I am a foodie, I will NEVER put a sweat-sock smelling cheese in my mouth, EVER! I cannot get past the smell.
I was at a food show in Portland, OR last week. A distributor was handing out samples of various cheeses. Some were locally made (I found an excellent semi-soft cheese from Port Townsend, WA...delicious!), and some were imported from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. I found the German cheeses to be the stinkiest.
I sampled one of those German cheeses and put it in my mouth without getting a whiff of it beforehand. I almost gagged. I cannot remember the type of cheese, which is just as well.
There is nothing in this world like a good Stilton and a glass of port....