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haute 4 teacher
Joined: 19 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: When does it stop smelling weird? |
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| jhaelin wrote: |
use a scrubbing rag when you shower.
| haute 4 teacher wrote: |
So I've been here for 4 months, and it still smells weird. In the classroom, on the street, in my own apartment.
At what point do you stop noticing the smells?
Do you?
Please say yes! |
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Um.....the smell's not from me. And if I were any less of a gentleman I'd make a reference to your doucheing, douchebag. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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I like the smells.
Even the smell of the sewers.
It reminds me I'm in Asia.
I don't like the smell of the *beep* truck though that cleans the drains. They are a bit much for me. |
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lishy
Joined: 03 Mar 2007
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:57 am Post subject: |
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| In Japan they don't puke in the streets; in fact, public drinking is prohibited. They don't eat bundeggi and old ladies don't sit around in the street doing things to piles of cabbage. They also don't ferment the cabbage in large pots outside. In Japan, the sewage systems are closed and built according to first world code, and there are many little gardens and trees lining the streets that purify the air. The neighbourhood trash systems don't involve piling up garbage 4 ft high on the side of the street without a container. I think all those things would explain the difference in smell. |
All nicely said except for the puking in the street (where did you live? there's 'street pizza' everywhere!) and the public drinking. Prohibited my a$$. Easy public drinking is one of the best of many fine, fine things about Japan, in my opinion.
74 days till outta Korea! |
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Vicissitude
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| kimcheechochy wrote: |
I don't know about Japan but..
THAILAND DOESN'T SMELL? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I was in Phuket (arguably the nicest place in Thailand) and it stunk there too. There were a lot of sick dogs walking around Phuket as well. Probably Vietnam was the worst I think. There were HUGE piles of garbage in the street, uncovered. |
Phuket is not considered the nicest place in Thailand. I know Thailand quite well and I've never heard anyone other than you say that about Phuket. Most people say it's dirty and touristy. Most people like the north and that is about the freshest air as anywhere you are going to find.
Also, I think you had better go to Singapore. That place is so clean you can eat off the streets. One piece of paper starts flying around and everyone is racing to go pick it up to put in the bins. Air is nice there. The only smells that would bother me are all the dirty Indians who come from India and stink. Just stay the heck away from Little India. |
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Vicissitude
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:11 am Post subject: |
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Some of the worst smells in Korea are from the food. I never liked the smell of Korean food. In fact, I've had to leave many restaurants because I was ready to puke. So many times I couldn't eat anything because the smell of the food bothered me so much. I was miserable in Korean restaurants! The food just skinks to high hell! The soups and beans are the worst! Combine that with kimchi breath and the smell of rotten fish... Oh gawd.
When I'd walk down the sidewalks with my Korean friends, I would suddenly go blue from not breathing as we past the many street food stalls. Anything that was fish related or burning would just about make me get ready to pass out or puke or both. Sympathetic Korean friends made it a game to see the food stalls up ahead and warn me. They'd stay to that side where the food was so I didn't have to see it or smell it as much and I'd quickly cover my nose and mouth. They knew I couldn't help it. I have a very sensitive nose.
No I never got use to those smells. I never knew that food could smell so terrible. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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| It smells like pollution and fish to me. That smell never goes away, but it does get stronger sometimes, like when you're sitting down in a movie theater to enjoy some fresh popcorn and the family next to you is all eating dried fish... |
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Don Gately
Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Location: In a basement taking a severe beating
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| In early and late summer with the rains it always smells like mold to me. But that's the city, baby. Welcome to the Jungle and all that. |
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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: When does it stop smelling weird? |
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| haute 4 teacher wrote: |
| jhaelin wrote: |
use a scrubbing rag when you shower.
| haute 4 teacher wrote: |
So I've been here for 4 months, and it still smells weird. In the classroom, on the street, in my own apartment.
At what point do you stop noticing the smells?
Do you?
Please say yes! |
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Um.....the smell's not from me. And if I were any less of a gentleman I'd make a reference to your doucheing, douchebag. |
Wow, you need to adjust your humor detector settings. Or just invest in a new model.
Ginko trees definitely smell horrible. We had some at my university and they literally smell like fresh vomit. Or rotting vomit. Whichever kind of vomit smells worse. |
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shaunew
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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| I thought I smelled all the worst things in Korea until I smelled my MIL farts. I would not wish this on my worst enemy. |
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Faunaki
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:53 am Post subject: Stench |
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The smell is called I Live In Asia. You'll get used to it. You'll never miss it. You are lucky you live in Korea and not Taiwan where the 38 degree weather plus humidity add an extra Urinary/Feces stench.
Asia=Stench
North America=Boredom
Which one do you prefer? |
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Vicissitude
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:23 am Post subject: Re: Stench |
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| Faunaki wrote: |
The smell is called I Live In Asia. You'll get used to it. You'll never miss it. You are lucky you live in Korea and not Taiwan where the 38 degree weather plus humidity add an extra Urinary/Feces stench.
Asia=Stench
North America=Boredom
Which one do you prefer? |
What a loser!  |
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Faunaki
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Stench |
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| Vicissitude wrote: |
| Faunaki wrote: |
The smell is called I Live In Asia. You'll get used to it. You'll never miss it. You are lucky you live in Korea and not Taiwan where the 38 degree weather plus humidity add an extra Urinary/Feces stench.
Asia=Stench
North America=Boredom
Which one do you prefer? |
What a loser! |
I don't get it. Could you be more specific? |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| bijjy wrote: |
| In Japan they don't puke in the streets; in fact, public drinking is prohibited. They don't eat bundeggi and old ladies don't sit around in the street doing things to piles of cabbage. They also don't ferment the cabbage in large pots outside. In Japan, the sewage systems are closed and built according to first world code, and there are many little gardens and trees lining the streets that purify the air. The neighbourhood trash systems don't involve piling up garbage 4 ft high on the side of the street without a container. I think all those things would explain the difference in smell. |
Don't think you've spent much time in Japan huney. It definitely stinks...they're just stellar at hiding it.
Could you imagine how bad it would stink if you took 50 million North Americans and put them into a place the size of Korea? !!!
Sure is nice to be able to just bury everything away.... |
I hear ya, eh.
To top it off, we'd need to have an 1800's-Style Sewage System, eh.
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