Believe it or not, wintergreen does not have nice connotations in Ukraine. Apparently, when a person dies, the first thing that is done to the body is a lotion is applied to keep the skin from deteriorating. Guess what it smells like? Yep, wintergreen.
This has caused a few things to go awry for me. I sent some PeptoBismal to babushka to help with her stomach. Since it smells like wintergreen, she refuses to take it. I love wintergreen lifesavers, but my wife can't stand to be near me when I eat them, as she doesn't want to sit near someone who smells dead to her.
It's a curious fact, but I thought I would pass it along...
