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If someone is close enough to smell you, aren't they already closer than you'd like them to be? And don't quite a few people with Covid lose their sense of smell?
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If someone is close enough to smell you, aren't they already closer than you'd like them to be? And don't quite a few people with Covid lose their sense of smell?
Not sure, once I applied a roll-on perfume and my mom smelled it from a few feet away. She told me it was strong. Not all people who had COVID lose their sense of smell.
I don't have COVID but want to keep my distance from others
Last edited by HappyFarm34; 05-27-2021 at 03:52 PM..
I don't see how that will keep people away re Covid. What it will do is set off people who are sensitive to perfumes, maybe give them headaches or coughing spells, regardless of whether they stay at least six feet away.
Maybe carry a couple of yardsticks with you, you can poke them at people who come too close.
I've been abiding by the mask mandate by wearing a hockey mask. Nobody will come near me. The other day I saw an attractive single mom with her kids and I was so lonely with the lack of human contact I wanted to reach out and just talk to another human being. I was kind of nervous and didn't know what to say. The mask muffles my speech and I didn't want to seem too shy and quiet so I tried to speak from the chest and asked, "Cute kids! What school do they go to? I live by the school." It came out a lot louder than I intended, almost screaming really, and instead of talking to me she huddled the kids around her and left the store.
I realized that she completely misunderstood my intentions and I wanted to apologize and let her know that I was just lonely and harmless, so I started walking briskly after her, trying to catch up. I suppose that when she realized I was trying to apologize, she must have had social anxiety about it she didn't want to deal with, because she started walking a lot faster. This made me feel even worse and fortified my need to make her feel better. I tried to match her speed but she responded by walking even faster. Pretty soon we were all running.
I injured my right leg badly in an origami accident years ago and it drags behind me when I move. She probably could have easily outrun me except the kids kept slowing her down. Eventually she got to her car and while fumbling in her purse, dropped the keys onto the ground, allowing me to catch up. I smiled at her, but behind the mask it was empty. She didn't smile back. In fact, she looked like a cornered animal and I suddenly realized, she probably thought I was that guy Mike Meyers from the Halloween film. To put her at ease I said from the chest, "This isn't Halloween! My name is Jason!"
No dice. Just another lonely day. I went back home and continued work on my life-sized paper airplane. Alone.
So, I guess no special perfumes are necessary, just upgrade your mask.
Last edited by terracore; 05-28-2021 at 01:49 AM..
The best way to distance yourself from other people is..
to distance YOURSELF from other people.
You can't make them distance themselves from you.
If someone comes too close for comfort, back away. If you can't, ask them to back up. Don't expect them to, but at least you can ask. They might be offended. Maybe tell them that THEY smell bad. That might be enough to make them move away from you and avoid you forever more.
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