karcatgirl-vantas:
the default way for things to taste is good. we know this because “tasty” means something tastes good. conversely, from the words “smelly” and “noisy” we can conclude that the default way for things to smell and sound is bad. interestingly there are no corresponding adjectives for the senses of sight and touch. the inescapable conclusion is that the most ordinary object possible is invisible and intangible, produces a hideous cacophony, smells terrible, but tastes delicious. and yet this description matches no object or phenomenon known to science or human experience. so what the fuck
skluug:
this is what ancient greek philosophy is like
In portuguese, this doesn’t apply: “smelly” (smell + y) would be “cheiroso” (cheiro + -so) which follows the same logic - except it means something that smells good.
In Finnish we have separate words for good and bad smells
Haju / haista = a (bad) smell / to smell (bad)
Tuoksu / tuoksua = a (good) smell / to smell (good)
I was going to say this. It makes more sense in Portuguese because I can hardly imagine something smelly also being tasty.
Durian
I think it also tastes bad. Can’t think of having mixed some sweet fruit with pungent onions.