🇹🇭 เหม็น 'YOU STINK' Please Wear Deodorant in Thailand

[@danielcully6047]

This topic is so true. I've been hearing this for 45 years from different Thai's,especially from my wife.

[@mahoneymanbarry]

Wash with Parrot Soap , is one of those unknown Thai gems.

[@walking_in_the_shade]

Asepso all the way for me 😊

[@walking_in_the_shade]

Glad you were brave enough to discuss this topic Stuart! I have noticed that hardly any Thai people wear perfume or cologne. Unfortunately I have experienced a few Thais that were less than fragrant shall we say, while riding in songtaews. The vast majority that have poor body hygiene, in my experience, have been non-thais though.

[@liamburns8554]

I am a person with high cleanliness standards, some westerners I am ashamed to be associated with in Thailand. It amazes me that even a bolt driver after driving all day doesn’t smell. Take them as an example!

[@rovalle5967]

Many thais are lucky in that regard, south east asia in general is lacking functioning of one gene which causes them to not have the same strong body odor as people in Europe or America. I have the same mutation and I always remember thinking it was weird why everyone needed to use a deodorant as a kid lol

[@thanawan]

This is soooooo true. I was once on a flight back from Chiang Mai and sit next to a tourist couple. A husband sit at an aisle seat while his wife was in the middle and I was in the window seat. And thank you god that he was not right next to me. Because even there was a person sit between us, he was STINK so bad like very bad. I had to turn my head out and looked out the window THE WHOLE TRIP. And yes, somehow, this kind of comments given straight to their face is not something that we learned to do. And it felt even bad to do it.

[@Miwyu]

ขอบคุณที่ทำหัวข้อนี้ออกมานะคะ😊 น้อยช่องมากที่จะให้ความรู้กับชาวต่างชาติเกี่ยวกับเรื่องนี้ค่ะ ส่วนตัวอาศัยอยู่ที่ญี่ปุ่น ได้มีโอกาสกลับไทยเมื่อปีที่แล้วช่วงเดือนกุมภา-มีนา ซึ่งที่ไทยร้อนมากๆๆๆๆ เหงื่อเราไหลตลอดเวลาที่ออกไปข้างนอกค่ะ แต่สิ่งที่ไทยไม่(ค่อย)มีเลยก็คือ เมื่อขึ้นbtsหรือmrt มันไม่มีกลิ่นเหม็นอะ ทั้งๆที่คนอัดแน่นมาก อันนี้เราชินไปแล้วว่าที่ไทยมันปกติ แต่อยู่ที่ญี่ปุ่นช่วงหน้าร้อน มีครั้งนึงที่ตราตรึงใจมากค่ะ ตอนที่เราเดินเข้าไปข้างในรถไฟ ทั้งๆที่คนไม่ได้เยอะเลย ในนั้นค่อนข้างโล่ง แต่เรากลับได้กลิ่นเหงื่อ กลิ่นเท้า คือจะเป็นลม😅 ไม่ชอบอย่างเดียวคือเรื่องกลิ่นค่ะ🥲

[@zimmyjim]

Deodorant covers the smell while antiperspirant slows the actual sweating in the covered area... they are not the same product, and alot of people are confused about them. 💪

[@Prapatpong-f9k]

คนไทย แม้จะหนาวแค่ไหนก็อาบน้ำ 2 ครั้งต่อวัน แปรงฟัน 3 รอบ เช้า กลางวัน เย็น ส่วนใหญ่ น่ะครับ เมื่อก่อน คนไทย อาจมีกลิ่นเหม็นอับเสื้อผ้า เพราะ สมัยก่อนความชื้นสูง แต่ปัจจุบัน ไม่มีกลิ่น เหม็นอับ เหม็นเปรี้ยว เลย ปัจจุบัน เจอคนไทยมีกลิ่นน้อยมาก แค่ที่เจอส่วนใหญ่คือชาวต่างชาติ แต่เราไม่พูด หรือทำหน้ารังเกียจครับ

[@StuartJayRaj]

จริงครับ

[@นักเขียนคอมเม้นต์]

