THat is the crux of the argument.
Smokers deny that smelling smoke is a nuisance no matter how many times they are told. Non smokers declare it is unbearable.
I guess the problem that I have with some of these arguments coming from smokers is that they have this attitude that non-smokers are being unreasonable and mean just because they don't wish to partake of the byproducts of their habit. They almost have the attitude that those who consider smoking offensive and unhealthy are some sort of space alien nutcases. It only takes common sense to know that any kind of smoke, whether it be from cigarettes, chimneys, fires, etc, was not meant to be inhaled into the lungs. If it were meant to be inhaled, then why do the lungs try to reject it when it is first introduced into the body?
I just wish that smokers could be honest and just say what they are really thinking, which is probably....."I know that my smoke is harmful and offensive to others but I don't care". That would be better than the laughable argument that there is nothing wrong with it and that the years and years of medical evidence are complete bunk. I hear that a lot from some smokers and I guess perhaps it is simply denial. Kind of sad actually.