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37 Smells That You Can Only Smell In Australia

Aromatherapy, Oz style.

Chris Rodley
by Chris Rodley

BuzzFeed Contributor

1. The smell of banana lollies.

Via lollywarehouse.com.au

What it smells like: A banana contaminated with nuclear waste.

2. The smell of a school swimming carnival.

USAG-Humphreys / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: usaghumphreys

What it smells like: Chlorine, wet towels, and hormones.

3. The smell of election day.

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What it smells like: Sausages and democracy.

4. The smell of a bowl of Weet-Bix you forgot to wash up.

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What it smells like: Laziness.

5. The smell of a caravan park.

6. The smell of a freshly opened tin of Milo.

7. The smell of a beer garden.

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What it smells like: Carlton Draught, wedges, and sweet chilli.

8. The smell of old Ugg boots.

9. The smell of a flat white.

Giulia Mulè / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: mulia

What it smells like: 8:30am.

10. The smell of Bunnings.

11. The smell of pineapple doughnuts.

12. The smell of new thongs.

13. The smell of a bakery in a country town.

Lisa Hannaford / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: leesaweesa

What it smells like: Sausage rolls, desiccated coconut, and old linoleum.

14. The smell of a southerly change after a heat wave.

15. The smell of lunch at primary school on a rainy day.

16. The smell of this flavour of goon.

Via theliquorshack.com.au

What it smells like: Tropical fruit, and the playground you're drinking it in.

17. The smell of quarter-acre block.

18. The smell of somebody saucing a pie.

19. The smell of crushing a eucalyptus leaf.

20. The smell of chicken salt.

21. The smell of a two-dollar shop.

22. The smell of a fully loaded BBQ Shape.

23. The smell of a drive back from the beach.

Gregory Naud / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: gregoo23

What it smells like: Sand, sunscreen, hot car seats, and melted Calippos.

24. The smell of tradies.

25. The smell of chocolate crackles.

Robert Howie / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: rmhowie

What it smells like: Childhood.

26. The smell of Vinnies.

David Jackmanson / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: djackmanson

What it smells like: Moth balls and old Dunlop Volleys.

27. The smell of bus seats covered in this.

28. The smell of your family's jaffle maker.

29. The smell of an RSL club.

30. The smell of a bushfire.

Michael Sale / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: michaelsale

What it smells like: The apocalypse.

31. The smell of fairy bread.

32. The smell of pokies

33. The smell of the end of summer.

Sharon Bautista / Via Flickr: happy_stomach

What it smells like: Overripe mangoes.

34. The smell of sunrise in the bush.

Stephen Bugno / Via Flickr: 52442953@N05

What it smells like: Dew, then dust (according to Patrick White).

35. The smell of Passiona.

36. The smell of an old corner shop.

oknovokght / Via Flickr: oknovokght

What it smells like: Newspapers, lollies, and dusty tin cans.

37. The smell of a backyard dunny at night.

Jes / Via Flickr: mugley

What it smells like: Poop, cobwebs, and fear.