Cologne: more than just for hot dates

I know France and french people have this "bad reputation" of being stinky or smelly. That MAY be true - while I was there, there were quite a few people that smelled QUITE ripe. BUT, one other olfactory sensation that I experienced time and time again was this: my companion and I would be walking down the street downtown, and every once in a while, a guy would walk by, and we'd get a goooooooood whiff of his cologne. I am going to be frank: I REALLY liked that!! Yes! I did! And they weren't always with a girl they were impressing, they weren't even always in really fancy clothes to go with their wonderful scent. They were just going about their daily routine, smelling great.
Might I make a suggestion? Let's do that more often. I am now a college student, and I do not remember once smelling anyone's cologne while walking around during those crowded class breaks. Why not? You don't have to put it on to impress a specific girl, or have to be headed on a hot date to smell good. We always try to look good, to not smell bad. . . Hey, I'm doing my part: I have hardly gone two days in a row without wearing perfume since I got back from Europe two months ago, and I'm not even CLOSE to having a boyfriend that I need to impress. It's just FUN.
And you have no IDEA how much it enhances your "attractiveness" level when you smell good. Sigh. So nice.