# What disgusts other people but not you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 6, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215 "2010-12-06T23:33:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/21 "2010-12-07T07:38:55Z")
Almost none of the “shock site” images disgust me. Goatse, tubgirl, lotus boob, all meh. EDIT: I’ve even specifically looked for the harlequin fetus pictures to examine. Fascinating stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/22 "2010-12-07T07:50:42Z")
I’ve eaten a few creampies, grandpa says nans are the best but … ---
**Author:** ![skylar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@skylar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skylar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/23 "2010-12-07T08:51:41Z")
Cottage cheese. I have been trying to eat cottage cheese in public/at work/at friends’ houses/in my own house for 10ish years and the people around me always have to make fake gagging noises & such.. I don’t understand. The shock sites don’t shock me, either. I don’t mind blood, guts, rape, abortion, extreme congenital deformities, whatever. I have a sick obsession with car accident footage.. the more blood, the better. I LOVED ‘Irreversible,’ too. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Showering daily. Every second or third day is plenty, especially if you change your clothes. I hear this everywhere and I really don’t think it’s true for everyone. I am a healthy 20something female with good hygiene and I simply can’t go more than 24 hours without showering. I genuinely think I smell after that period of time, whether or not I have exercised that day, and my skin/scalp are uncontrollably oily. Tips? ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/24 "2010-12-07T09:17:02Z")
Whoever came up with that "AXE’ shit needs to die! ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/25 "2010-12-07T09:27:37Z")
“ **What disgusts other people but not you?** ” Pets. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/26 "2010-12-07T12:29:30Z")
Almost everything that other people find disgusting doesn’t bother me much. Shit, piss, vomit, snot - whatever. Sibling incest - ho hum (I could never think of my sisters sexually, but whatever floats their boat as long as there’s no abuse). Spiders, snakes, rats - love 'em. Eating live bugs - I do it for money. All kinds of strong-smelling and/or ‘gross’ foods - eat them on a regular basis. The weirdest human deformities and health conditions - I am obsessed (Harlequin babies, while heartbreaking, are also amazing). Sugury I watch on tv. Love getting blood drawn. Dead bodies are neat. Guts and gore is all good. I think the only things that really skeeve me are the awful things people deliberately do to each other that cause severe emotional and physical pain - rape and torture are not something I can easily watch or want to think about at all. That’s the only thing that has ever ‘turned my stomach’. ---
**Author:** ![elninost0rm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/27 "2010-12-07T12:34:21Z")
Brushing my teeth each day. I do it most days, but sometimes I forget and don’t feel “icky” or whatever other word I’ve seen people use. Sure, my breath is probably rancid, but few people seldom come close enough to find out. As the poster said above, showering daily. I think I average once every other day and nobody has ever complained. I don’t think they’re “just being nice,” either. I have an office job so I don’t do much physically. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/28 "2010-12-07T14:09:37Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > I can swallow raw oysters on the half shell (sans shell). > [@Mahaloth](#): > > How else are they eaten? I must be missing something. I totally agree. On the other hand you _can_ cook them first, but why bother? ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/29 "2010-12-07T16:07:38Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Showering daily. > > Every second or third day is plenty, especially if you change your clothes. I find it all depends on how hot it is. Here in the UK, where summer temperatures average around 70°F, and temperatures over 80 are uncommon showering once every 2 - 3 days is enough at any time of year. But when I’ve been in hotter countries where temperatures are in the 90s or higher, I feel unclean unless I shower every day. > [@elninost0rm](#): > > Brushing my teeth each day. > > I do it most days, but sometimes I forget and don’t feel “icky” or whatever other word I’ve seen people use. Sure, my breath is probably rancid, but few people seldom come close enough to find out. > > As the poster said above, showering daily. I think I average once every other day and nobody has ever complained. I don’t think they’re “just being nice,” either. I have an office job so I don’t do much physically. I firmly beleive that the idea that you should brush your teeth at least twice a day was coined just to make toothpaste companies rich. I’ve never brushed more than once per day, yet I’ve always had healthy teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/30 "2010-12-07T16:19:50Z")
The thought of my parents having sex. I’ve lots of friends that don’t even want to contemplate it. “No! I’m an immaculate conception!” they say. Bosh. I hope my parents are having sex - it’s part of a healthy, loving relationship. Indeed, if they aren’t having sex, then something’s wrong. I don’t necessarily picture them having it, any more than I’d picture any of my friends having sex, but I certainly hope that they are having it. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/31 "2010-12-07T16:21:49Z")
Seeing other people vomit. Doesn’t bother me in the least. There’s a comedic cliche wherin people are eating, and somebody will simply _mention_ vomiting, or worms, or the abcess on his big toe; and everybody will suddenly push their plates away. No _way_ am I losing my appetite that easily. I suspect this trope has little basis in reality. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/32 "2010-12-07T16:44:27Z")
Skunk scent. My husband is absolutely repulsed by it, and will speed through an area\* with his mouth and nose covered if he gets the slightest whiff. While I agree it doesn’t smell like roses, I don’t mind it. - Legally. He stays right on the speed limit. But he wastes no time getting through. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/33 "2010-12-07T16:50:16Z")
Raw eggs. I eat them blended into smoothies. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/34 "2010-12-07T17:00:15Z")
Some people are revolted at the prospect of eating fried calamari topped by coffee ice cream during showings of the TV program _Real Sex_, while volunteers scrape their fingernails down a blackboard in the background. Me, I’ll be vacationing on a beach in the Caribbean. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/35 "2010-12-07T18:40:13Z")
> [@Soliloquy](#): > > Dead bodies. Splattered brains. Blood. Just another day on the job. Dexter?? ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/36 "2010-12-07T18:48:23Z")
> [@Ann\_Onimous](#): > > Skunk scent. My husband is absolutely repulsed by it, and will speed through an area\* with his mouth and nose covered if he gets the slightest whiff. While I agree it doesn’t smell like roses, I don’t mind it. My favorite smell in the world is skunk. I’m always amused when other people are making faces and I’m happy as a clam. ---
**Author:** ![FrigidLizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3bc359/32.png) [@FrigidLizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrigidLizard)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/37 "2010-12-07T19:12:17Z")
Obese people in skimpy/tight clothing.; it’s not my fetish or anything, I just don’t have that “eeew” reaction I see from other people. Same thing for body hair. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/38 "2010-12-07T19:29:36Z")
Dog poop. Always sorta surprises me when people sqwick out at the idea of slipping a plastic bag over your hand and just picking it up. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/39 "2010-12-07T19:57:27Z")
The wonderful wide world of God’s creatures great and small. Snakes, centipedes, bats, rats, Komodo dragons- I love 'em all. I’ve never understood people who climb on their desks and scream when there’s a harmless cricket in the classroom. They’re all beautiful. Well, except warthogs and blobfish. But we love you anyway. Okay, I’m uneasy around spiders. But I feel ashamed of myself. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215/40 "2010-12-07T20:34:54Z")
Everything I came in here to say has been mentioned… Rats - I think their long, nearly-hairless tails are amazing balance tools, not icky. Cannibalism, drinking human milk (or eating [cheese](http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CBYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.celebritydietdoctor.com%2Fhuman-breast-milk-cheese-by-chef-daniel-angerer%2F&ei=S5r-TKLbA4SglAf69PHnCA&usg=AFQjCNFRresb6OJyo8hVMoKLDQQ8cDYGZQ)made from it), peeing in the shower, etc. Oooh! I thought of one! Picking your nose. Well, it’s _kinda_ disgusting, I get that, but it hasn’t stopped me yet! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disgusts-other-people-but-not-you/563215.md?page=3)