If You Smell Something, Say Something

The other day, a woman sat down next to me on the crosstown bus. It was a rather chilly day, so she was bundled up in scarves and layers.

She proceeded to take out a bottle of perfume and spray her neck no less than 7 times. Like I said, I was sitting directly next to her, so very quickly, her perfume became mine, and my clothes (and olfactory senses) were soon flooded with "musty rose" or whatever she chose to apply.

City buses are NOT the time to apply perfume.

Do that outside while you're waiting for the bus, in the well-ventilated streets of New York.
Do it at home, before you leave, so your skin has time to absorb it.
Do it when you arrive at your destination, so your friends/loved one/employer can smell you. Instead of me.