If you didn’t know, my sense of smell is RIDICULOUSLY heightened… all the time. And no, I am not pregnant. (I wish! hahaha ok jk jk) It’s awesome but also, quite crappy, all at the same time! Of course, with nice scents, I think I can enjoy them more thoroughly than the average joe. HOWEVER, with horrible bad smells, I cringe 100x more than the average joe. Sigh. I have more bad than good experiences, at least while I’ve been here in Tokyo.
Good smells:
- When my students have pretty perfumes: this one female student was wearing Abercrombie & Fitch and it made me want it really really badly! haha there is no A&F here, fyi so I think she ordered it online)
- When my students have nice shampoo/conditioners: this male student that comes on weekends (saturday AND sunday) always smells good because of his shampoo! and I think it’s popular because I smell that coming from other people sometimes
Bad smells:
- Beer: OK, I am not a beer hater. I actually LIKE beer. However, when I’m on a train at night around 9-11pm, I absolutely hate beer. The train is usually congested at this time (it’s a rush hour here GAH) and everyone REEKS of alcohol.
- Smoke: In ADDITION to beer, everyone smells like smoke! Goodness.
- Fried foods: With my students, sometimes, they just really smell like fried foods. We have a burger shop right near the entrance of our building, so sometimes the students are there before their lessons. Sadly (maybe only for me, ok, probably only for me), they bring up some of that smell with them.
- Bad breath: No offense to anyone, but sometimes I just can’t take it. (Wanna know something funny? Sometimes, people’s bad breaths remind me of my Dad’s breath. HAHAHAHA He kind of has an acid reflux problem so I can’t really hold that against him hahaha but still. I’m a jerk, I know. HEY, I get it from my Dad, okay?)
Bottom Line:
I am a freak. I know. Boy, when I am pregnant, my husband is going to hate me. Or I am going to hate my husband. HAHA ok I’ll just hate everything and everyone’s smell. I apologize now for anything I might say in the future about your perfume because I’ll probably hate it when I’m pregnant. (or I might really love it?! haha)
p.s. the inspiration of this blog occurred today on my walk home. I walked by this dude and it seemed like he sprayed his cologne 10 times. I thought, “Dude, you only need to spray once.” But then I thought more, “OH hmm.. maybe it’s a normal dose, and I’m the abnormal one. OK yeah it’s probably me. FREAKING A.”
