This is something I’ve been struggling to understand since I’ve been studying here at the Vienna University of Technology. There seems to be amongst the most hardcore of the computer scientist students, namely those studying software engineering, a great disregard for personal hygiene. I mean, I know when you’re on a hardcore studying binge that certain things might be ignored and only the most basic things paid attention. Some of the people that I’ve met and seen, however, absolutely have no idea what things like a toothbrush, deodorant or even soap are.
Today, for instance, I was in a lecture today and one guy sat next to me and was absolutely vile. His smell almost made me retch, his teeth looked as if they hadn’t been cleaned in days and he still had food from his last meal around his mouth. Not a week ago I tweeted about the stench in one of my classes that is primarily taken my computer scientists (we business informatics students are in a very small minority) and a number of folks agreed with me.
No one has ever been able to answer the question for me: why are computer scientists so often, so damned filthy?
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