Going to call b.s on it being cultural. I'm betting she grew up in a dirty household and this was her normal. My cousin grew up like this and still does it in his 40s. They genuinely don't care and don't notice the stench because they're used to it. That and they get jollys from having people grossed out by them.

It says that there is a possibility of depression but the she also goes for a 2-hour run everyday? I'm a medical professional, but not a mental health expert. I'm curious to as what I could be possibly be missing if it's truly a depression or depressive like illnesses.

I once had to go just a couple of days without showering because my shower was broken. And that was enough to make me start reeking like nobody's business. I could smell myself and it was AWFUL. Showering again after that was one of the best feelings in the world. And in what culture is not washing yourself considered appropriate?? This girl sounds completely unhinged.

I love it when people (even sometimes "professionals") find far-fetched excuses for people's unacceptable behaviour. Whether it is depression, a cultural thing or just plain laziness it's irrelevant. Nobody has to put up with such level of dirt. It's disgusting, unhigyenic and a health risk. I understand people have problems, but you either keep a minimum of "normality" or you need to live alone. I would have had her evicted after the first month, honestly.

So if she never showers, and has periods... OMFG she must stink to high heaven. I could not stand myself after a day with my period. How dangerous is that, the filth must be unimaginable. I've lived in the Middle East and many other countries - occasionally you would smell an individual who hadn't bathed, just as you do here in the west. There's no culture that prohibits bathing unless she's talking about pigs - and even they have mud baths!

Lol, I'm so glad when the people see posts about them. Damn right, look at how many people agree with how terrible you are, terrible person.

Even if you don't take a shower how about a birdbath as they call it here in the south. Bathroom sink, soap and wash rag, start with the face and go down your body from there. I'm wondering if this chick even uses deodorant.

I wouldn't even say that showering is necessary, but washing oneself sure is. It may not be as easy, but a sinkful of water, soap, and a washcloth can still keep you smelling okay. I'm also not aware of ANY culture that forbids showering. I wonder what about it is forbidden. Being naked? Touching your own body? Contact with water? Can the water only come from one specific source, maybe? Is it the soap? What is it?

Had a colleague like this - he'd walk to and from work, at least a mile, but wear the same shirt 3 days in a row or more. Credit to my boss who, when it was brought up, responded with "It hasn't escaped my nose either".

When I was severely depressed I actually ended up showering more often as the hot water and white noise was comforting. Wasn't great for my skin or my water bill though. Unless the OPs roommate has some medical issue like water allergy (It's a real thing) or that condition that makes people smell like rotting fish due to a metabolic issue she doesn't have a leg to stand on. There is no culture that I can think of that doesn't practice personal hygiene in some form. There are many ways to wash and clean oneself and it seems the OPs (former) roommate just wasn't taught. It's either an indication of a severe mental health issue or that she was badly neglected as a child.

1 shower too little, too late. She's going to use that next week. "But I showered last week".

Which "culture" is she referring to?

I'm so sick of people using culture, religion and whatever other BS as their reason for just being lazy. She's stinking up the joint, she needs to go.

I worked in a costume shop in city that has it's fair share of hippy types. We would have unwashed people come in and try a variety of costumes leaving us to mitigate the smell or outright wash the costumes after they left. We finally created a policy of people needing to come in clean before they tried anything on.

What culture stop people from showering for months?

I witnessed how a Guy entered the first floor of a Building and the first thing my coworkers who knew him did was as fast as possible close the door of our room and open the Windows, and even then we could still smell his body odor. And that was only him entering the first floor and going his way! Unbelievable how someone can stink like that

Dog, this is boring. I just wanted to make a silly cat.

My son has a health condition that gives him the worst BO every, showering or not. I just found a new Deodorant to try but his clothes and room are unbearable, and it's not his fault(not the exact same situation), but it's still not great. The whole family has had 1 on 1 convos to see if we can help but he gets embarrassed easy. But again it's in no way his fault, and he does try so maybe she just gave up trying to help herself?

I'm curious as to why she use "culture" as a reason behind her behavior. IF my culture really forbids me to shower then screw that. I'll shower whenever I need/want, even if it's too cold I'll find a way to warm up some water. Doesn't make sense. I think she grew up in poorer household where the parents want to minimize water bill (?)

People are fascinating. Once told you smell awful and its a problem.. their reaction is to blow it off and do nothing? Or to be more angry that they were called out... thats so bizarre to me but I know people do exactly that.

she's part of dirty pig culture