Personal Hygene:

what happened to brushing ones' teeth twice a day ,  seriously bad breath is the one biggest turnoff for almost every one.an elderly lady sat by the window seat behind the driver, while i had the misfortune to be sat next to her, i kept on looking past her outside the window to see the slugging traffic jam along N'gong road i was tapped on the right shoulder by a smartly dressed Nairobi-an in a crop hair do, i say Nairobi-an cos there is a certain swag about people who have adapted to the Nairobi life; well i took out my Mbao aka twenty shillings/bob and gave it to the lady to pass it on to the conductor,, i then tapped the elderly lady, who took out a ten bob and yelled sideways Nashukia Adams..i am alighting at Adams.
Now this would have been just anther regular morning if not for the fact that i and the lady beside me where suffocating in that woman's bad breath.,,i started coughing non stop while my neighbor tried but failed to stifle some giggles but  she soon stopped when i started wheezing and had to reach from my inhaler.
that is when i decided to carry chewing gum with me for such occasion.
i let my brain start wondering on what could be the cause of this, fungal infection, maybe, naturally bad breath, or maybe she missed on supper and Breakfast this morning.And if the proce of tooth paste is too hick, old school charcoal or a brushing stick aka Muswak can do the part.
i Must admit i hate brushing my teeth, i remember raising my mothers blood pressure as a child with the tricks i would play to evade brushing my teeth.but Now i appreciate her insistence and although my dislike for brushing has not faded in the least, i do brush religiously to ensure that i have someone to listen to me COMFORTABLY..
so if you are in a rush to work and forgot to brush your teeth, maybe you pulled an all nighter at the club and are commuting home, or you simply have bad breath,,,,get a chewing gum, preferably cinnamon or mint flavor and chew the stink away and save us the agony of pretending to smile to save you the embarrasment.