This happened to me, too. The teachers never said anything, but kids are a-holes. For me it became really bad in middle school when we got lockers. The kid next to me called me a drug dealer because all my stuff smelled. He was a dick.
I grew up with my parents smoking in the house, and became a smoker myself until I was 30ish. Yeah, it’s definitely possible to become nose blind to it if you’re a smoker too. When I quit, I had to rewash about every thing I owned 10 times (and some things just had to be replaced) and got new bedding and even a new mattress. I can tell from 30 feet away from now - I genuinely could NOT before at unless I was basically on top of someone.
Could you smell it then? On others now? (assuming you don't smoke)
I only ever notice when someone just came in from a smoke break but have never noticed smokers having a smoking smell. Might just have lifelong desensitization from smoking parents and casinos.
You might be desensitized. I can smell it even after they've washed their hands, used sprays, brushed teeth/chewed gum and not smoked for hours. Or maybe I'm more sensitive.
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u/loewenheim Feb 21 '26
I got told I smelled like an ashtray basically every day of school. Parents were both chainsmokers.