abcc11

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What’s a small or minor habit your partner or significant other had that turned you off or made you want to end the relationship?

Prompt created by yours truly. 
Feel free to use any prompts for August that I post and/or tag me.
I’d love to read your responses

I can’t emphasize this enough but it’s hygiene.

  • hand washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds after using the bathroom, handling garbage, and definitely before after preparing or eating foods.
  • showering regularly and wearing fresh chonies and clean clothes daily.
  • brushing teeth twice daily for two minutes and flossing daily.
  • keeping fingernails and toenails trimmed and clean.
  • covering the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing.
  • keeping outer ears and nasal passages clean and clear of any buildup.

I’m Korean and I have a mutation in my ABCC11 gene (as do many East Asians). Does that make me a mutant? Maybe. I’ve never had to use deodorant before but I have used antiperspirant on my palms when I was in piano competitions/performances to prevent them from getting sweaty.

Because my body odor is pretty much odorless, I am more sensitive to smells around me. My non-Korean friends joke that I have a nose of a bloodhound.

Oh yeah and fun fact, my ear wax is white, dry, and flaky.


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38 responses to “abcc11”

  1. Hazel Avatar

    I think it’s a blessing to have a body odor that feels odorless. Your smelling ability is active. 😁

    1. justrojie Avatar

      lol my friends complain that i smell things all the time

      1. Hazel Avatar

        If I’m your friend there, I’ll shower every day 😁

        1. justrojie Avatar

          hehe thank you!

          1. Hazel Avatar

            My pleasure, Rojie

  2. Ajinkya Rane Avatar

    Personal hygeine isn’t optional. Lucky to not have BO! I have to deal with it everyday but its not as bad as it used to be when I was a teenager. Nervous sweats and a hot nation are a terrible combination.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      it’s definitely worse during the summertime!

  3. Jesse Pallante Avatar

    Your body odor is odorless wow, that’s a gift. You should cherish that. That is amazing.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      thank you, Jesse!

  4. Maggie Avatar

    How interesting. This was new to me . Must say I’m a bit jealous.

  5. ibarynt Avatar

    Oooh this is dangerous territory 😆

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Hahaha it sure is

  6. thetravelingtaylorsofficial Avatar
    thetravelingtaylorsofficial

    The ABCC11 tidbit is genuinely fascinating — I had no idea that gene variant was behind the whole no-body-odor thing, and now I’m off down a rabbit hole reading about it. Hygiene as the dealbreaker is such an honest answer too; those small daily habits really do tell you a lot about a person. Fun prompt to have created, with a science lesson tucked inside it!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Thank you!!

  7. Joe Avatar

    I’m enjoying seeing these prompts you come up with!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Thank you, Joe!

  8. M. Avatar

    I too have a strong sense of smell, quite a curse 🫤

    1. justrojie Avatar

      It is specially around malodorous scents

      1. M. Avatar

        Yeah or anything perfumey at least for me. I’ll walk into a store and say it smells like vomit & my wife has no idea what i am talking about

  9. Info-Man Avatar

    I heard that somewhere that korean don’t smell and i think its such a great thing , is the ear wax thing is also like in the ABCC11 gene ?

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Yasss it’s tied in with that particular gene

      1. Info-Man Avatar

        i wonder what my gene is .

        1. justrojie Avatar

          😆 do you have white flaky ear wax?

          1. Info-Man Avatar

            Hmmm I never noticed such detail 😭😭😭, maybe I might have a white one , I thinks it should be white 😭😭😭😭!

            1. justrojie Avatar

              Next time check it out

              1. Info-Man Avatar

                Okie 👌👌👌👌👌😭😭😭😭😭 i assumed it is sometimes white to yellow .

  10. Nicholas K F Matte Avatar

    I feel MUCH better after a wicked shower! And trim, shave, put deodorant, body lotion, and a wink in the mirror! YOU ARE HOMO SUPERIOR??? Would you happen to know where Wolverine is?? He owes me 40$!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      lol idk about that…

  11. ianmdudley Avatar

    I wish my Kiddos had the ABCC11 gene.

    Or didn’t resist daily showers so much…

    1. justrojie Avatar

      maybe when they have SOs they’ll change their tune

  12. ianmdudley Avatar

    That’s putting the cart before the horse. By your own logic, they ain’t getting SOs until they start showering…

    1. justrojie Avatar

      idk some girls like that… for whatever reason…

      1. ianmdudley Avatar

        We need to stomp that trait out of the gene pool, my Kiddos be damned!

        1. justrojie Avatar
  13. khanG Arif Avatar

    One of the best prompts I’m enjoying! https://luxuriatimes.com/royal-pop-swatch/

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Thank youuuu

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