Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:
> gtr wrote:
>> On 2007-09-05 05:15:37 -0700, "DPH" <hornickd@hotmail.com> said:
>>
>>>> Is this BS?  What are the leading brands of deodorant for men in Japan?
>>>
>>> I'm under the impression that the majority of Japanese at the most 
>>> just use
>>> a body spray if anything.  My Japanese wife doesn't need any but my 
>>> daughter
>>> does.  Working at the Junior High Schools, rarely do I detect anybody 
>>> that
>>> needs deodorant.  Japanese body chemistry seems quite different than
>>> American.
>>
>> In the heat of a formidable summer, the men wear no deodorant.  That's 
>> some impressive information.
> 
> My experience living on an island with 85% humidity and lows in the 30's 
> is that it is the clothing that makes the most difference. If I wear 
> clothing that traps the sweat, I wind up stinking to high heaven. If I 
> wear loose-fit clothing that allows the sweat to run and evaporate, the 
> foul odor doesn't develop.

Hmmm ... sometimes I feel as though I stink worse after a day in one of 
my loose-fitting 120 decibel Hawaiian shirts than I do after a day in a 
T-shirt.  My wife swears it is caused by my choice of designs and colors 
and nothing else.

One of the other problems is the amount of clothing sold in Japan that 
is made of synthetics.  Synthetic fibers act more like heat reflecting 
mirrors and don't absorb sweat.  Finding cotton and linen shirts in 
adult sizes, especially if you want long sleeves, seems next to 
impossible unless you know a friendly discount Indian tailor who brings 
them to you from Hong Kong or you can make frequent day trips to Guam. 
Either the shoulders are too narrow, the sleeves are too short, or you 
get the sleeves and shoulders right and the body section is two sizes 
too big.

> Of course, typical Japanese attire seems pretty silly to me for their 
> climate, nothing like we typically wear in the Caribbean.

Yes,. but every Japanese knows that everyone in the Caribbean is lazy 
and decadent ... and that's why they're so poor ... but the music is 
almost good enough to be Brazilian ...

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CL