Why We Fear Smelling

Durian, a fruit from Southeast Asia, has a strong, persistent smell. Some say the smell is a combination of sulfur, sewage, fruit, honey, and roasted and rotting onions. Others describe it as smelling like rotten flesh, smelly gym socks, pig-excrement, or turpentine. 

The other day I was out for a walk with my 23-year old son and I came across an interes…