Comments on: Reverse backpacker culture shock, damn they are dirty

By: The Longest Way Home

The Longest Way Home — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:23:35 +0000

-keira- Ha ha, that made me laugh. Yes, I thing the young lad was having what’s called an Italian shower!

Wow, you did the Rat Temple. I’d still be rubbing Tea Tree oil on my feet after something like that

By: keira

keira — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:29:18 +0000

Don’t knock natural odour, though; at a hostel in Scotland one young lad used up nearly an entire bottle of deodorant spray in one go. I was choking on the fumes for a good ten minutes afterwards!

Dave, I know what you mean about the socks thing. I still feel dirty from the Rat Temple . . .

By: The Longest Way Home

The Longest Way Home — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:40:18 +0000

-Renny- I’ve seen, or rather smelled, backpackers from every corner of the world. I wouldn’t narrow it down so much. Teen’s generally seem not to notice their own body odor regardless of nationality!

By: Renny

Renny — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:46:32 +0000

I’ve seen the scruffy backpackers too. Most I think are okay. But there’s a really young group that really stink. I think this group is from Europe and the UK mainly.

By: The Longest Way Home

The Longest Way Home — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:54:04 +0000

-Nora- Strange thing is … I’m also curious to see how I am going to react to being around more travelers again. At least the more touristy crowd, if that makes sense! I had a similar thing after Africa, but jumped straight into the overland trip. Now I’ve learned to slow things down a lot, so no doubt will come across more. At the moment though, I’ve moved out of that place

By: Nora - The Professional Hobo

Nora - The Professional Hobo — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:02:37 +0000

Hmm…I’m interested to see where it goes from here. I too experienced similar kinds of shock after living remotely for a while…and found that I could decide how best to adjust – in some cases my fresh perspective changed the way I think long-term; in other cases, the initial shock wore off and I just reintegrated (sometimes slowly though).