QuoteOriginally posted by: BeansWhen I was a teenager I used to wear it and girls definitely noticed. No idea if it would help now. I imagine it would. Chicks like it when guys to put in an effort. They don;t seem to care as much if you actually look good, as much as if you try. But anyway, wearing cologne is strictly for getting laid. Wearing cologne to the office is perceived, in the states anyway, as kind of fruity, if you know what i mean. like, who are you trying to impress? you want to sleep with the guy sitting next to you? (not that I have a problem with that!)Is that real ? in the U.S. Noone (guys I suppose ) really wear perfume ? that's amazing. I wear it cos' I feel better (even If you do not smell it cos you get accustomed to it pretty fast, but others around smell it) but also because if you do not you won't get a chance with a lady. On the other hand it ain't true that wearing a perfume will bring you automatuically the gals, it improves by a 10 % margin max. May be in the U.S. it improves by a 50%? I gotta get there!

QuoteOriginally posted by: krare you in France?a) take a showerb) use regular old stick deodorant like the rest of the worldok, west of mumbai anywayyeah...and wear a tight t-shirt to cover your Big-mac induced obesity and behave like a loud uncivilised american when you are on holiday. then people wouldn't want to come near enough to you for you to need cologne...works well for you kr, doesn't it?

yeah...and wear a tight t-shirt to cover your Big-mac induced obesity and behave like a loud uncivilised american when you are on holiday. then people wouldn't want to come near enough to you for you to need cologne...works well for you kr, doesn't it? Beware, kr is like Schwarzie as I understood, so you should not have said that....

To clarify, people wear cologne all the time in the US. I just don't think it is considered cool to wear it in the workplace is all. I've never smelt it on anyone and if I did I woudl be like, "who's he trying to impress?"

QuoteOriginally posted by: Beans Chicks like it when guys to put in an effort. They don;t seem to care as much if you actually look good, as much as if you try. I beg to differ, Beans. Looking good is more likely to get you laid. Putting in the effort is more likely to get you sympathy. Not the same thing.

Hey whatever works right? The end jsutifies the means.....

to kr my french colleagues suggested 'Anal breeze' by Brian Boltanothis cologne supersedes showering AND sweating for with it you smell like end of day at once

greg you are too generousbut it's true, this is partly a question of what trumps what if you are 'built' then you can be a first-rate jerk without a penny in the bank and you will still get plenty of attentionif you are a pencilneck midget with major hair loss issues then the eau's gonna get you dates with a lot of awkward librarian types... which could of course be an improvement from status quo for someand as for whether your same-sex colleagues notice - and whether it improves the cashflow... that's a completely different question. I guess some would do anything for a dollar... but if you believe that it's better to be feared than loved, get your lazy ass to the gym and skip the spritz.but indeed, 'loud uncivilized american'... you got the wrong guy on this one, dtand for the Parisian contingent, I'm just trying to build on all that international goodwill - no harm intended... zappa I am quite amused and couldn't really top the one you listed ... um....

kurt FINAAAALLYsomeone notices the picturethanks for listening- The Zappa trust -

Kr, i am shocked by your insensitivity, you actuallty cracked a "french hygiene" joke? Where i went to school, i was taught about the rules of international etiquette. In particular, with French you are not supposed to joke about the following taboo items:1. Long lunch2. French Revolution3. CologneWell, leaving aside kr, this fat, short, uncultured American (hei Kev ), this thread is still a little light on the empirical evidence. We need MP to join. He would definitely tell an interesting story about using a certain cologne and how a prostitute with six toes fell madly in love with him. Or how he used his dad's cologne when he was a teen and got raped by a lesbian stripper with huge tits who lived nearby.

QuoteOriginally posted by: zerdnaKr, i am shocked by your insensitivity, you actuallty cracked a "french hygiene" joke? Where i went to school, i was taught about the rules of international etiquette. In particular, with French you are not supposed to joke about the following taboo items:1. Long lunch2. French Revolution3. CologneWell, leaving aside kr, this fat, short, uncultured American (hei Kev ), this thread is still a little light on the empirical evidence. We need MP to join. He would definitely tell an interesting story about using a certain cologne and how a prostitute with six toes fell madly in love with him. Or how he used his dad's cologne when he was a teen and got raped by a lesbian stripper with huge tits who lived nearby.Well a few things changed on that : I 'd say that French Revolution is not the top heating subject, if you wanna heat up a conversation with French, talk about the 2nd WW in FRance. Long lunch is a classic but let's say that being on time is a much bigger problem!With this story about MP, I am wondering if you are not working for "News of the world" and also taht I have to move to the U.S. with my perfume.

QuoteOriginally posted by: BeansHey whatever works right? The end jsutifies the means.....My mistake. Sympathy lays are also welcome.