Amoy Imported

[dr. d]

I wonder pag galing pinas ano naman kaya amoy pag pumunta sa US?

...eskinol?

[_Qwerty_]

diba amoy patis? hahahaha

...eskinol?

[dr. d]

diba amoy patis? hahahaha

delicado po. baka mabasag.

[ray_noel]

Hi,

Ask ko lang kung na-discover nyo na yung amoy america na yun? :D

I know exactly the smell you are referring to kasi naaamoy ko din yan sa luggages and balikbayan box tuwing umuuwi ang relatives ko from Cali way back when I was a child. That smell is distinct and laging ganon ang amoy tuwing umuuwi sila, ung room nila sa pinas ganon na ang amoy.

Kapag pumasok kayo sa Ukay ukay sa pinas na puro galing US ang damit, ganon din ang amoy. Anyone noticed that? The smell sticks to the clothes - amoy states!

So what really causes that distinct smell?

P.S Now I live in Toronto but I couldn't smell that distinct smell here but to my surprise when I travelled to New Jersey, I can smell that sa basement and some of the closets. This makes me wondering nasa US territory naman ang Toronto pero bakit hindi ko maamoy yung distinct smell na yun dito??

Na try ko pumasok sa puma na outlet store sa cebu.... ganun din ang amoy, may spray sila sinabi pero i forgot ano yung spray... yung auto spray every minutes pero may certain na fragrance...


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[remzam]

Na try ko pumasok sa puma na outlet store sa cebu.... ganun din ang amoy, may spray sila sinabi pero i forgot ano yung spray... yung auto spray every minutes pero may certain na fragrance...


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Pwede sa kotse yang spray na yan ah. Mag amoy PX loob ng kotse mo hehe

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[dr. d]

Na try ko pumasok sa puma na outlet store sa cebu.... ganun din ang amoy, may spray sila sinabi pero i forgot ano yung spray... yung auto spray every minutes pero may certain na fragrance...


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"new car" fragrance or "new shoe" fragrance?
merong ganyan sa mall accessories shop.

it's really just the odor of adhesive. open a rugby and you get a cheap version.
heh heh.

[chronicle]

I guess mabaho lang talaga sa pinas kaya umaangat ang amoy ng mga gamit galing outside. Hehe

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[shadow]

Chemicals yun amoy ng mga stateside na damit.


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[SoleusBB]

Napanuod nyo ba sa news kanina about sa nfa rice. Puro bukbuk tapos ifufumigate !!!! And aatayin ilan days para daw mawala amoy ng fumigation and itetest kung safe for consumption. Imagine parang binaygon yan tapos ibebenta pa. Kaya may mga bigas na may amoy. Mukhang dahil jan.

So tama pala ginagawa ko arte-arte pag bili bigas. Kasi baka kalakaran ginagawa yan fumigation sa bodega ng mga rice dealer.

Province of China na nga siguro tayo.
Kahit dugasin ang pagkain, gatas at vaccine, basta lang kumita. Tsk!

Food safety incidents in China - Wikipedia

[chronicle]

Yung rice ba na kelangan ifumigate is yung mga rice na hindi naibaba dati dahil sa sunod sunod na bagyo this past month?

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[kagalingan]

Yung rice ba na kelangan ifumigate is yung mga rice na hindi naibaba dati dahil sa sunod sunod na bagyo this past month?

yan daw ang palusot.

pero duda ko eh sinasadya yan kasi months daw nakatengga sa barko. So para jack up presyo ng commercial rice.


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Province of China na nga siguro tayo.
Kahit dugasin ang pagkain, gatas at vaccine, basta lang kumita. Tsk!

Food safety incidents in China - Wikipedia

kakabasa ko lang sa newspaper eh pati galungong na imported eh tainted ng formalin

[chronicle]

yan daw ang palusot.

pero duda ko eh sinasadya yan kasi months daw nakatengga sa barko. So para jack up presyo ng commercial rice.

If i remenbered correctly, yan ang binalita months ago na di makadaong ang barko. (I think that was true since obvious na malakas ang hangin).
But then, we had a couple of nice days in between those bad weather period and most likely naibaba (sana) na nila. Why are they releasing it only now is another question.

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[monty_GTV]

we often received parcels/packages from Canada too since i was a kid because of tito/tita's that migrated there. then later on from the US of A from my sis. iba nga amoy ng nasa kahon galing steyt, amoy himported...

[ray_noel]

Pwede sa kotse yang spray na yan ah. Mag amoy PX loob ng kotse mo hehe

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Yan din plan ko dati.. heheh try ko ulit tanongin sil...

"new car" fragrance or "new shoe" fragrance?
merong ganyan sa mall accessories shop.

it's really just the odor of adhesive. open a rugby and you get a cheap version.
heh heh.

Hahaha!! High na high ang dating mo nyan doc! Parang yung rugby boys sa fuente osmena cebu... [emoji3]



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[kinyo]

Minsan meron sumakay sa starex namin, ang sabi "Hmm ... amoy amerika itong sasakyan mo!"

