Are you racist?

[zempey]

I'm not racist but some cultures are more difficult to get used to than others. Yesterday 3 kids of middle eastern decent came into the gym, within 15 min you could barely breath without gagging, the body odor was out of this world. You couldn't be in the same room as them, it was so bad you could taste it. I know it is a cultural thing to not wear deoderant or what ever, but at what point are cultural differences too much to coexist? I didn't say anything as to not offend them, but I mentioned it to the owner of the gym to see if he could find a solution.

[derekkpapa1]

I'm not racist but some cultures are more difficult to get used to than others. Yesterday 3 kids of middle eastern decent came into the gym, within 15 min you could barely breath without gagging, the body odor was out of this world. You couldn't be in the same room as them, it was so bad you could taste it. I know it is a cultural thing to not wear deoderant or what ever, but at what point are cultural differences too much to coexist? I didn't say anything as to not offend them, but I mentioned it to the owner of the gym to see if he could find a solution.

Slip a stick of deodorant in there locker.
We use to have a mechanic from Ukrain maybe showered once a week and didn't use deodorant and it was pretty bad. We talked to him nicely (new to this country) and he changed his habits. Could years later at Christmas party his wife thanks us.

[austinite]

I'm not racist but some cultures are more difficult to get used to than others. Yesterday 3 kids of middle eastern decent came into the gym, within 15 min you could barely breath without gagging, the body odor was out of this world. You couldn't be in the same room as them, it was so bad you could taste it. I know it is a cultural thing to not wear deoderant or what ever, but at what point are cultural differences too much to coexist? I didn't say anything as to not offend them, but I mentioned it to the owner of the gym to see if he could find a solution.

Can you name a culture/religion/race/nationality that forbids the use of deodorant?