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Originally Posted by MMM
I am not judging you, but am just saying what smells like a barn to you might not to most Japanese, who likely have never been inside a barn.
Are you saying the room smells more pungent than typical tatami rooms?
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I'm not saying you are, I'm just saying that's where I'm coming from. I can't help but associate the smell with uncleanliness. I'm not sure if it's any more or less smelly than normal; the only other time I've been in a tatami room it's been in open air, traditional houses. I've actually never been in an apartment with tatami.