I am also convinced that people's senses/brains have been hard-wired for hypersensitivity as regards degree of "stench."
I suppose so. Grown up in rural Germany in times when smoking was allowed everywhere, one of my earliest memories was that unique combination of stale smoke and Maggi that filled my nose when entering a rustic village inn. And I liked it, because it came with a decent meal
I'm sure that today's youth would vomit instantly...