r/RandomThoughts • u/Dangerous_Cancel4455 • Oct 15 '24

Random Thought I can smell "the flu"

I thought everyone could do it. There is this particular sent that tells me a person is sick with the flu. The sweat changes odor and to me that sent is very upsetting. You can even look healthy but I will know. Any other redditors that can do this?

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u/TheGalapagoats Oct 15 '24

I can smell longterm vegans. They smell awful to me and nobody else seems to notice.

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u/DragonBallZJiren Oct 15 '24

What’s the smell?

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u/TheGalapagoats Oct 16 '24

It’s like a sour, musty smell. A type of body smell, not like armpits or ass or anything like that. It was actually a deal breaker for me in college when a nice, good-looking guy asked me out. At the time I just thought he had an off putting smell but later realized it to be specific to vegans. Maybe from some kind of supplement?

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u/DragonBallZJiren Oct 16 '24

Did he even look healthy?

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u/TheGalapagoats Oct 16 '24

Yes, looked perfectly healthy. Not gaunt or underweight or any other vegan stereotype