Invest in an air freshener, brew some coffee or put a loaf of bread in the oven - it’s been revealed that British people are most likely to judge other people’s houses by their smell. A new study found that the average person takes just 38 seconds to evaluate a home they’ve walked into. Other common criteria include the temperature and whether it’s been recently vacuumed.
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