[jw]

this smell is more so on men because men have more muscle mass,more thermal mass than women and generate more heat. i have noticed the same phenomenon you have-but i have some good news for you-you are probably dealing with people who are predominantly if not entirely vegetarian,who eat curries-and curries contain a spice called cumin-it’s also used in mexican cooking-it’s in the fennel family (curiously,in east indian restaurants,you are freqently offered fennel seeds after dinner the same way we offer after dinner mints-as a breath and digestion aid-fennel smells and tastes very pleasant,nothing like it’s cousin cumin by the way). cumin has a ‘fleshy’ odor and in fact is good to add that character to foods that DO NOT HAVE MEAT-so it’s mostly dietary, the male person factor is attributable to more sweat glands and more surface area (generally) and more muscle mass hence more body heat-not to worry-they bathe very well and if that is all you smell,observe that it really doesn’t get stronger with east indian gentleman-it’s consistent-which means they are not getting ranker and ickier during the day-cumin does mimic certain human odors mainly found on men-but the human-produced smell will get stronger and nastier (and this is usually non east indian gentlemen) whereas on your east indian co-workers you will see that it will remain constant-that’s due to diet,not lack of hygiene.

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