แนะนำครับ ตอนนี้มีผงซักฟอกสูตรสำหรับตากผ้าในที่ร่มแล้ว มันป้องกันกลิ่นเหม็นอาบได้ดีมาก แต่ราคาจะแพงนิดนึง อย่างไรก็ตามก็ถือว่ามีคุณภาพมาก โดยเฉพาะในฤดูฝนหรือหน้าหนาว สินค้านี้เปรียบเสมือนฮีโร่

[@dhanabhonchutibhinyobhas659]

กลิ่นตัวจากร่างกายกำจัดได้ยาก เพราะบางครั้งสบู่อาบน้ำล้างไม่ออก วิธีที่ได้ผลคือการล้างด้วยน้ำมันหอม ใช้ baby oil ยี่ห้ออะไรก็ได้ นวดผิวทั้งตัว แบบชุ่มๆเลย เพื่อล้างน้ำมันและกลิ่นที่ผิวผลิตออกมา อาจเน้นที่จุดซ่อนเร้น เช่นใต้วงแขน จากนั้นใช้แป้งเด็กหรือจะเป็นแป้งมันก็ได้ลูบแรงๆเพื่อซับเอาน้ำมันที่นวดออก แล้วไปอาบน้ำถูสบู่ตามปกติ แล้วกลิ่นตัวของคุณจะเปลี่ยนไปเลย ไม่มีกลิ่นสาบของเหงื่อและน้ำมันสะสมที่ผิวหนังอีก ทำสักเดือนละครั้ง อาจารย์ลองทำดูได้นะครับ

[@raymondfidge5177]

Antiperspirant and deodorants work really well if you apply after a shower at night before bed. Gives them all night to work and then apply again after every shower.I have been doing it for years and never sweat and never smell. I live in Thailand.

[@Swaggerlot]

ฉันคิดว่าคุณลืมใส่คำบรรยายภาษาฮินดี

[@StuartJayRaj]

😂😂😂❤️

[@TeddyBear-zj4qg]

555, man that is harsh. Greng jai mai. 555

[@hokoon]

อันนี้ก็ตรงเกิ้น

[@StuartJayRaj]

​@@hokoonตรง...แต่จริง

[@jamesanthony8234]

keep worshipping white people

[@PrasitChaikang-fu3fm]

คนไทยมีสุขบัญญัติ อาบน้ำวันละ 2 ครั้ง เช้าเย็น แปรงฟันวันละ 3 ครั้ง หลังอาหาร และก่อนนอน ไม่ใส่เสื้อผ้าซ้ำ มาลูกกลิ้ง อมน้ำยาบ้วนปาก มีสเปรย์ฉีดเท้า บางคนก็เพิ่มน้ำหอม 😍 เสื้อผ้าก็ใช้น้ำยาปรับผ้านุ่ม กลิ่นหอม ฝรั่งแพ้ไทยราบคาบ 😅 ป.ล. หนาวแค่ไหน คนไทยก็อาบน้ำ 😍

[@adamnyback]

Goes without saying, but I'll add it anyway. After taking a shower, and using deodorant, put on clean clothes. It doesn't have to be straight from the wardrobe every time, but make sure that the clothes you put on don't smell bad already.

[@StuartJayRaj]

yes... some nations are more prone to putting back on stinky sweaty clothes several days in a row

[@2T7D3C-p2d]

Where do you buy those under shirts Stuart, thanks Sir? Great video

[@StuartJayRaj]

UNI-QLO ... Airism unsershirts

[@bozosa]

Wish more people care about this topic.

[@chrischronic007]

Dr. pong 28d spray. Best for keeping you smelling good here. It is the best deodorant sold here. Try it!

[@Buggy-dn5jf]

เคยทำงานในร้านอาหารในสนามบิน ลูกค้าต่างชาติส่วนใหญ่ไม่ค่อยมีกลิ่นตัวนะครับ แต่ก็มีคนหนึ่งที่จำได้ สาวคนอังกฤษ(จำได้จากสำเนียงการพูด) สวยน่ารักมาก แต่มีกลิ่นตัว แต่เราก็เข้าใจเขา อาจจะรีบเดินทาง ไม่มีเวลาอาบน้ำ

[@StuartJayRaj]

🤢

[@chawalak]

One time I passed two male East Asian tourists, I was taken aback with their strong body odour. The smell was so overwhelming that I had to hold my breath until they were out of sight! Thailand is both hot and humid, so please use deodorant and anti-bacteria body shower, these would help a lot.

