It makes sense to me, up to a point. I mean, you're completely right about the human nose adapting to constantly-present smells after a while - which is my theory of why anyone is able to be a forensics pathologist.
I just - I mean, damn. I'm talking about those folks who don't so much have body odor as they have a blast radius. And it's not just geeks, either; I met some dreadlocked hippie-granola I Believe In Only All Natural Baking Soda Deodorant potheads in Austin who could knock out a cow at twenty paces.
It's harder to smell yourself than others, true, but I've been in situations where I've been forced to do without bathing for a few days at a stretch (camping trips and the like), and while I got used to the smell, I still was definitely aware of it. I guess maybe the difference was that I cared?
(Also, apologies to Kate for hijacking her comment thread to discuss B.O. I'll shut up if we're, uh, stinking up the joint.)
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It makes sense to me, up to a point. I mean, you're completely right about the human nose adapting to constantly-present smells after a while - which is my theory of why anyone is able to be a forensics pathologist.
I just - I mean, damn. I'm talking about those folks who don't so much have body odor as they have a blast radius. And it's not just geeks, either; I met some dreadlocked hippie-granola I Believe In Only All Natural Baking Soda Deodorant potheads in Austin who could knock out a cow at twenty paces.
It's harder to smell yourself than others, true, but I've been in situations where I've been forced to do without bathing for a few days at a stretch (camping trips and the like), and while I got used to the smell, I still was definitely aware of it. I guess maybe the difference was that I cared?
(Also, apologies to Kate for hijacking her comment thread to discuss B.O. I'll shut up if we're, uh, stinking up the joint.)