How do I remove this bad odour from my brain?

Question:

On the train this morning was a man sitting in front of me who appeared to have brought along the odour of his cigarette smoke filled house. You know those people who smoke in their house and it absorbs into their clothes and regardless of whether they wash them it still smells? It was like a force-field of cigarette smoke and it was giving me a headache.

However, whilst now at work, I can't seem to remove the smell from my brain. Every time I breathe in, I can still smell it and it's making me think I smell like he does. Which I don't by the way.

Is this a merely physcological issue or has this odour clinged onto me? Should I go buy some mints and try and overpower it?

Thanks

Answers:
Odours definitely do cling, especially to the hair in your nose. It's supposed to, for the success of the hunt, if we were still living as hunter/gatherers.

To rid yourself of the smell, sniff some coffee, preferably freshly ground.

Perfumers smell coffee beans to cleanse their noses so they can smell ingredients without residual influence from other ingredients.

Whenever you're near someone who's smoked, it does cling to you. A quick wash will help. It's the only way.

just smell something nice for a goood while and it usually kick away the odor from your head.

How do I remove this bad odour from my brain?

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