In Australia that was always one of the ways from telling the other Aussies and North Americans from the Europeans. Most of us like it fresh and clean. Hence the expression: Smelly POMS. Prisoner of Mother England for the Brits and their bad hygiene. Ditto for the Euros.
OMG! What was his former site name? He used to be in DC for a long while and is a bit all over the board. Nice enough cute guy who tries hard to please.