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The primary issue is not whether white people smell like wet dogs (and by implication are unhygienic), but whether people from different cultures have different odors. I have traveled extensively throughout the world and can say that, for the most part, people in Hong Kong smell like fish/shrimp, Indians and Nepalese smell like masala spices or curry, Middle Eastern people and Mexicans smell like spicy foods, blacks have an acrid, oily odor and, as has been said, whites smell like wet dogs. This is not a hygiene issue (though I can see where this perception about white people may arise among blacks because they are, unfortunately, often relegated to poverty, and the whites with whom they would most likely have contact would tend to be poor and, typically, poor people often have worse hygiene than those who are more privileged). In many ways, this whole discussion seems to be a thinly veiled attempt at racism toward whites, because its initial premise singles out whites as odiferous and excludes the peculiar odors of other groups.

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Name : M., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Humanist, Age : 32, City : Monterey, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : management, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, 

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