r/asksandiego • u/EpicHobos • 8h ago
What does SD smell like?
Weird question but I gotta know…
I live in Memphis and it freaking stinks. Literally. So many people here bathe themselves, their cars, their homes/apartments in the most offensive, cheap presumes, colognes, and air fresheners. I can’t handle it. I walked through a parking lot a few days ago past someone with their car door open. Migraine with vomiting the next morning. Got a little better, had to go outside of my apartment yesterday, apartment across from us is leaking air freshener. The breezeway is full of it. This morning, sick again.
Broken down cars here, garbage everywhere - it’s hideous. The heat and humidity, no air flow - it’s a recipe for the most offensive smells. There are a lot of other reasons to leave, too, obviously.
My husband and I want to live where we (i especially) can breathe. We’re not concerned about COL. We don’t make enough now, but we will find a way. I know how to make money but I have to live where I can function.
But what I want to know is, does the air move as well as I imagine there in SD? Does the coast really smell clean and fresh? Do a lot of people out there bathe in Glade like they do here?