Re: A sense of smell

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From: David Cake <dave_at_i45Rk187ycfD8NnZ7uTOyWyuYOdj5cn-JiUwqJ1bgYH8-3XqGOtI2tO27EbvBksI1KJoYkH>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:53:18 +0800

On 12/11/2011, at 2:03 AM, Ian wrote:

> Just an FYI - if trolls can distinguish shades of smell to a level of distinction that men can distinguish shades of color, their sense of smell is *WILDLY* more acute than a human's.
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>> A troll's sense of smell is not actually more acute than a human's, >just a Lot more meaningful to the troll. Smells are important to uz, >and trolls are able to distinguish "shades" of odor

I think of it more as about the level of appreciation, which is cultural. Trolls appreciate smells associated with dwellings and body odour the way wine drinkers appreciate the range of smells in wine. 'Uncultured' trolls just know there are smells they like and are used to, 'educated' trolls are able to pick up a range of subtleties, many outside their everyday experience.

	Cheers
		David