[@themasterflexG]

For all the people playing semantics between deodorant and antiperspirant. If you don’t sweat much, use a deodorant. If you get wet, use an antiperspirant. Yes, we can smell it either way. So please just use something.

[@leonjoel7837]

Well explained

[@Eavesdropperle]

If I understand correctly, you can use a good perfume, but only after the body's own odour has been extinguished? Is that correct?

[@StuartJayRaj]

Looking at Grengjai as a baseline - the goal is to not IMPOSE on anyone around you, keeping in mine, forcing someone to smell any fragrance good or bad is a form of 'imposing' - so with that in mind: 1. Shower at least twice a day, but if you've done anything that warrants showering more, err on the side of caution 2. Use Anti Persipirate AND Deodorant - just body sprays are not enough - but don't overdo the SMELL part of those 3. using Aftershave / Perfume - if just going to work, perhaps 1 pump okay, but to make it super obvious you have it on is not great - especially if you'll be in closed public places. 4. Things like Oud Oil or Patchouli Oil are considered more 'stink' than 'fragrant' to Thais, and not advised. I know there will be people who object to this - but i actually have it in WRITING by Thais - as i have done numeous surveys on this stuff over the past 30 years for my cross cultural training. It is what it is.

[@Audioboksss]

Even if you smell something that. None will talk about that publicly it is an insult.

[@StuartJayRaj]

which is why I put this clip out . from now on if anybody is too krengjai they can just point somebody to this clip instead

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

AXE is 2-3 times more expensive in Thailand than in your homecountry. Bring plenty with you

[@StuartJayRaj]

I find AXE here is more of a cover up scent rather than real anti perspirant

[@NarootW]

I'm not sure about that. Just quickly checked on the 7-Eleven app. Two bottles of 50ml AXE cost 100 baht which is about $3.

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

@@NarootW ... the standard size of a regular deo spray can is 200 ml ...

[@otikamporn]

Shower twice a day. Thailand weather is hot and humid you will sweat a lot.

[@lastpreacher9093]

Thailand is hot. Everyone needs to take a shower at least once every 24 hours. Use a deodorant. Avoid eating garlic if you can. If you’re sweating a lot, go back to your hotel, take a shower and rest a while. Change your clothes everyday. Brush your teeth and have a breath freshener handy. Be polite to Thai people and smile more often. It’s their country, don’t impose yourself on them. Adapt to their ways or stay out of Thailand.

[@theeraweesongbandit1335]

ขอบคุณอาจารย์ช่วยอธิบายครับ

[@sazji]

“Rein it in, out of consideration for those around you.”

[@akarapanusananan5247]

I forgot to tell you the Thai words that should be use instead of ซ้อน are ทับ or สะสม krup.

[@StuartJayRaj]

ครับผมคิดว่าทับน่าจะเหมาะที่สุดแต่ที่นี้ผมอยากจะให้เห็นภาพยังกว่าแพนเค้กที่เป็นชั้นๆๆมาซ้อนกันเลยก็เลยใช้โอกาสนี้สื่อความหมายของคำว่าซ้อน

[@akarapanusananan5247]

​@@StuartJayRajI agree with you.

[@k1dayone]

i live in harmony with nature bro

[@StuartJayRaj]

that's okay just as long as it's not in Thailand

[@ALessOffensiveName]

"Huge issue" I don't know about that. I definately notice it occasianlly particularly in lifts and on BTS or buses. Sorry to say it but the majority of the time it is a certain race of people and they aren't caucasian. Controversial content maybe but at the same time it annoys me when I have to stand near someone like this on BTS or somewhere and everyone in a 3m radius has to put up with this loud smelly guy. Fun fact too a lot of Thais don't sweat much at all. There was a post about this online some years back which I was sceptical of. Then doing a 10km hike up a hill in the hot sun in Krabi with my ex I was amazed she didn't have a drop of sweat on her. I don't think they all don't sweat as I train with them cutting weight sometimes in sweatsuits but they seem to have a higher tolerance to heat / sweating

[@StuartJayRaj]

I have been called in by over 10 companies over the years to communicate to the foreign staff that they need to wear deodorant or the Thais are going to quit. One company flew me to India to present the results of a survey I ran with over 100 Thais and no. 1 issue was they Stink... please wash, wear deodorant, shower and wear clean clothes. Execs of the company were given Hygiene hampers when posted to Thailand

[@ALessOffensiveName]

@@StuartJayRaj I didn't think of it from a workplace perspective. I can imagine that as Thais might not want to address it openly. I had a boss once tell me to address it with one of our staff once. I just blurted it out and it worked. I don't think he realised. I also had a stewardess ask my Thai sous chef once to tell asians at work to stop putting pooey tissues in the bin. "I never want to do that again". She didn't realise they were filipino and he was thai lol. Nothing to do with him.

