[watwut]

No I think the parent is making up "plenty smokers" and "commonly known" to describe something that exists only in minority of cases.

[boomboomsubban]

"Health benefits of quitting smoking...Within 48 hours, nerve endings and sense of smell and taste both start recovering."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_cessation#Health_benef...

Think about how the smell longer on your clothes. That smell lingering in your mouth is going to mess with your smell and taste. And that's ignoring the damage inhaling burning air does to your mouth.

[watwut]

Which is far cry from "major change smokers notice".

[boomboomsubban]

It's the start of the major change smokers notice, if you want more detail find it yourself. Your baseless certainty astounds me.