Money. Such a controversial topic at times. I have a book of over one thousand quotes. eighty seven of those are about money. There are the cliche's about money. There are books, tv shows, movies about money. It is usually how we make life-altering decisions. One thing, though that people don't usually speak about how it smells. I mean how the notes themselves actually smell.
I noticed a few days ago, my handbag smells like Kwacha (Zambian Money). The coinless currency carries with it a smell, an odour. The smell reminds me of butcher's paper, mixed with really really old ink.... and a bit of dirt. I wouldn't call it offensive. I would just call it obvious. When you smell this smell, you know there are kwacha looming. I don't know that bigger wads of money carry with it greater smell. For instance, I had had three K20,000 in my drawer for three days. I opened the drawer, and out came the smell of Kwacha, slapping me fair in the face.
Maybe the smell sticks, because the notes are made of paper, not plastic. Maybe it's because it's old. I don't know why. All I know is what it smells like - a very distinct smell that won't go away.
