Strange, really. You know, here in northwestern Germany, where the British newspapers claim the pong originated, we should all be choking right now, shouldn`t we? But we´re not. So either it´s all the Dutch´s fault - or the whole story is totally exaggerated.

Daniel, Muenster, Germany

That picture of a German steel factory was actually taken with the wind blowing fromt the west. Besides, the smell originated from farms from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, where dung is brought out on the fields once a year.

Besides, I wonder how Mr John Kraft from Las Vegas can smell that "atmospheric blitz" (the Belgians and the Dutch will certainly feel honored for being associated with the "blitzkrieg"), I always thought Las Vegas is a little bit more westwards.

I'd like to point out that there are agricultural smells from Britain as well and that under normal weather conditions, people in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are the ones affected, because Europe is a west-wind zone and Britain is actually geographically part of Europe - a fact which some people commeting here seem to deny. Since if it's "Euro-whiff", it must be British whiff, too. (Although I must admit that London feels a lot more like Pakistan than Europe these days.)

fritz, Aachen, Germany

hmm...very little industry in northern germany...it's mostly farm land...huge areas of farm land.

dirk husemann, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

I am in Torrejon de Ardoz, outside Madrid. I got off the train and smelled manure too

Nick Rosemeyer, Madrid, Spain

Our "wunderwaffe"! Better than ten german bombers in the air...*lol*

Holger Steffen, Hamburg, Germany

Poor Englishmen!
Do we complain about the English Rain?

Thomas Kanthak, Hamburg, Germany

I don't know what all the fuss is about? We here in Germany are surrounded by countryside and our farmers love using Dung! We have come used to this kind of "pong". If the air in England is so pure, then I'm sorry for you poor people, no nice smelling roses or apple pies. We live with the "pongs" from Russia,Poland,Austria,France,etc do I have to say more? Do we complain?,no, we just get on with our lives.

David Myers, Bröckel, Germany

I'm so glad I'm not going crazy! When leaving for work this morning from Canary Wharf the air absolutely stank. After a paranoid couple of minutes I realised it wasn't me but I couldn't figure out what it was. All I can say is I feel sorry for those in the wind path on a day to day basis!

Dan Craig, London, England

My favourite was the BBC weatherman who coined the euphemism "agricultural pollution"

Ian Kemmish, Biggleswade, UK

They moved Bridgewater into Devon; how, when, its smell went ages ago, now the town

phil, weston, somerset

Sorry to split hairs, but it's actually Bridgwater, and it is in Somerset. The offending factory is now shut.

Andy, Bristol, UK

Bridgewater is in Somerset not Devon.

James Moore, London, UK

Who needs Global Warming?

Andy, Leeds,

Richard, Bridgewater is in Somerset :-)

Chris, Sutton Courtenay, England

Perhaps Dick Cheney made an unannounced stop at Heathrow overnight?

William Fritz, Vail, Colorado, USA

This is why we shouldn't be part of Europe! Can we build a barrier on the east coast to prevent any future Euro pongs....

TP, London,

Perhaps bovine mega-flatulence, in itself a leading cause of global warming. Lets ween these moos off the leguminous grasses before we all go up in a fiery pong.

eugene, heidelberg, germany

If it comes from either Germany or The Netherlands then surely it would smell there too?
As not all teh factories are right on the coast.

Jose, Spain, Spain

At least it wasn't being caused by mass burnings of copies of the Kyoto Protocols. The hypocrisy of the German Chancellor in leveling criticism of U.S. President Bush while her industrial plants send an "atmospheric blitz" across the channel can even be smelt in that foul air.

John Kraft, Las Vegas, NV

Actually it's probably some nerve gas produced by nu lad to make up vote for them!

Mike Jones, Farnborough, Hampshire

...and we all thought that WW I was over!

Garth Strong, San Diego, USA

What anti european trash. Go past Bridgewater in Devon and smell that! Can youu not come up with better news?

Richard, Plymouth,

well it cannot be from industry in Britain, none left!

T. Andre, London,

Well, that explains it! I thought it was local farmers at first, but when I got in to London and could still smell it, I was rather confused. Don't fancy the idea of it hanging around 'til Tuesday though...

Nick, Basildon, Essex

I wondered what that pong was this morning. Kept checking my shoes to see if I'd accidently stepped in something.

Charlie, Burnham, Berks, UK