139

What perfectly normal thing can't you be around anymore due to something you experienced? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by LillianVS@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

69 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Mine is a pretty tame example: I never minded the smell of garlic was fine around it... but I took a job for DHL and they had these large tubs of garlic for horses that had to go out to people. There were about 10 of them coming down the belt.

Now I can't stand it. I'm just reminded of how strong that smell was I was actually gagging. The tubs were heavy, the handles were feedble. Some of the tubs were damaged so I got a bit on me.

I stunk of it for the rest of the shift. It wasn't even a normal garlic smell it was just so powerful and nauseating.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] cabbagee@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago

My mom's favorite thing is cherries. I love my mom and I love cherries, but she ate so many that I can't stand the thought of eating fresh cherries. It's been maybe 20 years since I've had a fresh cherry and I expect it'll be many more until I can sit down with a bowl. Love cherries in dishes though.

[-] Boatman@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I have the same experience, but with watermelons. During the summer my dad used to buy the biggest watermelon that he could find. It was fine the first day but after that you get bored of the taste. When he saw that we've only eaten a quarter of the watermelon, he'd try to convince us to finish it. This was repeated a couple of summers and now I can't stand the taste of watermelons, even in gums or candies. The taste isn't bad, it's sweet, but it tastes like to much work.

[-] xuxebiko@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I make watermelon steak when I get tired of eating it raw. Its just grilled/pan-roasted watermelons that have been sliced into planks and rubbed with a marinade. The texture changes and feels a bit meaty & chewy, so its not watermelony at all.

Here's an easy recipe for anyone interested : https://insanelyeasyrecipes.com/watermelon-steak/

[-] CMahaff@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My brain is struggling so hard to comprehend what that will taste like. Super interesting!

[-] xuxebiko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Damn! that's a bummer. Fresh cherries in gin is fantastic.

this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023

139 points (96.6% liked)

Ask Lemmy

27241 readers

1527 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

6) No US Politics.

Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.