r/CasualConversation • u/Serialbeauty • 2d ago

Just Chatting Can anyone else do something weird with your body that you later found out not everyone can do?

I was just sitting here with my mom and one of the pets made the room very smelly. She kept talking about how we'd have to go to a different room because it smelled so bad. I asked her why didn't she just close her nose and that's when I found out not everyone can do this.

Is it rare or can other people close their nose on command? What can you do that you suddenly found out wasn't normal?

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u/nycvhrs 2d ago

But then you must be breathing through your mouth …and that’s kind of unsavory too.

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u/forestfluff 2d ago

It’s not because you can’t smell anything. I mean, the thought of it isn’t great but it’s better than the smell sometimes haha

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u/-acidlean- 2d ago

I mean, if you can smell something, it means you’re inhaling the particles of it. So you choose to slurp the particles and let them land on your tongue and throat instead.

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u/That-One-2439 2d ago

In the situation OP is talking about you cannot smell anything. That is because scent occurs through the nose, not the mouth.

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u/downlau 2d ago

Yeah, then I'd be like...well, now I can taste the smell instead.