Any memory of smells?
@MagicalBubbles (5103)
Canada
February 17, 2010 2:38am CST
We can all remember some happy moments in our lives from a smell, it could also trigger a very bad memory.
The smell of burning wood takes me back to my youth when Id go on vacation with a friend of mine. They had a cottage in the mountains and they would cook from an old wood stove. Mmmm I can nearly smell it now and the food was simply delicious !!
The smell of gas (leaded gas) takes me back when I was a kid visiting my uncle in his garage. He used to take me with him when he'd fix a car. I loved it!!
For some people, the smell of flowers brings back sad memories. My sad memories are triggered by the smell of hospitals. I cant stand that smell!!
What are your memories of smells......good and bad?
Ive included a picture of strawberries....bet you can nearly smell them.....I know I can.
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@my_name_is_coco (4334)
• Philippines
19 Feb 10
scents can trigger me emotionally and take me back to my memories.a certain scent can remind me of an ex boyfriend,a childhood memory,or an old friend.I love perfumes.my nose and my brain can tell if a guy's perfume is nice.if it doesn't smell nice,I sneeze.
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@my_name_is_coco (4334)
• Philippines
20 Feb 10
I haven't told off a guy about it,but I do stay away from the guy as much as possible.
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@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
19 Feb 10
Hello coco,
Im trying to picture you meeting a guy who's perfume makes you sneeze.......do you tell him that his perfume is responsible for your sneezing? hehe!!
Thanks for sharing with me.
@snowstormz (220)
• Australia
18 Feb 10
Hi there:) Well, for me, the smell of hotbread reminds me of when i was young, there would always be a breadseller riding on his bicycle, yelling out 'who wants bread?' early in the morning... it's sort of like the icecream man... except he's selling bread instead of icecream and rides a bike instead of a truck.
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@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
18 Feb 10
Ahhh, that must have been great to have a bread seller riding a bike. We had one also but he was in a truck. But I remember how good his bread tasted as it was freshly made and Im sure your bread was also fresh.
Thanks for reminding me about my childhood bread seller.
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
18 Feb 10
Hi, Magocal!
There aren't many fireplaces in Miami, but when I smell wood burning, I feel as if I'm back in our summer house on Cape Cod, when I was a little kid. For a split second, I remember how much I loved that house by the sea, and the fact that all the adults usually went out and left us kids to ourselves!
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@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
18 Feb 10
Those sounds like great childhood memories Cobrateacher. Ive been to Miami before and not much use for a fireplace, you're right. Well you could always burn a log out in the backyard to find that sweet memory again.
Thank you!!
@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
17 Feb 10
Yes I know about the studies. Savypat, you're terrible, I wouldnt want to have to go through a police line to smell my attacker AGAIN!!.....but I know what you mean, we could remember someone from his smell but Id rather not unless they smelled really good.
Thanks for your view on this.
@23uday (2997)
• India
17 Feb 10
hi friends,
Yes i remember when i was kid i smell mud.When i go to my village i smell fresh
water and nice smell of trees.I remember in my aunt's house i smelled gas once.
When i going out with my family suddenly petrol is over then we go to petrol bunk
their i smell petrol.
have a good day.
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@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
17 Feb 10
Hello Uday. Sounds like you have many good memories of your youth. I could nearly share your smell of trees and fresh water. Unfortunately, Im not familiar with the smell of mud...being a girl, my mom wouldnt let me play in the mud!!
Thanks for sharing, have a nice day!!
@mynameiscindere (582)
• India
17 Feb 10
Yup agreed,
I do have some memories like that.
But in most cases I'm out of reality,
If I smell rose or any good smell, I feel like floating in air,
Oh my goodness I feel like I'm in heaven.
@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
17 Feb 10
Sounds great that you can feel yourself floating or in heaven. I wish I had one of those happen to me.
Thanks for replying Cindere !!
@SViswan (12051)
• India
22 Mar 10
Many of my memories are associated with smells...especially of the time when I was very young...in kindergarten. I associate my classroom with the smell of my eraser and my waterbottle (yes, it has a different smell to it).I associate my evenings to the smell of a dish my mother used to make and feed me every evening. I don't think she's ever made it after I've grown. I was a fussy eater and I guess it was just something she made especially for me.
I associate a particular perfume to a family friend we knew.
Oh..so many smells I'm reminded of. I lived in a country where it never rained...so I was fascinated with rain and the smell of fresh, wet earth whenever I visited my hometown. I still associate the smell with our ancestral home even though I now live in a place where it does rain.
@dazone843 (62)
• United States
17 Feb 10
Many of my memories are related to smells. There are times when I smell coffee brewing and it takes me back to being a little girl and waking up at my great grandmother's house. There was always a pot of coffee brewing on the old cook stove and bacon frying for my breakfast. Perfumes and colognes take me back to days past and remind me of people or events. Driving down the road sometimes I will get a whiff of someone burning a wood stove and remember when I was first married and how I spend those early days feeding the stove and taking care of my now grown babies. Yes, certain smells really do transport me back in time.
@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
17 Feb 10
Oh Dazone, you just reminded me of the smell of bacon....which reminds me that I havent had any in a very long time. (mental note: buy bacon) 
Strange how smells can take us back. I can sympathize with you about feeding a wood stove.....been there done that!!
Hey thanks for your answer 
Strange how smells can take us back. I can sympathize with you about feeding a wood stove.....been there done that!!
Hey thanks for your answer 