Thread 149695778

>>149695778 (OP)
Byrne's a douche but he's 100% right on this one.

Why do nerds of any persuasion - be it video games, trading cards, anime, comics or tabletop gaming - have such an issue with basic hygiene?

>>149695778 (OP)
>says the guy wearing a terrible patterned button up and basic bitch slacks
baka, dude needs to level up his gay before he starts talking shit, he's not even effay

>>149695834
Some are on the spectrum, others are so socially atrophied that they just don't care.

>>149695778 (OP)
>if you're going to a three day con, bring a change of clothes!

There's no rational reason to do this unless you're a woman or a gay.

Is he a dwarf? Like, for real, and actual midge? What the fuck is going on with his proportions?

>>149696306

Good question. Google claims he's about 6 feet but that photo makes him look like he's 4 or less.

>>149695834
Nerds tend to suck at hygiene because they generally don't engage in a lifestyle that requires them to be presentable in front of others. If you've ever went to the gym, moved food and boxes for a living, or played team sports, hardly anyone smells because you realize pretty quickly after a workout that you smell like ass and need to shower and wear deodorant. Obviously, some people who get a workout at their hobby or job still smell, but it's never at the same level when compared to geeks at conventions.

There's also the problem of people being nose-blind. Geeks tend to own pets, and when you spend enough time around animals, you risk being unable to tell when they smell.

In my case, I am autistic and didn't properly use shampoo or deodorant for years because

>I didn't understand that you had to get a special type of shampoo to stop dandruff, so I had bad dandruff for years
>I never used conditioner because no one explained to me what it was or showed why it was important
>I couldn't stand the feeling of deodorant, and it took me a long time to get over it (now I use it every day)

>>149696668
Frank mogged him

>>149696087
He just looks like a normal middle-aged dude in 1990 though

>>149695834
Lack of social skills, plus a bunch of weird mental issues and usually being loners.
I used to work in a comic book store back in the last years of the 00s, and summer months were a fucking hell. Yugioh and MTG tournaments on saturdays had the place reeking like a subway car in a hot day by noon, and I remember a weird otaku girl who tried to dress like a lolita but was covered in piercings and gave off a fishy smell all the fucking time. Not a 'this chick fucks' fishy smell, but a stink like that of a bloody tampon.

>>149696668
>>149696306

>>149695778 (OP)
imagine going to conventions at all