Curious fact about mints

In the UK you will find gum and mints in peppermint and spearmint flavours, but never in wintergreen.  Most Brits haven't even heard the term "wintergreen."   Did some research, and apparently the smell of wintergreen (chemically known as methyl salicylate) is strongly associated in the UK with either a) bathroom cleansers, or b) muscle-relaxing ointments.  Perhaps my wintergreen-scented aftershave explains why I can't get a date...