[@kimberlyparker2704]

What race of people are you referring to 🤔

[@FloatingDogs]

Also, why deodorant is so small/expensive here in Thailand? 🤔

[@liamburns8554]

They are not. 80 baht?

[@FloatingDogs]

@liamburns8554 I see this price for small sized one. I used to pay around 100 baht in some 200ml cans back in my home country.

[@thetiredlinecook]

everything else be cheap...buy deodorant

[@FloatingDogs]

@@thetiredlinecook I not said I'm not buying it, just said the price difference. Regardless of price please buy it 🤣

[@noah_shepherd]

เต่าลเหยีอบโลก Taoyieblok (Turtle stepping on the world) deodorant powder is really effective. All big supermarkets and 7/11 stock it. It comes in a small plastic bottle. There is also a mentholated deo powder and a yellow one of another brand too. 40 Baht or so if I remember correctly. No need for all the Western deo stuff.

[@SteveSmith-zz4ih]

Thanks for the the Heads Up with Airism shirts, they also make boxer shorts, on special ends today AUD$10, long sleeve shirts are A$60, free Del over A$75., I need long sleeves and a good hat to wear in TL, too much sun exposure over the years has caught up to me. i heard take Aussie sunscreen to TL as its better? Not every clothes item on Uniglo's website is Airism, some are just plain cotton, also their website seems Chaotic - personal opinion.

[@R-sn1ty]

good tips. baking soda kills BO causing bacteria. mix a pinch with water and apply thin paste to armpits.

[@StuartJayRaj]

Ive tried all those kinds of natural things... nothing works as well as aluminium based antiperspirant deodorants

[@mattm.2824]

Hi Stuart! On your tone tool, is there a voice button I am missing or maybe it is my browsers? Like can I listen to the thai word while looking at the tone graph?

[@StuartJayRaj]

In order to keep it all free, and not have to hit any pay-for APIs, the way to hear on demand sounds of any word that you type in is to go to the word spacer tool and it will allow you to open fire google and hear is there . i have an implementation on my local machine where i can call the api to hear individual words comma but it's not the pricing ride up which would become uncontrollable right now in this free version.

[@debatelordx]

I could not agree with you more. I have my deodorant shipped from the US since I can't find Mitchum here. The Indian guys holy shit. German guys too. I don't go out unless I smell fabulous. Thank you for making this. It is so true. It is so rude too.

[@tomd7656]

There's a gene for not having body odor. Must be very common here

[@StuartJayRaj]

it's crazy how little body odour Thais have... and perhaps it's led to a limited selection of good deodorants

[@nickhanlon9331]

Its very humid there. You're going to sweat a lot no matter how much deodorant you put on.

[@StuartJayRaj]

UNI-QLO airism helps

[@shaineire]

This is one of the many things I love about Thailand. I am American but I will say there is nothing more offensive then someone with B.O. I live in NYC and people here don't care about those around them at all, one of the reasons I'm moving shortly. Summers here are the worst! Hot, humid and everything stinks, including the people. I have been to Thailand many times and I have ever only smelled B.O. once, and it was on a foreigner. It's just called consideration for others.

[@PeterDMayr]

Let me raise a stink! 1, Thai detergent packages don't have any ENGLISH. 2, most washing machines use cold water. 3, lots of clothes don't tell if it is 100% cotton or a blend. 4, it is hard to find 100% cotton t-shirts.

[@otikamporn]

Hot and humid weather so Thais usually shower every day normally 2 times a day.

[@akarapanusananan5247]

Sorry, the word overlapping which in Thai language that you're talking about smell accumulation in your condition might be used as the words overlapping or accumulating instead of overlapping. You can tell me if I didn't get your explannation or I misunderstood your communication Because of my English is not so good.

