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I get that homeless people should be free to mingle in society but...

In the locker room at the gym some guy was washing his clothes in the sink and his body odor was more than I could stand. I ended up just being inconvenienced by carrying my stuff around with me in the gym for my entire workout.
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i have been homeless before and if he had a pass to the gym and it was his place to clean up and was doing so .. show a little compassion. mark
what you said came out snobbish.. put yourself in his spot and reread your post when you do .. its called empathy.
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@markansas The smell was traumatizing and him using the sink to wash his clothes was simply too much for me. If I had 0.0 empathy I would have called for him to be removed. Instead, I forfeited my rights to the locker room so he could use it while acknowledging the trauma of the incident without creating a scene.

To think that empathy is embracing the body odor of someone who obviously is reeking of unwashed elements on his skin and awarding him a medal of freedom for washing his clothes in sink and at a place not designed for that is outrageous.

Re-read your expectation and reflect on just exactly why someone who stinks enough to permeate an entire public space deserves accolades, applause, and appreciation. If you have any sense at all, you will realize that he doesn't and that allowing to continue with clothes washing unbothered was about as much empathy and respect he could and should be entitled to in that situation.
@MarkPaul he smell was traumatizing .. you are a man right? traumatizing. that is so funny... do you have a alt account named hippy joe.. you sound like him right now.
@markansas Mark Paul does seem to love being melodramatic.
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
@MarkPaul mark, we both know you don't have empathy or remorse. It's a hallmark of your condition.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@basilfawlty89 I have plenty of empathy, but I don't think I should have to be forced into a situation of being surrounded by someone with someone with literally no hygiene.
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
SarahAndSamantha · 51-55, T
@MarkPaul Seems ironic to me to gripe about somebody's hygiene who was literally in the process of trying take care of their hygiene.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@SarahAndSamantha Seems bizarre to applaud someone using a membership locker room to wash his grimy clothes in a sink intended for hand washing. What next... invite the homeless into hotels to hobnob at the complimentary buffet and applaud them for eating well?
MarkPaul · 26-30, M