I've been travelling and working abroad non-stop for 22 years. Sitting in a bar in Sulawesi right now after 7 months working in Bangkok. Even working in Bangkok is too normal. About to start a 4000 mile motorbike trip around Sulawesi but thinking of my next trip in Afghanistan.
I've finally accepted I'm weird, unusual, strange and eccentric and I want to lean in and embrace it.
Anyone else here odd beyond those they typically meet? How did you accept it?
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Besides being an extreme nomad. What makes you so weird?
A lot of people call me weird and i am forsure different than most people... but i think its them thats weird...
They think its weird i dont use soap, drink raw milk, dont drink water with meals, dont wash my long hair often, talk deeply in subjects, refute feminism and globalism,
I am still learning to fully embrace my weirdness but its very difficult to find people to interact with that that accept it. A lot of people are so conditioned to be so robotic and gay
you sound like me except I shave my bald head
haven't used soap since like 2011 or so
also collecting spring water and avoiding tap water is important
Hell yeah brother
Its still amazing how many people are too pussy to try no soap
The body and hair feels way less disgustimg when you do sweat etc
The soap stripps the biome and then causes the body to feel extra gross when it does sweat
Same with deoodrant
And yeah frick that chemical stew water.
Got called weird by an "artist " painting a gay mural in poland for drinking raw milk
Some "rebellius " backpackers also called me weird for sippin that raw in Germany
Triggered a tinder date when i told her feminism sucks!
when i became a israelite temporarily soap fricked my skin up giving me chicken skin. it's not good for you at all, ironically body washes are not as harsh on skin.
the only thing I cannot manage is the armpits. my armpits totally need some sort of soap or body wash
the rest of the skin I feel I get by fine without washing often
Hmm maybe its because you use deodorant?
The armpits took me like 2 months of no soap or deodorant to adjust . Now even when I sweat balls they feel fine
Was really hoping to hear some stories from OP or others about how weird they are and in what ways their peers get weirded out
Its also crazy how weird and scared people get to explain or talk about things beyond the surface level
Maybe traveling more off the beaten path will be a good place to meet fellow weirdos
not using soap isn't weird it's disgusting
do you not brush your green teeth as well?
i do brush my teeth. gotta get the plaque off.
What does the soap do that washing with just water doesn't do?
And like I said, life is a lot more comfortable
Sweating with no soap life is a lot more tollerable then life when you do use soap
>What does the soap do that washing with just water doesn't do?
even fricking caveman 5000 years ago worked out that water + soap is more effective at cleaning than just water lmao
>What does the soap do that washing with just water doesn't do?
skin produces oil
water and oil do not mix
you are stinky to everyone else and noseblind to yourself
you stink
>dont drink water with meals
I do everything else you said, but can I get a qrd on this
Aren't you a bit too old for your chuuni phase?
>I've been travelling and working abroad non-stop for 22 years.
What exactly is your job annon?
Bumming + odd jobs. For instance, in Sulawesi I'm a room keeper at a top hotel chain.
super curious to hear about how you manage to get yourself employed in odd-job positions in random countries
getting hired for anything has been a nightmare in my experience, despite being white and clean cut (or perhaps because of it)
I have no intention of trying to replicate the process, I just want to know what your routine is. Like, show up in new place, realize you are about to be out of cash, and then just go around asking for work?
Alright bro we get it, your not weird or unusual. Your an npc type normie guy that couldnt handle a 9-5
congrats buddy the rest of us call this "turning 30"
You're just a normie with a non-conventional lifestyle. That doesn't even make you unique these days.
Now try actually being awkward everywhere you go.
What the frick job were you doing in Bangkok for 7 months? Teaching? And what about visas?
I'm tempted to activate bum mode but haven't got the guts to just pack and bag and walk
>What the frick job were you doing in Bangkok for 7 months? Teaching? And what about visas
Teaching. Yes. I have an MA TESOL and work all over. Initiate bum mode then, homosexual. Bangkok is full of ladyboys
Do you recommend the MA TESOL? I'm thinking about getting it but I'm a bit over studying as I just finished my undergrad and am getting my CELTA now. Was thinking of going to travel and work for a bit then maybe getting it in a couple of years
I do recommend it but I think you're right to chill a bit first. MA TESOL with no experience is a bit odd anyway
dirty smelly fricking hippie homosexualS
This thread was occluded by the “i stopped using soap” hippie homosexualry. I was on your side up until that point.
