Let’s not let “allergies” to political correctness erase common courtesy and consideration from the public. I was born and grew up in a smoking home and into my young adulthood visited smoking homes, but never personally smoked. A tad of smoke as from a neighboring house or car does not bug me to annoyance. To be in the same place, it is to have burning eyes and choke, and if eating it is to have bitter food and drink and gag. I thank the people who refrain in such close quarters, and I understand if they want to absent themselves temporarily to have a puff that would probably send me to an emergency room if I did it myself.
Tobacco irritation is physical, it’s not one of those things like not being able to tolerate straight marriage if you can’t also arm wrestle society into recognizing gay marriage.
AMEN! Honestly, I'd like to be more polite about it, and in actual fact, I am polite. I smoke in my house, but refrain if I have whiney guests.
I step far away when smoking in public.
I smoke in the bathtub, but no-one should be there to care. ;)
And I try to not irritate folks with my habit.
Except if they get rude about their 'smoking' thing. And whine and complain and push and shove.
At which point, I quit being polite.
I don't change my smoking policy around non-smokers, but you should see the hysterics you can cause with an unlit cigarette hanging from your lips in a no-smoking area.
The drama queens can KMA.
I do try to be respectful of everyone else.
/johnny
For every person with a genuine medical reaction to smoke, there are literally thousands faking it to get their way. I would love to see the medical reports on all the people ‘claiming’ smoke allergies. Bet they show no such thing.
I am all for courtesy and in fact am not and never have been a smoker. I am also all for non-smokers entering reality and accepting that every molecule of public AND private space/air ect. is not theirs to control. Liberals think it is.
Do you not agree the smoke nazis have taken this BS way to far?