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Is it just me or does it seem like each race tends to have a very distinct odor? I’ve been in all-white environments and have noticed that white people tend to smell like spoiled milk or hazelnut coffee. Asians tend to have a noodle-like smell, and Indians smell like musk and curry. Of course, I’ve heard that black people tend to smell like cocoa butter, which is apparently revolting to someone with different olfactory sensitivites.
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Name : RealityCheck, Gender : M, Race : Black/African American, Age : 25, City : Philadelphia, State : PA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I think it depends on what you eat, more so than what your race is. Since different races usually have different cultures (even in this country), they will probably eat a variety of foods. Also, it is always easier to smell someone else’s body odor.
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Name : Kristina26239, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 22, City : DC, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : Transciber, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,i think that the different smells are because of cultural reasons than strickly biological. I have heard that the japanese can smell europeans out because of the high dairy intake (smell like cheese). Entering a house of any particular culture has its own unique smell from the style of cooking going on. over several years this smell can be quite strong to a person not acustom to it. The smell can invade all clothing and furniture. So its my opinion that any noticeable smells are from a persons clothing rather than what might eminate from their persons.
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Name : Andrew, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 30, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : IT professional, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’ve worked around several races and nationalities, and I’m sorry, but I haven’t come across the scents you have. Most of the women I come in contact with usually smell very nice, because they’re wearing a nice scent of perfume or cologne. As for myself, I love the scent of cocoa butter, as well as coconut and mango. In fact, The Body Shop, one of the most popular ‘scent’ stores around, sells a product called ‘Body Butter,’ a rich moisturizing body cream that comes in many scents, including mango, coconut, sesame, olive, grape, honey and cocoa butter. Incidentally, the cocoa butter and mango are their biggest sellers. So apparently a lot of women – black, white, whatever – like the scent of cocoa butter. This ‘different races smell different’ nonsense is just another way to promote prejudice and bigotry.
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Name : RhondaOutlaw, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Lutheran, Age : 41, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Account Representative, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,If we could talk to dogs, they would really have a story to tell. Yes, different races smell. But even people who shower every day have a distinct odor, much like our beloved dogs carry an odor.
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Name : Ronald-V29462, Gender : M, City : Edmonton, Alberta, State : NA, Country : Canada,I dont know, but it is quite likely you are noticing an effect due to different diets. It is true that your diet can effect your natural body odor. While others may not be able to notice it, maybe you have an unusually sensitive nose, like some people (professional tasters) have an unusually sensitive sense of taste.
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Name : Wayne-C24370, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 42, City : Orange, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : marketing, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Odors can penetrate your body, and permeate your clothing. My aunt always smelled like cooked carrots, to me; in fact, her whole house did. My grandmother always smelled slightly like mothballs (not because she ate them, but because she kept them in her dresser drawers). It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Indians smell like the spices they use in their food. As for black people smelling like cocoa butter, I certainly never noticed that. I imagine it’s because the ones I’ve known lived like and ate like I do, so I never noticed that they had any particular smell.
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Name : Jerry-Schwartz, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 54, City : New Britain, State : CT, Country : United States,Although I don’t have a sensitive nose to detect differences in odours of different races, I would not find it surprising that you find such a distinction. I can smell cat, dog, cow, chicken, horse etc. Each animal does have a specific odour. Just as each person has a unique fingerprint, DNA, it stands to reason that each person has a unique odour. Dogs with their supersmelling ability can attest to that. Therefore, if individuals have unique scents, and species have unique scents, it stands to reason that races have scentual characteristics.
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Name : Ronald-V29464, City : Edmonton, State : NA, Country : Canada,I don’t know, but it is quite likely you are noticing an effect due to different diets. It is true that your diet can affect your natural body odor. While others may not be able to notice it, maybe you have an unusually sensitive nose, like some people (professional tasters) have an unusually sensitive sense of taste.
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Name : Wayne-C24371, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 42, City : Orange, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : marketing, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Blacks tend to use a lot of lotion on their skin because of its appearance when dry, so that explains the ‘cocoa butter’ smell. The distinct, unpleasant odor I most often detect from blacks often smells like stale corn chips. I imagine the reasons are food preferences, as we all know whites love our coffee, the Chinese are noodle maniacs and Indians can’t live without their curry. But that’s just a slight generalization with a hint of truth.
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Name : Seamus28236, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 23, City : Charlestown, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : Construction, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower class,Many people tend to smell like the foods they eat. I have a few friends from India who smell like curry because they eat curries two or three times a day. Likewise, many people who eat a lot of meat seem, to me, to give off a meat amino acid smell. I know that when I eat more mea, my body’s odor seems to change. Also, a person’s body odor could also come from the lotion(s) or perfumes they use.
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Name : David25911, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, City : Tokyo, State : NA, Country : Japan, Education level : Over 4 Years of College,Although I don’t have a sensitive nose to detect differences in odors of different races, I would not find it surprising that you find such a distinction. I can smell cat, dog, cow, chicken, horse, etc. Each animal does have a specific odor, just as each person has a unique fingerprint, DNA, it stands to reason that each person has a unique odor. Dogs with their supersmelling ability can attest to that. Therefore, if individuals have unique scents, and species have unique scents, it stands to reason that races have specific odor characteristics.
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Name : Ronald-V29463, Gender : M, City : Edmonton, Alberta, State : NA, Country : Canada,I had a conversation about this topic with a Chinese friend today. He told me that many of his Asian friends agree that white people, especially white men, have an unpleasant odor, especially when compared to Asians. I have noticed that there do seem to be odors that are largely race-specific; however, I know that when I eat curry, I smell like it for days afterward, so I think it is largely dietary. My other theory is that we have genetic predispositions to fostering different types of bacteria on our skin, but I have no scientific basis for that theory.
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Name : Rachel, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 31, City : Durham, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,I totally agree with you although I do not know the reason. I have a friend that is an african american and we have often discussed this. I always thought it was her lotion that gave her the cocoa butter smell! I dont find it offensive at all but it is very interesting what the cause could be for this! As far as whites, that’s the one thing I dont know since I am one!
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Name : Karen, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 34, City : Davison, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : Accountant, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,Catagorizing people by race is an intellectual trap that narrows your ability not only to see but to think clearly about what you see. Race has nothing to do with it. Every individual human being has a distinct odor. Racism has an odor, too. Smells kinda fishy, and has for quite a while now.
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Name : Ron R., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Age : 53, City : Los Lunas, State : NM, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,
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