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I couldn't find explicitly if bad smells make only bad memories stronger. I mean, from the first caption from the first image: what good it does too remember a
by woliveirajr 7y ago
I couldn't find explicitly if bad smells make only bad memories stronger. I mean, from the first caption from the first image: what good it does too remember a beautiful beach if it will evoke a bad feeling from the bad smell from the trash bin?
- caymanjim 7y agoAnecdotally, it doesn't work that way. I've never thought about a visual experience and had it evoke the memory of a smell. I'm not sure I've ever had anything (other than a smell) evoke the memory of a smell. But every strong smell evokes a cascade of experiential and visual memories. Whenever I smell burning garbage, I think about various places I've traveled, particularly India (this isn't a dig at Indian sanitation per se; it's just that there are small piles of burning garbage all over the place in India, and the memory is strongly attached).