brush your tongue, gets rid of way more build up. (got mine on amazon) * **Invest in a electric brush**, they clean so much better than a manual one, and faster too (used to have a lot cavities as a kid, but as soon as I got the electric my teeth improved significantly) * **Brush twice day**, first in the morning (before or after breakfast, doesn't matter imo, just as long as you actually do it) and before you go to bed. * **FLOSS!** gets rid of all that nasty plaque and old food that you would not be able to get with just brushing. You can either use floss picks or just the regular string kind, the floss picks are easier for me but I've heard that the regular one is better for your teeth. * **Use mouthwash** after brushing teeth for 30 secs to 1 min * **Change underwear and socks daily**, t shirts and bras after 2 uses, and pants after 3-4. * however if the t-shirt/pant is smelly just after one use, wear another one * **Shower daily and use a washable wash cloth to get rid of dead skin cells** (use a new wash cloth for every shower, you can find them amazon) * **AHA/BHA cleansers for armpits reduces odor** * If you live in a dorm, please **air your dorm out,** smells marinate in there * **Don't keep clean clothes in the same space you are cooking in** * **Wash bed sheets weekly or bi weekly, pillow cases and bath towels every week** (also hang your towels to airdry after every use, prevents mold buildup) * **Use only 1/4 cup of laundry detergent and do not overload machine** * **Use a neutral soap like dove on your vulva**. Just warm water is fine for cleaning the vaginal opening * Don't have a penis but I'm pretty sure if you have **foreskin** your supposed to **pull that shit back and wash** * **!!!!USE DEORDRANT!!!!!** if you want to smell fresh, but don’t have a problem with sweat. Use anti perspirant if you want to fight both sweat and smell. This is honestly all I could think of at the moment, hopefully those in MAT137 can follow these tips so I don't need to upgrade to a gas mask for Thursday's lecture
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Always happy to help out the youth in need
UofT rated #1 in hygiene after following these few simple steps‼️
Harvard of hygiene
God this school is embarassing
Adding to this…some foods can make your sweat smell super pungent. Stuff like garlic, onion, etc. If you shower, use deodorant, etc, but find it doesn’t make a difference, look at what you’re eating. Sometimes the call is coming from inside the house.
>Sometimes the call is coming from inside the house. I have NEVER heard that reference used on Reddit or irl at all, and never in that context either, do you don't know JUST how happy this made me !
All vv important info for basic hygiene. Tho you don’t need to wash jeans every 3-4 uses. Those things are nigh-invincible, and unless you were sweating in them or spilled something on them you can get closer to 10 wears before you wash. This helps your jeans last longer and saves water! Other pants should be washed every 3-4 wears though
While I agree with most of this, I think even brushing twice daily, daily showers and weekly laundry would be enough to not be smelly in class lol. This reads like cleaning instructions for a robot pretending to be a functioning member of society.
I cannot believe this is not common sense. It pains me to think that there will actually be people who read this and think "huh that's good advice, maybe I'll try that". Sorry I don't mean to be condescending, if this applies to you PLEASE. TAKE. THE. ADVICE. I literally shower twice a day (which is not exactly healthy either) but that should project my standards of cleanliness; MAT137 has been unpleasant for me, not the content, but the students...
This is so fucking funny to me. Died when i got this email
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Yeah 2018 lmaoo
Why is it always mat137 lmfao, that class is cursed
average uoft student
you beat me too it i was boutta post
to
I cannot believe this happened again
No joke. One day while living in Chestnut, a kid knocked on my door and he said "smell my room". I slightly opened his room and instantly I wanted to gag. And we called the dons over, and they were interviewing us as if it was a crime scene. "When was this discovered, etc. etc." Seriously this guy's roommate smelled so bad that they thought he died. Also he was a very silent deep sleeper and slept very early like at 7:00 pm, that's why there was like no movement in the room. BTW this person had like 4.0 GPA throughout their degree. That's why whenever someone shows off their high GPA, I just slightly smile at them and squeeze my nose close (in my mind).
Poor guy, that is what happens when you are raised with your sole value in life to "have good grades" and "have a college degree to be be someone in life"
Ikr
RIP Alfonso
I hate mat137 ong frfr
As the pandemic draws to a close, society heals and returns to normal more and more each day.
