Unpopular Opinion
Welcome to the Unpopular Opinion community!
How voting works:
Vote the opposite of the norm.
If you agree that the opinion is unpopular give it an arrow up. If it's something that's widely accepted, give it an arrow down.
Guidelines:
Tag your post, if possible (not required)
- If your post is a "General" unpopular opinion, start the subject with [GENERAL].
- If it is a Lemmy-specific unpopular opinion, start it with [LEMMY].
Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Please also refrain from gatekeeping others' opinions.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
6. Defend your opinion
This is a bit of a mix of rules 4 and 5 to help foster higher quality posts. You are expected to defend your unpopular opinion in the post body. We don't expect a whole manifesto (please, no manifestos), but you should at least provide some details as to why you hold the position you do.
Instance-wide rules always apply. https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/
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I have lived in Lapland my whole life, and yeah, I don't mind the mosquitoes that much. The first weeks suck, the bites itch like hell, but after that.. I don't even feel the stings, really. I might have my whole leg covered black by mosquitoes, stinging away, just let them. I use it as a mental challenge, close them out, be stronger than the annoyances.
I also pick lot of berries, mushroom and do gardening so no, you can't use mosquitoe poison when handling food. Better just get used and/or use thick clothes.
Peppermint or catnip oil work as well as deet at mosquito repellent, not to mention other plant oils like citronella. If you rub in an oil/water mix, then apply lotion, it locks it in so it doesn't evaporate so quickly.
The catnip oil is all fine and well until you run into a mountain lion.
Very good tips, thanks! I have gotten a citronella candle, will try that this summer. (No pumas here, except in the bars of the skiing center! This is no joke, they almost got my mate!)