How much perfume is too much? Korean posts clash over fragrance etiquette

We choose our perfume, but strangers nearby cannot choose whether to smell it. The gap between personal preference and involuntary exposure fuels the debate.

At 10:13 p.m. KST on Oct. 24, Theqoo reposted five images from an X exchange dated March 13. The initiating writer advocated subtle scent; replies objected to strong fragrance on transit, hyperbolically called for banning a brand, or highlighted fragrance sensitivity. It is a resurfacing of an older exchange.

The issue is less 'all perfume is bad' than how scent behaves in confined shared space. A count of 508 comments shows attention, not which view is dominant.

Four views are visible in the captured replies: ① a plea for subtle fragrance; ② objections to scent on crowded transit; ③ an exaggerated 'ban it by law' joke about a strongly scented product; and ④ accounts of discomfort among scent-sensitive people. They are individual opinions, not a survey or medical diagnosis.

Scent intensity depends on application and surroundings. The relevant question is considerate use in shared space, not turning individual brands or users into targets.

The Theqoo page is dated Oct. 24 at 22:13 KST and displayed 56,086 views and 508 comments. The X screenshots show March 13, but direct access to the source returned HTTP 403. A claimed 'legal ban' is rhetoric, not a law.

Further review should check original X replies and newly added Theqoo comments. Since those comments did not load in the available page, no additional reactions were invented.