[mage lang="" source="flickr"]Halitosis From Nose[/mage]

Don’t you just hate it when someone gets in your face to talk and they have bad breath. Halitosis? I get mad!?

I was in the store on Sunday checking out the clearance bin, a lady came over to browse too and she was one of those that like to get right in your face and talk. She was friendly enough, but her breath was so awful I could barely respond to the question she asked me! She leaned in and caught me off guard when she started talking and the stench of her breath went straight up my nose and to the pit of my stomach. I backed up and she kept talking, not even realizing my reaction or how bad her breath was smelling. I smiled, mumbled something and told her to have a nice day, then hauled my hiney away from there. I don’t have a weak stomach usually, but that time I did. it made me mad after I thought about it, there is no way she could not have smelled her own breath and put in some gum or something! She had her son with her and he was at least 20, he should have told her!

A. Do most of the talking, so this will force the offender to stfu.
B. Hold your breath while she talks.

How to you maintain a distance from someone with horrid breath?

A co-worker of mine has the worst halitosis. You can’t offer him gum or mints – those just don’t work in the long run.
He stood next to me showing me some photos and I felt like keeling over. Even when he’s NOT standing that close, it just wafts over to the direction of the person’s face.
Is there any polite way to really get away from someone like this? I try to nonchalantly cover my nose or casually inhale the perfume on my shirt, but it doesn’t always work

Just have a mint handy when he comes over for yourself. Having a mint in your mouth will help even if his breath is offensive!