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[nene]

Hi, I lived in Busan for a year, and am talking about returning with my girlfriend, who hasn't been there.

My apartment had a distinct smell that seemed to come from the sink -- I don't know exactly how to describe it, maybe spicy-fermented-rotting???

I think I remember a similar smell being everywhere, but it's been a few years.

My girlfriend is worried about the smell, especially in our future apartment. Am I right - is it everywhere? Or can it be avoided/cleaned/neutralized?

[Cheonmunka]

She sounds like a right royal pain in the arse quite frankly. Why would you bother having her around?

[Draz]

[Lekker]

Buy gallons and gallons and gallons of bleach. Buy some kind of drain declogger, even though the sink aint clogged, it will be acidic and eat away at whatever residue is in there. Then pour all the bleach down the drain.

Oh wait, that's not good for the environment so I don't know what to tell you.

[mnhnhyouh]

[nobbyken]

Any smells coming from vents in the laundry area can be 99% sorted by filling a carrier bag with water, tying it and placing over the offending drain cover.

[SirFink]