Yeah whatever queer bait. I was the only one to respond to OPs question and gays like you and OP made it apparent you have a lot in common with travel thots
Yeah you heard me. Take that you wuss
how come 'unusual' and 'weird' and 'eccentric' people are always so fricking boring? youd think it would be the opposite
They are too full of themselves, overshare everything and expect approbation.
>oversharing on an anonymous board
The narcissism!
>how come 'unusual' and 'weird' and 'eccentric' people are always so fricking boring? youd think it would be the opposite
This thread is now about you and how interesting you are. Please entertain us.
i actually say that as someone that gets labeled 'weird' basically by everyone even though my day to day is really quite mundane. id consider myself pretty boring, i just have just get excited about things that arent very mainstream i guess. seems just not enjoying being plugged into the botnet is enough to be called weird nowadays.
Tell the stories
Refer to the questiom you asked
Nice strawman. Common lazy fingers I would really like to understand why the soap is oh so important? Is there really something so magical that somehow removes dried sweat or body fluids or some dust/dirt that water alone will not?
>the stories
yeah theres two as far as i can tell. the people that want to be seen as weird: they get weird haircuts, strange piercings, state theyre into all kinds of surface level 'safe' eccentricities. usually an artist type. but then when you actually sit down and talk with them theyre the most banal normal person on the planet. you could be talking to a 40 year old midwestern accountant and youd hardly notice a difference. and then theres the people that 'are weird' by label of others. they look normal but maybe dont follow certain hygiene conventions. they have interesting ideas and thought about some things but or more or less pretty normal. they might get 'overly' passionate about topics that normal people dont care about but they tend to be more or less decent. idk i just dont get the distinction. never have, probably never will. i dont understand people. theyre tedious and exhausting.
>I already categorized them as these normie people so I conveniently line out everything that makes them weird so I can affirm my conclusion
yes. everyone is normie. i do not understand the distinction that causes people to be relegated to be outsiders. maybe thats the problem.
Even your reply is boring.
so you agree with me
Yes. You are completely boring. Women are probably irritable talking to you, increasingly desperate to open any app on their phone and zone you out. When you call your mom she always looks to the ceiling before answering.
seems like you may be projecting some of your own insecurities onto me
nah, you are definitely moronic.
hope it makes you feel good
Hi, you failed to correctly quote the post you were responding to. Don't worry, I will do it for you!
No, it does not make me feel good. morons shouldn't exist. They invonveniene my day.
(me)
incovnenience*
>minor spelling mistake
what is it like having everything youve typed up until this point just unravel before your very eyes?
I don't really care.
Ok yeah I know those posers.They are the ones that get triggered about "cultural appeopiation" while havin a septum pierced
They think they are rebels or "exxentric" when they are just brainwash normie people that hate conservatives and their dad . And yeah they usually are
full of themselves and gay
Thanks for the info. Really though its been years and i might smell a little
When i sweat because i dont wear deodorant.... some people say I smell (mostly children and women) when sweating... . I work construction and the guys never say shit.
But if im with a full group going out to dinner, and most people and myself shower before going out. But i dont use soap. No one out there smells at all. Besides the soapers reeling like chemical fragance.
So if anything smelling bad is more based on sweating and not wearing a deodorant to mask it or stop the sweat
Plenty of girls tell me they like my mild bo smell
Im only kind of moronic. If soap was better I would be using it, but i tried no soap and its better. Try it out and then come talk to me kid
And virus and bacteria are good, but thats a totally nother story thats too hard for a big pharma and medical supporter like you to ever be open to hearing
so you literally don't understand how soap works?
literally pre civilisation tier knowledge lmao
>Is there really something so magical that somehow removes dried sweat or body fluids or some dust/dirt that water alone will not
its not magic, its basic chemistry. although im on the fence on whether its really necessary unless you are in a sterile profreshional environment where people arent used to smelling human smells.
Not all compounds can be dissolved in water. Hydrophilic compounds, for example salt, readily mix with water. Hydrophobic compounds, for example oils, do not readily mix with water.
