Whenever someone comes back from a walk outside on a crisp day, they have an odor that’s distinctive of outside. My nose is not the best, but I’d say somewhat metallic. What is causing that smell?
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The cause is dependent on where you are.
The scent of the woods in the Adirondacks is very different from the smell of the woods in Virginia. Philadelphia smells very different from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. And so on.
Similarly, the smell of someone who works in a poultry plant is very different from the smell of someone who works the smoker at a barbecue restaurant.
Your clothes and hair and skin pick up particulates in your environment. What you’re probably smelling are some of the particulates from your area.
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