Di ko sure kung alin ang cause, armor all o yung freshener. Paiba-iba din kasi gamit kong freshener.

Palagay ko, yung armor-all kasi hilig ko gamitin sa car noong panahon na yon.

[jamesread]

Yung smell na yun is distinct and it has to be common (hindi fragrance or freshener coz not everyone uses the same fragrance/freshener)

Step 1.
Go to ukay ukay stores in the Philippines na galing US mga damit. Also,
Go to stores in the Phil. that sells second hand items shipped directly from the US. That is the smell I am talking about.

Step 2.
Go to ukay ukay stores in the Phil. na galing Hongkong/China or any asian countries. Iba din ang amoy. Yung amoy na yan is similar sa amoy ng dampness sa pinas kasi I think Phil. is in Asia/tropical climate

Step 3 (If you in North America)
Go to ukay ukay like thrift stores, plato's closet, salvation army, once upon a child. The smell there is exactly the same as the smell of Step 1.

I think it's the smell of mustiness/dampness (yung pag kumuha ka ng kumot sa cabinet nio na matagal nang naka-stock at di nahahanginan, pag inamoy mo amoy damp).

Usually pag pumapasok din ako sa houses dito sa Canada mayroon din distinct pleasant smell which is common to all the houses here.

Yung mga maleta/balikbayan box na galing US nakulob yan ng matagal sa maleta/box which gets that damped/musty smell.

My theory I think it's the air/climate/humidity of the country/continent (which is common to all unlike fragrance which is specific to individuals and not the whole country)

Bawat country/continent may distinct na amoy ng dampness/mustiness and the smell of dampness in North America is just pleasant dahil sa air/climate/humidity dito.


The reason why iba ang amoy sa toronto area compared sa US is probably because of the lake that gives off a different air pero sa southern ontario na close na sa US they get that "amoy imported US smell".

What do you think guys? hehe

[ray_noel]

Duty free stores... india and uae duty free smells the same sa balikbayan bix when i entered the car after leaving them 24hrs inside..


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[_Cathy_]

I wonder pag galing pinas ano naman kaya amoy pag pumunta sa US?

I think it's unpleasant. My Aunt told me when she comes home from the Philippines, she would leave her clothes and stuff in the garage to air out the smell. It could be similar to when we'd come home to the province and I'd tell my parents amoy probinsiya na (I didn't like the smell) They said it's probably copra that I smell.

Anyway, I just received mail/fedex from the US and when I opened the envelope, amoy na amoy ko US. It smelled so good so mali yung theory na dahil sa sabon sa balikbayan box because even paper has that smell.

I remember when we were younger UF described to me when she first got to the US. She said she was so amazed because the colors are more vivid - the sky is more blue, the trees are more green and the air feels so fresh. For some reason mas masarap huminga sa US. I'd like to see if there's a science behind that (quality of air in US vs PH)

[travajante]

I think it's unpleasant. My Aunt told me when she comes home from the Philippines, she would leave her clothes and stuff in the garage to air out the smell. It could be similar to when we'd come home to the province and I'd tell my parents amoy probinsiya na (I didn't like the smell) They said it's probably copra that I smell.

Anyway, I just received mail/fedex from the US and when I opened the envelope, amoy na amoy ko US. It smelled so good so mali yung theory na dahil sa sabon sa balikbayan box because even paper has that smell.

I remember when we were younger UF described to me when she first got to the US. She said she was so amazed because the colors are more vivid - the sky is more blue, the trees are more green and the air feels so fresh. For some reason mas masarap huminga sa US. I'd like to see if there's a science behind that (quality of air in US vs PH)

Open sewers, unpaved shoulders/sidewalks, dust, never-cleaned streets & open trash bins all contribute to our endemic organic aroma.[emoji4]

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[Jun aka Pekto]

I think it's unpleasant. My Aunt told me when she comes home from the Philippines, she would leave her clothes and stuff in the garage to air out the smell. It could be similar to when we'd come home to the province and I'd tell my parents amoy probinsiya na (I didn't like the smell) They said it's probably copra that I smell.

Anyway, I just received mail/fedex from the US and when I opened the envelope, amoy na amoy ko US. It smelled so good so mali yung theory na dahil sa sabon sa balikbayan box because even paper has that smell.

I remember when we were younger UF described to me when she first got to the US. She said she was so amazed because the colors are more vivid - the sky is more blue, the trees are more green and the air feels so fresh. For some reason mas masarap huminga sa US. I'd like to see if there's a science behind that (quality of air in US vs PH)

It's drier in many parts of the US. Hence the bluer sky. Greener? Nope. I think it's greener in the PH esp down south at Leyte. US cities are also less dense (population, traffic) than say, Manila. The exception to is parts of San Francisco. You already heard of the poop problem there. It's becoming a 3rd World city. But, where I am? Definitely blue sky.