Bad breath

December 12, 2018 6:59pm CST
How can you tell to a person that he has a bad breath without insulting his ego?
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15 responses
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
For Christmas, give that person a mouthwash as a gift and say that it's something new and organic and imported. And don't forget to add it's very expensive and you've been using it for quite some time and just want to share how good it is.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
@jstory07 Thanks, it's the only way I thought of that would not offend the person who has bad breath.
@jstory07 (134456)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Dec 18
That would be a very good idea.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
13 Dec 18
That is a good idea. But what do you do if it's someone you're not close to, a colleague, for example, with whom you don't exchange presents?
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
13 Dec 18
the worse, i had a friend with smell odor from his armpit
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
13 Dec 18
@Apollo2018 and my boss in my workplace "scolded" him
13 Dec 18
I think thats much much worst compared to my friend.
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@pitstop (13053)
• India
13 Dec 18
Very tricky. I don't tell them and simply step back a little when speaking to them. Funny thing is I don't know if I have bad breath!! I wonder if someone will gently tell me when I have bad breath....
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
13 Dec 18
@Apollo2018 is good
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13 Dec 18
That was a nice strategy but when my friend talks to me he always want to speak infront, so its very hard to tell him frankly.
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@Plethos (13560)
• United States
13 Dec 18
simple, carry mints or gum on you at all times. when this situation comes up, just calmly take a mint or gum into your mouth and offer the person one , out of common courtesy.
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13 Dec 18
Nice suggestion @Plethos maybe I will try that, but that's only for temporary. :D
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@Ladanger (14582)
• United States
13 Dec 18
Offer the person some gum lol
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
13 Dec 18
Welcome to mylot. How do you know that a person does not know it? Maybe you can recommend a product and do not say it for bad breath.
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13 Dec 18
Well he is not aware of it actually and I don't know why, I just wanted to tell him but afraid of touching his ego.
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
13 Dec 18
@Apollo2018 Hard situation. Offer him some mint gums.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
13 Dec 18
@Moon24 haha ... that's a good opinion ...
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• United States
14 Dec 18
i used to work with a guy whose breath was a mix of open sewer and rotting corpses.i don't know what was wrong with that man,but god you didn't want him up close.
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
13 Dec 18
The only way that I could think of is try to handle some mints to the person.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
13 Dec 18
Sometimes egos need to be insulted!
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13 Dec 18
Sometimes I wish I could.
@redurnet (1799)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 18
Maybe just offer them a breath mint regularly. Otherwise you could start a conversation about what you have eaten, ask them what they have eaten and when they admit this you could say that those foods tend to leave an odour in the mouth, without being too direct so as not to hurt their feelings. I had a friend who had terrible coffee smell breath but I just used to not breathe in when she was near me.
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14 Dec 18
Yeah maybe thats a good idea.
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@Janet357 (75656)
13 Dec 18
I will tell him i have a friend who has a bad breath and she asked me how to cure it, so i suggested some ways. I will not tell him or her directly just telling a story is enougj
13 Dec 18
Hmmm. So its up to him to get what you are about to convey.
@debjani1 (7207)
14 Dec 18
Present him mouth wash as well as clove.
• Bekasi, Indonesia
13 Dec 18
if I know this, then I will shut up and turn around and walk to another place, so that we don't feel disturbed or disturbed
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@iva1990 (28)
• Novi Sad, Serbia
15 Dec 18
Hello, I used to have bad breath, and I can tell you that nobody should feel offended if you tell them about bad breath, because its sign that you actually care about health and well being of that person. While I used to have bad breath, I can tell you I knew i, oh god every morning I would be like whaaat is this and I was going to dentist constantly for 5 months x-raying my teeth and taking few out, fixing few too. I was 14 years old and I had bad breath. Look, bad breath means bad teeth, and when teeth are bad, chewing is bad, digesting is bad, saliva is not good, we swallow bacteria, it affects heart, and since digestion is not well - all health can go wrong. So be honest and approach to your friend and say, hey I know you enough to care for you and I have to say it- bad breath can cause many health problems, I am willing to go with you to dentist if you are afraid to go alone but man seriously if I didnt heard that all that bacteria that cause stinky breath can ruin your heart I would never tell you this. Be blunt honest, people care more about that over being non offensive and not direct. Btw mouthwash also can not fix teeth so maybe dont help friend to hide problem, more like be friend and help him to go and fix it.
@a_jerobon (2304)
• Eldoret, Kenya
14 Dec 18
This is a really tricky situation. I always don't tell them because I just don't know how. I just step back when talking to them and limit the conversation.