Originally Posted by
staehpj1
Maybe wandering off of the original topic a bit, but...
I am pretty tuned in to how people react to me when on tour and I have found that how you smell is way less of a big deal than other factors, like:
- Do you have a warm and genuine for smile them. I find that if you do they return the same attitude. A cheesy fake smile does not suffice and may be worse than nothing.
- Do you have respect them or have a condescending, disapproving, or otherwise bad attitude toward them. People can sense this and will react to you accordingly. You can disagree with their politics or religion or whatever and it is OK, but if you think of them as dumb hicks they will know and will treat you accordingly.
- Do you take off your sunglasses and make eye contact when speaking to people. This makes a huge difference. I was amazed at the difference I observed on this one and it is a simple thing to do.
When was the last time you heard of someone walking up to another person and said: "you stink like pig, take a freaking shower!" You're not going hear that, which explains why you've never been told that and why you think it's not a big deal.