To spray a bit of perfume on the bus.

[logicalmum]

I don't want to sound horrible about people with strong body odour, , but some do positively honk when i'm on the bus. Today a man sat in front of me and the smell nearly took my breath away. Wibu to spray a bit of impulse round my neck. Anyone else do this.

How is perfume spray worse than bo?
It’s not either or though is it? It’s 2 foul smells instead of one.
The chemicals used in body sprays and air fresheners are pretty diabolical

Have only read the first post but OP winter is the best time for this - spray perfume on your scarf before you get on the bus then sit with it slightly round your mouth and nose and breathe in the lovely smell! I always take the funny little seats sort of behind the driver as soon as you get on the bus if they're free - ultimate way of avoiding people! I could not travel around a really smelly person without gagging honestly bad smells really get to me!

I don't have asthma, but IF I did I would make everyone in the WORLD stop using perfume. 'Cos of me

you can wear perfume, just don't spray it on an enclosed bus.

Spray away! Some people might feel sick at the smell of perfume, but I don't see why their right not to smell something they don't like trumps your right...

Spray away! Some people might feel sick at the smell of perfume, but I don't see why their right not to smell something they don't like trumps your right...
So the person with BO the also has the right to smell bad? Utterly ridiculous!!

Spray away! Some people might feel sick at the smell of perfume, but I don't see why their right not to smell something they don't like trumps your right...

Does my right to breathe and not die trump your right to not smell something bad? Because if you spray right in my face you could actually kill me.

Bit dramatic...

Mmh I wouldn't like the perfume being sprayed but would love the passive agressiveness of it - especially as I am quite sensitive to bad BO.
So YANBU from me!

Yes it is quite dramatic when you are struggling to breathe and your lips are turning blue.

Have people forgotten you can breathe through your mouth? A straight forward way to avoid smelling things you don't like on the bus and no need to induce asthma attacks unnecessarily...

I've tried breathing through my mouth when forced into contact with the propellant on these sort of aerosols. It still doesn't work. I can manage maybe a minute before my tongue starts to swell.

Essential oil would actually be best in this instance. Flicking a bit of lavender oil around the bus would be nicer than a cheap spray.

Flicking a bit of lavender oil around the bus would be nicer

Why?! Don't flick anything about the bus onto other people. Just dab a little on your own handkerchief/scarf.

How hard is it?!

Oh for heavens sake!

Just for clarity, when I say spray some perfume I don't mean SPRAY IT DIRECTLY IN A STRANGER'S FACE!

And when I say flick some lavender oil around the bus I don't mean ON ACTUAL PEOPLE!

Crikey there are some special snowflakes on here today!

Yabu.

Why is it so hard to understand that spraying anything in an enclosed space is very antisocial?
Jeez me, me me.

*And when I say flick some lavender oil around the bus I don't mean ON ACTUAL PEOPLE!

So where exactly are you flicking it in an enclosed space to not affect other people?

A PP has an allergy to laevndar. You might call that "special snowflake".

I rather think it makes you appear incapable of sentient thought

Oh and if you sprayed Angel for example onto yourself next to me I would try not to get the immediate headache and vomit all over you which that scent induces in me.

Perfume would make me feel very sick

I'll stay away from the bunfight, but wanted to say you can now get oil perfumes and you can pick them really cheaply sometimes from the body shop (paid under £5 for a little bottle). Might help sometimes.

The OP is allowed to use and like impulse, just not on the bus, doesn't matter other people don't like it .

So where exactly are you flicking it in an enclosed space to not affect other people?
Oh you know, on myself, on the seat, around and about to mask the stench of all the people who are ALLERGIC to nice smelling things...

Oh you know, on myself, on the seat, around and about to mask the stench of all the people who are ALLERGIC to nice smelling things...

Ah you're one of those type. Gotcha

I was on a coach once when someone had a crap in the loo. The stench was unbelievable! I’m asthmatic but was so glad that various passengers sprayed perfume and deodorants around.

I didn’t die - or even wheeze. Like all asthmatics I keep my inhalers on me... just in case I may need them

Just for clarity, when I say spray some perfume I don't mean SPRAY IT DIRECTLY IN A STRANGER'S FACE!

When you spray it on yourself in an enclosed space, surrounded by people, where do you think it goes?

You're coming across as both stupid and insensitive to the point of offensiveness. You're probably neither of those things and just haven't thought through your position properly, so why don't you do that and come back when you have understood the problem here.

Geez. My asthma is mild enough, but freshly sprayed aerosol always makes me feel uncomfortable - can't use them myself, and it's second nature for DH to spray his in a different room. Once it's dried, it's fine unless I'm very bad.

Similarly, perfume isn't really an issue for me (fortunately, as I like to wear it!), but when I have a cough or whatever, strong perfume does make it worse. Love being in PIL's car when that happens, MIL wears lots of perfume and FIL smokes in the car when alone so that lingers too. I choke from the minute I get in to the minute I leave!

BO isn't pleasant, but it is less dangerous than spraying an aerosol in a confined space. If you must, must, must do something, spray a tiny amount of perfume (not an aerosol) onto a tissue or scarf in your bag, then hold it to your nose. This will minimise the impact on others. But still not ideal tbh!