Monday, August 17, 2009

Signature Smell

I was walking by F, our Sri Lancan office boy, when he turned around and mumbled:

"...... smell"

"What?" I said.

 "detergent smell"

I thought for a second and then said:

"No, it's not detergent, F bhai. It's Downy. I use a softner. It has a flowery smell."

"yeah, something like that.." he said approvingly.

"What? is it a bad smell?"

"No, no. It's a good smell. A Filipino smell"

18 comments:

KJ said...

Time to switch to Comfort

Katia said...

I love it when men discuss things like softners :-)

And I'm not being sarcastic!

Dubai Jazz said...

KJ,

Comfort? I wonder what label that would earn me.

Dubai Jazz said...

Katia,

Pray elucidate? What's so special about men using softeners?

(I wonder if it's similar to my amusement when I see girls smoking (or ordering) strawberry argelih!)

nzm said...

LOL! I see a market for manly smelling fabric softeners!

Desert Shark said...

Now if they can only make softeners that can attract women then we will be unstoppable.

Dave said...

A Filipino smell? I have never noticed.... time to pay more attention...

Dubai Jazz said...

NZM,

What do you mean 'manly'? are you saying Filipinos aren't manly enough?! lol

Dubai Jazz said...

Desert Shark,

Now that would be awesome, wouldn't it? a smell women can't resist. Although I'd rather have that smell on my actual person (by the mean of deodorant, for instance) and not on my clothes. Imagine bringing a hot girl home, while she's sniffing at your shirt like crazy. But when you finally reach home and take off your clothes, she goes after the shirt and continues sniffing and forgets the whole venture??

p.s. I'll let you in on this little one; I'm told many chicks these days are drawn to the smell of greenbacks ...

Dubai Jazz said...

Dave,

Believe me. I've been around here for six years and there isn't one nationality that has a distinct smell..







well maybe except one...

the real nick said...

Smaller balls than Tzipi Livni and now Filipino smell - LOL Jazza - your reputation in this town is in tatters!!

moryarti said...

clearly, your smell brought up some 'special' memories -

Experiments (on the discovery channel) prove that subjects become similarly attracted whatever is causing them that special, smell-enduced, memories....

Your friendship will never be the same again... at least, from his side.

Dubai Jazz said...

Nick,

So now anybody smelling like a Filipino would have his reputation in tatter?

What a racist comment!

Dubai Jazz said...

Mory,

It figures. I was wondering why he's invited me for a coffee today. Or wait, it's his job to make coffee! :P

Purekrystal said...

Dubai Jazz,what cologne do you wear?

Dubai Jazz said...

Hi Purekrystal,

I don't wear cologne. But an anti- perspirant body spray is one of my permanent companions, given the nasty weather conditions we tend to experience here...

rosh said...

I don't understand how Downy got into your office wear? Unless you machine wash 'em?

BuJassem said...

oh how come i missed this one!!!

man, DJ, this thing with balls is getting out of hand!!!

literally, out of hand.. muhahahahahaha