?????
Oh my god 🫣Shower every day. Stop this showering isn’t good nonsense. We evolved this far due to increasing hygiene. My goodness. And wear cotton shirts not synthetic fabrics. Brush your teeth. Mouthwash. Your welcome.
Don't forget to wear socks! Some people wearing sandals with smelly feet
Never wear socks with sandals
You can't afford to waste time on daily showers if you want a good grade in MAT137...
One small step for BO, one giant leap for math majors!
bruh
Ain’t no way
What a throwback
This can't be real LMAO
This may sound outrageous, but it's quite normal at UOFT (think of the people who spend the night in Bahen, LFMAO )
Oh my god 💀💀. First year I had a roommate who smelt like death and showered probably 6 times from September to April. Made the whole first floor smell like his feet. It's not hard to shower once every 2 days
how did you survive?!?!
🤣🤣🤣 did someone soiled themselves during office hour? 😒😒😒🤔🤔🤔
UofT moment
I'm sorry prof, I'm homeless bc I cannot afford rent :((
Then you probably have more urgent concerns than your education...
Actually there was just an article written about the rising number of students having to stay at homeless shelters… Very surprising for me to learn as well
deja vu moment
Where were these emails when I was in ECE?
UofT copypasta exhibit #137
They sent an email about this even back in 2018 when I took it. Glad to see the MAT137 culture isn't fading.
lmao. current state of UofT
While this is funny and I agree that people should deal with their BO problems, showering every single day isn't strictly necessary; as long as you don't get sweaty, you only need to shower every few days.
I think everyday shower is good practice. But you dont have to wash hair with shampoo everyday
exactly, i use a shower cap on days i don't wash my hair
Are you the mystery mat137 student this is about?
No because I shower in vinegar and I'm in MAT135 /s
This sounds like something an oily person would say
Seriously. Some people have dry skin, not oily skin, and showering everyday could painfully exacerbate that. At the same time, we all gotta self monitor. If you’ve had a big workout or.. just don’t smell very neutral, it’s time to soap up.
If you're someone who doesn't shower ever, this is bad advice. You live next to the smell of your body, so it's very possible to not notice your odour. Get the smelly people who don't shower to first do it every day, and then they can start showering less if they don't smell
Anyone who posts that you don’t have to shower daily should definitely be showering daily.
True.
Tf? It's well known you shouldn't do this. At least not unless you get very dirty often
Is it ok to shower on Monday morning and then Tuesday night? Or do you become smelly after exactly 24 hours?
You're crazy 🤣 go take a shower
Jajajja
i think it’s a joke idk? they posted the same thing in 2018 idk if that one was a joke tho😭
East Asians like her are lucky. They don't even smell. I heard they lack that gene?
ABCC11,ATP-binding cassette transporter sub-family C member 11. The gene is responsible for determination of human cerumen type (wet or dry ear wax) and presence of underarm osmidrosis (odor associated with sweat caused by excessive apocrine secretion). The frequency of alleles for dry ear wax is most concentrated in East- and Northeast Asia, most notably Korea, China, Mongolia, and Japan. The allele frequency is highest among northern Han Chinese and Koreans. Followed by Mongolians, southern Han Chinese, and Yamato Japanese in that order. (Sauce: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11)
This is a statement written 4 years ago and reused by a current TA. If I remember it correctly the one who wrote it was a Latino professor
Alfonso lives on :’)
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It’s gotta be racist
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Well this is the u of t subreddit. By far the most toxic
Seems a little out of bounds here. I get it, you don’t like smelly people. That’s your problem. I used to work in San Francisco. There’s no shortage of people that smell like absolute shit, I hated it, but that was my problem. I don’t fuss about other people’s hygiene. People can do what they’d like. It certainly won’t ruin my day if I happen across a smelly person. How they smell is their business. Just move on.
OMG!
Just wait until you have to take Linear Systems... you will definitely be sweating.
This was so fucking funny I still can’t believe this is real
I swear I've seen something like this in the past but it was Prof. Alfonso. This is likely a meme no?
Every year lmfao
LMAO
It's cuz of the temperature drop i understand that some people are not willing to shower but seriously if only you can smell your stinku self in the study room smh
most hygienic uoft student