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Quote by: Kizzume  Technosoul: Yes, but your reason for stress is because of your nicotene fit. Aha! Ever think about that? 
Actually, I stay away from things that irritate my sinuses as much as I can. I'm not willing to go on medications to take care of my allergies, so I just stay away from what gives me problems, like Glade Plug-Ins (the worst scented product ever invented--it desensitizes people's sinuses quicker than anything I know out there) and fabric softener (that gives infants ear infections, but who cares  )--and for people whose sinuses haven't been destroyed by the over-usage of products that over the past 10 years have had the scent/fragrance doubled and sometimes even quadrupled (Dawn dish soap anyone?) and cigarettes and other things, you'll notice that people use such strong scents in their products that if you happen to be around a raw sewage manhole cover, the smell of products WAY overpowers the actual smell of sewage. It wasn't that way 10 years ago. So I guess you're right--most people aren't as sensitive as I am to this--most people have almost destroyed their sense of smell--I think my sense of smell is JUST as important as my eyesight and my hearing. I like food--I'm not willing to detract from the flavors of food, and since smell is about 80% of what you actually taste, it's pretty important. |
Wow - that is some interesting stuff you posted.
Plus you have after shave lotion and perfumes that people wear. Some people are so worried about body oder they nearly take a bath in that stuff and it can be rather repulsive. I knew one person who came in to my place looking for unsented candles, because the scented ones make her sneeze.
And it is nearly impossible to get a community to agree to the building of a plant if they know puts out a bad smell.
My cat could care less about taste, they sniff the cat food and if it does not smell they do not eat it. They eat nearly totally by smell and not by taste. I must hide tape with glue in it because the cat thinks it smells good enough to eat. Which is odd. If pancakes have dairy product in it, they can smell that and munch away. They got super snouts.
People sniff wine to see if it is of good quality.
I should award you for coming up with the #1 best reason for not smoking.
I am no doubt missing out on a lot of enjoyment when it comes to eating because I know that I do not have the same "sniffer" like I once had, and I also drink lots of coffee which can distroy taste buds form being at peak performance. I cannot sniff milk to find out if it is spoiled or not.
No doubt anti-smoking people are taking notes. but I must be fair and honest and not bias about this. That is one conclusion I can test my self via self awareness.
Smoking is suspect for eye problems also.
But my resentment theroy still stands. I used to resent mowing the lawn when I was a teenager, year later the smell of new mowed grass made me sneeze. I added two and two and came up with that theroy.
But that would be a personal reason to not smoke or to avoid any smell that is not from a natural orgin. Namely man-made products and man made polutions. And it still does not mean they should stick their nose into someone else's bizzwax.
I ad onions when I am cooking up potatos, not because the onions ad a lot of taste, but because they make the cooking and the food smell better. (in my opinon). So I get your point.