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is eating your 'boogers' really as bad for you as modern society makes it out to be or is it just a socially unacceptable thing?

>> No.4818200

It will not make you ill.
It is disgusting, however.

>> No.4818205
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>>4818200
I've been doing it my entire life

>> No.4818213

>>4818205
As long as you do it in private, it will not matter.
If you are seen doing it, it will tarnish your reputation.

>> No.4818223

>>4818197
>>4818205
it's like wanting to jack off in public, you just don't do it.

It's not meant to be seen by everyone else, unless you're in some tribe in africa.

>> No.4818226

eating boogers helps boost your immune system

>> No.4818235

>>4818226
No it does not.
The micro-organisms in your mucus has already been in contact with your immune system.
Reintroducing them does not give you any benefit.

>> No.4818233

>>4818197
you're eating GERMS and BACTERIA, not only will you make yourself sick, but you'll make others sick.

The hairs in the nose is meant to stop these from entering you, not help you inject them into yourself by will

>> No.4818237

>>4818200
In your opinion, and the opinion of most, but that clearly isn't relevant to OP's question. People like you shouldn't be allowed opinions. Justify yourself or shut up.

>> No.4818243

>>4818233
Germs and bacteria are the same thing.
'Germ' is the colloquialism.

The vast majority of 'germs' will not make you ill at all.

>> No.4818245

boogers is just mucus stuck in your nose. Your mucus naturally gets swallowed all the time, so even if you're not picking at it, you're still `eating' it.

>> No.4818247

>>4818237
It is a very very common opinion.
Common opinion matters in society.
it is the reason we are not permitted to walk around naked, or 'jack off in public' as that other poster mentioned above.

>> No.4818251

http://web.archive.org/web/20050206140702/http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html

>> No.4818250

Besides germs, you're also collecting dust, dirt, and eventually they can become sugars or different salts. Unless you've been working in a radioactive mine, it's probably going to only boost your immune system, if it affects it all.

>> No.4818253

>>4818247
>it is the reason we are not permitted to walk around naked

naturalist exist in our world you know, so do nude beaches.

>> No.4818252

>>4818237
>>no it's not bad for you
>>yes it is socially unacceptable
>that's not relevant to OP's question

>> No.4818257

>>4818253
*Naturists.

And yes, there are designated area where one can acceptably be nude.
One can not do this in a busy city centre though.

>> No.4818277

>>4818257
>except in germany

>> No.4818283

>>4818277
There are no nudist beaches in Germany?

It appears that you are incorrect.
http://gogermany.about.com/od/citiesandregions/tp/best_nude_beaches_germany.htm

>> No.4818294

>>4818283
I think he was referring to
>One can not do this in a busy city centre though.

>> No.4818300

>>4818294
And in Germany you can?
Very doubtful.
Do you have proof, please?

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>>4818247
>>4818257
MEANWHILE IN AFRICA

>> No.4818319

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xic907_maria-strips-off-in-a-german-town-walks-around-naked_sexy

it's not illegal in germany

>> No.4818321

>>4818300
Englischer Garten in Munich

>> No.4818325

>>4818300

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2007/05/22/oukoe-uk-germany-naked-idUKL2245467620070522
>Many Germans enjoy nude sunbathing which is allowed in public parks.

>> No.4818327

>>4818304

>busy city centre

>> No.4818337

>>4818325
Haha. Well, okay. So it is allowed in public parks.

He must have been very confident, and does not feel embarrassed or self conscious at all.
Hmm, or perhaps he was just very drunk.

>> No.4818345

>>4818337
>He must have been very confident, and does not feel embarrassed or self conscious at all.

that's what typically happens when it's not a taboo and your ideal bodies aren't people with plastic surgery

>> No.4818366

My thread gets deleted but a thread about eating your boogers stays.