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fakeplastiktree
Joined: 15 Oct 2007
Location: Northeast Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: Why don't Koreans smell bad? |
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| Suwoner10 wrote: |
| fakeplastiktree wrote: |
| If no one uses deoderant/antiperspirant here, why don't I ever smell B.O.? I was in Prague at the beginning of year, where deoderant also isn't used much, and a lot of people stink there. Why don't Koreans stink? |
You've obviously (in Korea) never:
-been on the subway
-been on a bus
-been near a bum
-been near students |
I know some people stink....but I mean, in general, I don't smell very much B.O.....like when I go to the gym, I never smell anything! It boggles my mind! |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Are you f&*(ing kidding???? 
They DO smell bad!  (not all, but many)
It's just a different smell. It is a completely different smell from western BO....
More like stale kimchi mixed with garlic and soju. I think you'll get to notice this a lot more in summer, when you get into a crowded bus or subway car. (or elevator)
There have been times when I've had trouble holding down my lunch. |
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Oreovictim
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Lack of apocrine sweat glands.
Really. |
Yes, this true.
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Apocrine sweat glands essentially serve as scent glands. East Asian people typically have markedly fewer of these glands compared to people of other ethnicities, which is why East Asian people generally do not emit such odors. (It is reported that 17th century Japanese described Westerners with the word bata-kusai, which means "stinks of butter".)
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http://www.therubins.com/aging/proc13odr.htm
When I was 20, I had a boyfriend who was part French, part Singaporean, and one of the things that immediately struck me was that he smelt different from from other guys, he smelt really sweet. But somehow he just didn't smell like a man (at least to me) and so I never felt properly attracted to him. I instinctively prefer the Western smell. I don't know why, though. Would love to have an explanation. |
Interesting article. I remember learning about Sebaceous glands when I took medical terminology back in college. To me, "sebaceous" always sounded like something a stoner-surfer (think Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High) would say.
"Dude, killer waves today. The surfing's gonna be totally sebaceous, man!" |
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CeleryMan
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Our ddong don't stink either. No, serioiusly. |
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rD.NaTas
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Location: changwon
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Well Koreans do stink but its a different stink. They eat so much garlic, onions and kimchi that it comes out through their pores.
Now I use to stink BAD. I use to be very overweight. Now that I have lost lots of my weight I simply don't stink.
I've come to the conclusion that the diet and low body fat has a lot to do with BO.
Fat cells store a lot of crap, they hold onto heavy metals, and other poisons easily, muscle doesn't.
I drink a tonne of water and flush my system out regularly.
Shower twice a day.
I eat lot of vegies and fiber rich foods which cleanse the bowels.
I avoid junk food as much as possible. I found that dairy based products like icecream, milk, yogurt change my body odour. Fried foods do the same. Ironically carbohudrates don't do anything (rice, flour, bread)
Proteins don't change my smell either. Makes me gassy but thats it.
I do have a body odour but its very light, and only if I don't take a shower for two days. I use to have BO that could make me gag now I never bother with pit stick (well usually I still put it on cause I like the smell but if I forget its not a biggy).
My body goes through massive water loss each day so my system is pretty damn clean. |
so you poop alot , like more then normal? are your undies as clean as your bowels? |
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sunnyvale
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I disagree. I've known many Koreans who have an odour problem. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| Some of my middle schoolers are stinky. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| Big_Bird wrote: |
| When I was 20, I had a boyfriend who was part French, part Singaporean, and one of the things that immediately struck me was that he smelt different from from other guys, he smelt really sweet. But somehow he just didn't smell like a man (at least to me) and so I never felt properly attracted to him. I instinctively prefer the Western smell. I don't know why, though. Would love to have an explanation. |
I dated a Palestinian who smelled SO YUMMY! Kind of spicy, like cinnamon or like Yankee Candle's Home Sweet Home scent. |
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Temporary
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:35 am Post subject: |
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| rD.NaTas wrote: |
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Well Koreans do stink but its a different stink. They eat so much garlic, onions and kimchi that it comes out through their pores.
Now I use to stink BAD. I use to be very overweight. Now that I have lost lots of my weight I simply don't stink.
I've come to the conclusion that the diet and low body fat has a lot to do with BO.
Fat cells store a lot of crap, they hold onto heavy metals, and other poisons easily, muscle doesn't.
I drink a tonne of water and flush my system out regularly.
Shower twice a day.
I eat lot of vegies and fiber rich foods which cleanse the bowels.
I avoid junk food as much as possible. I found that dairy based products like icecream, milk, yogurt change my body odour. Fried foods do the same. Ironically carbohudrates don't do anything (rice, flour, bread)
Proteins don't change my smell either. Makes me gassy but thats it.
I do have a body odour but its very light, and only if I don't take a shower for two days. I use to have BO that could make me gag now I never bother with pit stick (well usually I still put it on cause I like the smell but if I forget its not a biggy).
My body goes through massive water loss each day so my system is pretty damn clean. |
so you poop alot , like more then normal? are your undies as clean as your bowels? |
Yes yes they are.. 
I take care of my undercarage very well  Have to I go to the gym to often the smell of eeky cheeks mixed with sweat would be quite horrifying.
I only poop at home tho.. I can set a clock according to my bowel movements.
I wish I had one of those fancy toilet seats.. But for now I am like Will Smith and his little addiction too....
One more thing about Koreans.. They have the nastiest farts and bowel movements on earth. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:38 am Post subject: |
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| rD.NaTas wrote: |
| Temporary wrote: |
Well Koreans do stink but its a different stink. They eat so much garlic, onions and kimchi that it comes out through their pores.
Now I use to stink BAD. I use to be very overweight. Now that I have lost lots of my weight I simply don't stink.
I've come to the conclusion that the diet and low body fat has a lot to do with BO.
Fat cells store a lot of crap, they hold onto heavy metals, and other poisons easily, muscle doesn't.
I drink a tonne of water and flush my system out regularly.
Shower twice a day.
I eat lot of vegies and fiber rich foods which cleanse the bowels.
I avoid junk food as much as possible. I found that dairy based products like icecream, milk, yogurt change my body odour. Fried foods do the same. Ironically carbohudrates don't do anything (rice, flour, bread)
Proteins don't change my smell either. Makes me gassy but thats it.
I do have a body odour but its very light, and only if I don't take a shower for two days. I use to have BO that could make me gag now I never bother with pit stick (well usually I still put it on cause I like the smell but if I forget its not a biggy).
My body goes through massive water loss each day so my system is pretty damn clean. |
so you poop alot , like more then normal? are your undies as clean as your bowels? |
Yes yes they are..
I take care of my undercarage very well
I only poop at home tho.. I can set a clock according to my bowel movements.
I wish I had one of those fancy toilet seats.. But for now I am like Will Smith and his little addiction too.... |
I agree diet makes a major difference in smell. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:50 am Post subject: |
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koreans are higher on the evolutionary scale than western people
that's why we don't smell bad, are not hairy like monkeys, and are better at maths and sciences |
Yes. And Koreans are probably the highest on the evolutionary scale since they get the hairy monkeys to protect their country
And how dare the hairy monkeys protest pay discrepencies. How dare they. |
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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| What they lack in body odor (and I've met plenty who stunk it up something awful), they make up for with terrible breath odor. This has got to be the halitosis capital of the world...especially cab drivers, for some reason... |
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