Weird habit change I hadn't picked up on: I am far more inclined to sniff objects to examine them than I used to be a year or so ago.
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It's one of those bizarre "civilized" ideas in many cultures, that it's somehow inappropriate to use your nose for much of anything except food.
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I do this constantly, plus people barely even smell their food.
I was at a restaurant and sniffed my wine glass before they poured any wine, the waiter freaked - immediately apologised and changed all the glasses because he assumed you’d only sniff it if it was bad 
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Right? Makes perfect sense to sniff your food. You can't always see spoilt food. But people would rather find out after they take a bite...
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But smell also carries the strongest emotional memory. Things I've long-since forgotten in *declarative* memory just pop up with smells. The smell of people you used to know better, for instance, is... interesting.
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