WWYD in realation to work colleague's poor hygiene

[scuzy]

i am not great with confrontation but if something doesnt happen I am going to have to approach management but have no idea how or what to say

someone who sits near me in work (constantly wheels over on chair with questions) has the most vile smelling teeth/breath. he smoke (as do I) but its a smell of plaque on teeth. they are awful. so much so that once he left my desk before lunch i hung out the window as could feel myself heaving. someone came over and said they knew why i was doing it and laughed it off saying "if i ever smell like that please tell me".

its unfair on others that have to sit around him/converse with him.

wwyd? approaching him myself is not an option as what the hell do i say???

As another ex-smoker I also agree with Hairylights. I didn't realise how bad I actually smelt until I gave up. Seriously, it can take weeks, after giving up smoking, to realise how bad a person smells. Smokers generally deny how bad they smell because it is known fact that smoking dulls the smoker's sense of smell and taste, so they don't actually realise until they give up.

My MIL has only 3 fags a day and she smells like an ashtray after a major party, even with copious amounts of perfume.

I would ask HR to move my desk. I wouldn't want to raise it with him.