why do old people always have peppermints?

Answer 1

because they think that will count as brushing their teeth.

Answer 2

Peppermint is an old remedy for stomach pain as well as indigestion. They also want their breath to smell good.

I am just wondering why you think this is limited to old people. Young people do the same thing. No one wants to have bad breath.

Answer 3

Well, that sounds like quite the stereotype to me!! The only old person I know that has peppermints is my Dad - he's always loved them, ever since I was little (and he wasn't old then).

Most people I know who carry peppermints are young people worried about their breath.

Answer 4

Because they are rotting from within and they think the peppermints help cover up the stench of their decay. Alternatively maybe they just like peppermints.

Answer 5

My grandma ALWAYS had a little bowl of peppermints! She told me she had them all the time because her mouth got dry. Also, it was a little perk for going to visit her because she'd always tell us to eat them up.

Answer 6

peppermint calms a queasy stomach....
maybe they are more aware that people get bad breath

Answer 7

peppermints help with nausea and heartburn, which my grandma tells me gets bad when you get older... and its been proven to help thsoe with gastrointestinal issues-- Irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, etc...

Answer 8

You know what's worse? Cinnamon. Man I hate cinnamon breath mints! Who decided that something that heats your mouth would make it fresher?

But anyways, my grandpa always had butterscotch.

Answer 9

probly because when you get older, the same stuff that gives u morning breath starts workin all the time n ur breath smells bad more often

Answer 10

They always have smelly breath.

Answer 11

To cover the rancid smell of decay.