[@kittenastrophy5951]

เอ๊ะ! ฝรั่งไม่ใส่เสื้อในใต้เชิ๊ต ชุดทำงาน กันเหรอครับ (ในต่างประเทศ)? tank top หรือ short sleeves T-shirt อะไรก็ได้ครับที่เป็นelastic cotton ซับเหงื่อได้ทั้งนั้น คนไทยสมัยก่อนใช้ห่านคู่ ไลก้า จ๊อกกี้ ฯลฯ Uniqlo ยังไม่มีขาย

[@StuartJayRaj]

จริง ...พอมาเจออากาศไทยก็เน่าอยู่ดี

[@nevesbird7880]

what if you take showers? foreign concept for mr. Raj perhaps 😀

[@StuartJayRaj]

did you listen to what I said? shower 2 to 4 times a day plus anti perspirant/ deodorant. Showering is a given but it's not enough

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

I was surprised to find deodorant powders in Thailand

[@overlandkltolondon]

Want to release yourself from the constraints of เกรงใจ and even the laws of physics in Thailand? Drive a Toyota Hilux!

[@boranbkk4270]

Actually it’s not just the deodorant you need to shave the hair. When I moved to Thailand 27 years ago I was a Thai boxer and in the camp I was taught to shave the hair as the sweat and BO clings the hair. Shave it you’ll never have that stink agsin.

[@thetiredlinecook]

false

[@boranbkk4270]

@ False? Why? You ever tried it? It’s always worked for me and it’s very noticeable when I skip a week of shaving.

[@Admiral_Crunch_87]

@@boranbkk4270 I buzzed my pits down to stubble with my beard trimmer to see if it made a difference. It might have helped 10%. So not much.

[@keithlarrimore]

It doesn't help that almost nowhere in Thailand sells good deodorant. Nearly all deodorant available are those worthless terrible roll-ons. I've seen a few Foodlands that carry real deal Old Spice deodorant bars but not always. It is widely available on lazada though. There's clearly a market for it.

[@StuartJayRaj]

Boots used to sell the gillette gel sticks, but they discontinued a while back - but you can still order most deodorants that you'd det in the west on Shoppee

[@ALessOffensiveName]

Taoyehblok - natural, cheap and stops bad odours without just covering them up. Some 7/11 and Tops have it or can get online.

[@liamburns8554]

7/11 sells lots, yes they are “women’s”, but they smell nice and better than body odour!

[@tuipongpaijit1175]

❤❤❤

[@SteveSmith-zz4ih]

Thai's would Faint if they went up to Northern Aus, body odour can be very Strong (pungent) up that way. i know a guy that is married to a Thai Lady and he was "whinging" because i wear Mens fragrance (not strong) and deodorant every day, he doesn't use either, he said natural is best - i disagreed.

[@StuartJayRaj]

😱

[@สมเกียรติชราพก-ญ9ค]

ทับซ้อนของหลายๆอย่างไม่จำเป็นต้องเป็นสิ่งเดียวกันทัยซ้อนกันหลายชั้น_ถ้สเป็นสิ่งเดียวกันกลิ่นเหมือนกันรูปลักณเหมือนๆกันน่าจะใช้คำว่า_หมักมม_ครับ

[@ApatheticNonbuynary]

I mean... It should be a common sense, no? Coming to a hot and humid country. You should be very aware of your own stinkiness.

[@StuartJayRaj]

one would think

[@thetiredlinecook]

certain...curry countries😎

[@TheCragg777]

St John’s Prickly Heat.. powder and spray.. smells as fresh as it feels. Careful, there’s a learning curve. A little goes a long way🧊 🧊 , careful, gents. and pantyhose.. anti chafe..there always seems to be Oud available.. ever notice the smells in the boonies vs metro streets and canals?

[@natthawatkhentpratiyut4256]

❤know about Thailand..

[@thanawan]

This is soooooo true. I was once on a flight back from Chiang Mai and sit next to a tourist couple. A husband sit at an aisle seat while his wife was in the middle and I was in the window seat. And thank you god that he was not right next to me. Because even there was a person sit between us, he was STINK so bad like very bad. I had to turn my head out and looked out the window THE WHOLE TRIP. And yes, somehow, this kind of comments given straight to their face is not something that we learned to do. And it felt even bad to do it.