# Smells that others like but You hate. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664 "2002-04-25T23:47:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/1 "2002-04-25T23:47:34Z")
I hate artificial fruity fragrances like the kind they put in air fresheners. Also Maple Syrup. I use to like it, but when I was pregnant somebody spilled some in the grocery store, and I almost fainted from the smell. That was 10 years ago, and I still can’t stand it. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/2 "2002-04-25T23:53:08Z")
Oh, man! I was going to start a thread on this but couldn’t find the right words. Gain. You know, the detergent. For some reason, I can spot Gain users at about 10 paces. Maybe it’s something unique about me, maybe it’s something unique about Gain. Maybe the people I can smell just way badly over dry their clothes and cook that smell into them, I don’t know. But, Jesus, enough with the Gain, already! ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/3 "2002-04-25T23:56:03Z")
Patchouli. Artificial banana flavor. Dark rum. ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/4 "2002-04-26T00:18:26Z")
Coffee. I’ve lived in Seattle most of my life and I don’t like coffee. I’m a total freak. ---
**Author:** ![RaCha\_ar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@RaCha\_ar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaCha_ar)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/5 "2002-04-26T00:19:43Z")
Oh god, **Kamandi** , I _hate_ patchouli. That’s the only thing I came in here to post. Sorry to be repetitive. ;D ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/6 "2002-04-26T00:20:11Z")
ajax dishwashing detergent. my first apartment (170 for a three bedroon flat in wormtown MA, can you believe it?) had a soapstone sink, and the smell of moldy dishes and ajax intermingled in its pores to create an unholy aroma i can remember to this day. i cant bear the smell of ajax. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/7 "2002-04-26T00:30:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > Oh, man! I was going to start a thread on this but couldn’t find the right words. > > Gain. > > You know, the detergent. For some reason, I can spot Gain users at about 10 paces. Maybe it’s something unique about me, maybe it’s something unique about Gain. Maybe the people I can smell just way badly over dry their clothes and cook that smell into them, I don’t know. But, Jesus, enough with the Gain, already! I hate that stuff! It’s stronger than most detergents, they even brag in the commercials how you can still smell it on stuff that was washed 2 weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/8 "2002-04-26T00:33:14Z")
Roses. Real and artificial. Pine. I hate the smell of pine oil, pine resin, pine needles, pine forests, pine anything. The smell of beans and hamhocks cooking. Coming from a southern family, you can imagine how ashamed my mom was at this condition. Boiling beef. I know there are others, but that’s all I can think of for right now. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/9 "2002-04-26T02:44:01Z")
**Mint**. Smell, flavor, everything. Yeeeuuuuucccch. Colin ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/10 "2002-04-26T02:51:29Z")
I enjoy the smell of bleach. To me, it means, nice clean kitchen & bathroom. However, a lot of lemon-scented cleansers (which others apparently enjoy) turn my stomach. They smell like bad Olde-Time Lemonde mix. Ugh. I enjoy the smell of freshly-pumped gasoline. I have no idea why. I hate the smell of defrosting dog shit in the spring. - s.e. ---
**Author:** ![glilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@glilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glilly)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/11 "2002-04-26T03:15:01Z")
Cilantro. Although I can’t really smell it. But the taste! Ick. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/12 "2002-04-26T05:28:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hillbilly queen \* > \*\* > I hate that stuff! It’s stronger than most detergents, they even brag in the commercials how you can still smell it on stuff that was washed 2 weeks ago. \*\* I know, right? And in the commercials, they call it “freshness.” It ain’t freshness. It’s perfume. Yuk yuk yuk! I hate the smell of any store that sells stinky stuff–candle shops, Bath & Body Works, etc. Plus, I can’t stand any gift shops that sell a lot of potpourri and other smelly crap. I can’t even stay in the stores. I have to leave. Other people love that shit. I just don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![PublicBlast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/779978/32.png) [@PublicBlast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PublicBlast)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/13 "2002-04-26T06:11:19Z")
I just converted away from Gain after realizing that the perfume was so strong that I could not tell worn clothes from clean ones if I hadn’t spilled anything on them. Yecch. I have to add that I hate the smell of ANYTHING pork. I used to like it, but my wife was raised Muslim, so I’ve been virtually pork-free for four years. Now I can smell cooking pork from miles away and it makes me wanna retch. ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/14 "2002-04-26T06:44:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scott evil \* > **I hate the smell of defrosting dog shit in the spring.** (Points and titters) What a freak! 🙂 Myself, I hate the faux floral smell of air-fresheners. Also, the strong smell of red wine doesn’t do anything good for me. Ick, it’s like soy sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Tie-Dye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Tie-Dye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tie-Dye)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/15 "2002-04-26T06:57:43Z")
I can’t stand the smell of bacon cooking. I used to love it, but after being vegetarian for 12 years, it is terrible, I have to leave the house if someone is cooking it. I work in a cafeteria and I have to serve the stff every week, it’s disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/16 "2002-04-26T07:31:37Z")
Artificial peach scents and flavorings. Every time I come across FakePeach, I literally have to struggle to keep myself from vomiting. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/17 "2002-04-26T08:10:03Z")
Raw celery Licorice Blueberries Fried mushrooms ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/18 "2002-04-26T08:29:23Z")
I cannot stand the smell of cooked brocolli. If I smell it, I have to leave the room. The only thing worse than the smell is the taste. Oddly enough, I can eat it raw with a dip of some kind. ---
**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/19 "2002-04-26T09:56:20Z")
I’ve gone completely off coffee since last month (its a pregnancy thing). Even the smell does nothing for me anymore. At least I can still drink tea. There are a lot of stinky Japanese foods. The worst is this kind of slimy seaweed in a jar which Mr. puts on his rice. Ick. The smell goes through the WHOLE HOUSE. Its disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664/20 "2002-04-26T14:07:40Z")
Any and all women’s perfume. It gives me an instant headache. Men’s cologne doesn’t have this effect on me and I have no idea why. Honey [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-that-others-like-but-you-hate/105664.md?page=2)