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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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A lot of people I know in N America would be very similar to how the OP described them. They cringe at the thought of cooking fish in the house and complain if a loved one ate garlic that day.
I don't get it, and I've never gotten it. |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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I hated when my mom would cook fish back home! I would make her open up the windows in the middle of winter if she was cooking fish. The smell just sticks to fabric and doesn't go away. It's gross.
Garlic on the other hand is not that bad. |
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ernie
Joined: 05 Aug 2006
Location: asdfghjk
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| a kitchen that smells like food is my kinda place! |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on what food. Steamed cauliflower smells like ace. Fish smells like stinky fish. And a kitchen smelling is one thing, but the entire house? All my clothes? No thanks. I'm glad I can close off my kitchen from the rest of my apartment when I'm cooking.  |
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ernie
Joined: 05 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| or put your clothes in a closet or drawer! |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| ernie wrote: |
| or put your clothes in a closet or drawer! |
It seeps through! Yes, I'm American and I'm anal about smelling bad. |
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ernie
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| Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| hehehe... no pun intended, i presume. |
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greedy_bones
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: not quite sure anymore
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| Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| I would think that it would be the opposite. In America/Canada, if you smell a little funky, there's plenty of space and ventilation, so you don't need to worry about it as much, whereas in Korea or Europe, it's more crowded, so you're more conscious of smells. Personally, I don't really care about kimchi or soju breath. High tide, the subway during rush hour, and bundaegi are another matter, though. |
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