Martin Vidal
Jan 25, 2025

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Oh, yea, this one is pretty common.

About 80% of Japanese people don't have the gene that produces body odor. So they assume we have what's been termed "gaijin stink".

It almost sounds justified but obviously just because we can smell doesn't mean we do, and we shower and use deodorant so that this stereotype doesn't really bare out.

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