Soap is a surfactant. It breaks the surface tension of water, allowing water and oil to mix. It can do this because it is amphipathic, that is, it has a hydrophilic size and a hydrophobic side. The hydrophobic side of the soap is repulsed the water and attracted to the oil, while the hydrophilic side is attracted to the water and repulsed by the oil. This causes the soap to form tiny little bubbles containing pockets of oil. These are called micelles, and they also help to destroy/carry away dirt, bacteria, and viruses.
When you wash with only water, not only are you leaving behind all the oils, you are also leaving behind bacteria, viruses, and plain old dirt/grime. This is why (you) still smell after washing with water, because the bacteria that cause you to smell bad are still there.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/health/soap-coronavirus-handwashing-germs.html
What if it's boiling water?
>there really something so magical that somehow removes dried sweat or body fluids or some dust/dirt that water alone will not?
Yes, imbecile. It's called soap.
cover your hands with fat (butter, oil etc) and wash them with just water. once you've gotten them completely clean, repeat but wash with soap and water this time. which one was more effective?
Yeah the soap of course. Common i know that. My point is still that soap is not neccesary to get clean and feel comfortable and not smell
And once the body stops having to over produce oils because the soap strips them from the body... its actually a lot less gross feeling when you do sweat
I guess next time I will just have to insist that is my preference and not everyone has the same preference
OP here. How did this turn into a thread about filthy teeth and buttholes?
How’s your taxes? Do you have no home at all?
why would you work for 7 months and become a tax resident
would have been better off leaving before you hit the 6 month limit
I don’t consider myself weird at all but even my own family, while they totalky support me splurging my time and money on traveling half the time, think I do it for a very weird reason. My mother often introduces me to other people by saying “don’t overthink, my kid is weird but I like it that way”.
I do birdwatching and I (mostly) exclusively travel to see birds.
I love it, because birds take me to places you’d never think of going.
>I do birdwatching and I (mostly) exclusively travel to see birds.
>I love it, because birds take me to places you’d never think of going.
I wish I was interested in something wholesome like this.
Thank you bros, I just wish that everybody knows that there are infinite ways to travel all around the world and there are hidden gems everywhere.
It also forces me to interact with locals to find some places with birds.
This is the most wholesome post I've read here in a while, wish you the best birdie-anon
keep responding though
Yeah, I will. What are you gonna do?
see how long you keep it up
Do not worry, your lives are all equally banal to me
Man, this thread was disappointing, when I saw the subject I thought I was going to find more people like me.
I practice method acting. I decide which character I'll play before I set off, then I stay in character for the whole trip (other than at the passport desk where I use my real name). Sometimes that can be many months. I have numerous social media accounts now for various characters... sometimes I kill them off, other times I have fun with it and bring back the character for a sequel. I've even posted on here in character previously.
Gold hunter, property developer, private investigator, recent widower, talent agent... I've been them all. One of my favourites was a researcher for Wongnai... that one opens up a lot of doors.
I think that classifies as weird af.
Yes bro finally a real mofo joins the thread!
Can you elaborate on how some of the inteactions go for you?
And does it actually determine what you do day to day? Or just the types of things you say to people
Ive had thoughts of trying this but havnt thought of any characters I would like to pull off.
I do however enjoy trolling people or enhancing their reactions, like when someone is venting about disliking someone I pretend to get all livid with disgust towards the person they dislike and insist we burn their house down etc
Or to troll girls and tell them I feel sorry they have been oppressed for so long etc
But the weirdness can be hard to pull off without normies feeling uncomfortable... not many people can clown back
Like dancing at the club and asking "does this music make you horny too"?
What's wrong with being yourself? I guess you never make friends because you're lying all the time
i play a techbro white capoeirista in brazil but i am actually just a neet with savings rn.
https://discord.gg/g2g6RpKVE3 for more travel talk
>https://discord.gg/g2g6RpKVE3 for more travel talk
no
nah you're not weird mate.
you're just a liar.
Massive insecurities, not weird. Just poor mental health and self esteem. Terrible path to go down. You'll kys in your 30s
You shouldn't think you're weird, you might be weird but if you think you're weird then you're probably not. The right word is eccentric, I'm aware that i have eccentrics but I don't view them as being weird. If I thought they was something weird about me I'd try to change it which I have in the past
OP is a serial killer
Bro people are weird enough. Just be normal
Seriously. People and their shit these days, its completely out of control. There are some true eccentrics out there, but mostly its just people who have had their minds broken by the internet and mass media.