Would you ask to be moved

[Polly Fouracre]

I used to wear it too - cos I was a skin-head and it was part of the uniform

And did people move away from you Piskie?

[lindypop]

i agree. just a wiff of many perfumes and after shaves gives me a massive migraine. i just can't understand why people need to douse themselves in it. less is definately more, as far as i am concerned!

[Hilary B]

I'd probably just spend the whole meal muttering about it to OH and quite likely never eat there again, but then we almost never eat in the sort of place people think 'goes with' all that kerfuffle. My favourite restaurants in this country are mostly 'ethnic' or pubs.

[scarletrunner]

Perfume to me is a foul smelling substance.worse than smoke or the smell of food that i do not like.

[buzzingtalk]

Yes, because I am allergic to purfume and an awful lot of aresol/deoderant stuff so I would have to move else they would have to provide me with a nebuliser haha! If I didn't ask to move I would put the smelly person off their meal constantly sneezing, wheezing and coughing so its for everyones interest for me not to sit near people that have purfume/deoderant on.

I really, really hate the smell of tobacco on people too but im not allergic to it so unless it is putting me off my meal (the fresh smell of rolling tobacco on someone near is probably enough) I don't mind.

[Chopper]

I can't bear walking past a good looking girl and getting a huge waft of perfume. Really big let down. Some girls seem to think that more is better and have no idea of subtlety. Being the awkward sod that I am, I would have had the waiter move the woman! LOL

My sense of smell was badly damaged when I got blown up in a race car. Burnt up the inside of my nose. I can hardly smell anything unless it is pretty strong. Mrs Chopper buys my after shave and deodorant for me and if I have to go anywhere a bit posh I always get her to check that I don't stink like an old gearbox.

Funny thing is, my favourite smells are gearbox oil, chordite and gun oil, patchouli oil. I also love the smell of the hides I work with. Being a dedicated biker, I often forget that oil has its own particular smell. I honestly do not notice it.

Went out for a meal with a couple of my mates once, before the smoking ban took away my civil liberties and gave them to the moaners. I had been given a box of King Edward cigars and took a few with me. After a fantastic steak dinner, myself and my brothers decided to take our drinks out into the pub garden for a cigar. We were sat at the furthest table awy from the pub door, minding our own business enjoying our drinks and a quiet smoke.

Two old biddies came into the garden, they sat at another table the other side of the garden. Few minutes later we noticed we were getting the evil eye off the two blue rinse merchants. Thought nothing of it until one of them came over and demanded we put our cigars out as THEY did not like the smoke. I politely pointed out that we were in an open air garden, ash trays were provided and we had been there long before they came in. So the cheeky old bag told us WE should have some consideration for other people and leave the pub so that nice people could enjoy themselves. Apparently, as a biker and a smoker, I am not regarded as a nice person.

We ignored her, carried on talking and smoking. She wentoff ina bigg huff.....smelling of wee!

Chopper.