tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post115855495286107662..comments2024-02-17T19:56:14.419+09:00Comments on Obachan's Kitchen & Balcony Garden: Kaiseki Chronicles #5obachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1158890075865594972006-09-22T10:54:00.000+09:002006-09-22T10:54:00.000+09:00ghanimaThanks ghanima for letting us know how it i...<B>ghanima</B><BR/>Thanks ghanima for letting us know how it is over there. So sounds like it’s not just me or just Japanese who have allergic reactions to certain perfumes. For me musk was perfectly OK, but not the ones I listed in the post… I often wonder exactly which ingredient is affecting me (but knowing it probably wouldn’t help much.) <BR/><BR/><B>amy</B><BR/>Yeah, I think the way they doobachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1158802042655555912006-09-21T10:27:00.000+09:002006-09-21T10:27:00.000+09:00Yes, the restaurant I worked for in Toronto had a ...Yes, the restaurant I worked for in Toronto had a rule against perfumes and strongly scented lotions and the like (of course deodorant was OK!). This was becuase scents, even light ones, can interfere with a customer's appreciation of the wine and food.<BR/><BR/>A local sushi place doesn't allow the employees to even wear make-up for fear it will affect the flavour of the sushi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1158715324658802112006-09-20T10:22:00.000+09:002006-09-20T10:22:00.000+09:00Thought I'd report in from Canada to say that perf...Thought I'd report in from Canada to say that perfumes are an issue here too. I used to work with a lady (I've since moved on from there) who you could smell from 5' <I>outside</I> the office. Whenever she was close to me, it was clear that she was trying to hide bad body odour, but I think I would have preferred it to the bathing in perfume she was doing. My former roommate gets terrible ghanimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352570120522373982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1158680713420659682006-09-20T00:45:00.000+09:002006-09-20T00:45:00.000+09:00amyThanks for your concern. Yeah, I always tell th...<B>amy</B><BR/>Thanks for your concern. Yeah, I always tell the waitress whenever I have a trouble with her perfume, and so far no one took it personally or anything. And I ask the name of the perfume and add it to my list of “killer perfumes.” I guess the list will only grow longer, never shorter.<BR/><BR/>No, our small kaiseki place does not have rules against wearing perfume, I guess, and obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1158661327505234082006-09-19T19:22:00.000+09:002006-09-19T19:22:00.000+09:00I have the same allergic reactions to the new "mas...I have the same allergic reactions to the new "mass market" perfumes. I don't think they are created with the same care or attention to the pairing of scents as the older, more established perfume houses. <BR/>A light sprinkling of perfume is pleasant, esp for a waiter that is near clients and running in and out of steamy kitchens. Over-dousing is not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1158629486190789872006-09-19T10:31:00.000+09:002006-09-19T10:31:00.000+09:00That's awful about your reaction to the perfume. D...That's awful about your reaction to the perfume. Did you mention anything? I think a waitress (and anyobdy else working in a restaurant) has no business wearing perfume. Seems to be just common sense, and I'm surprised your restaurant doesn't have rules against it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com