I am an asthmatic non-smoker who reacts to cigarette smoke, but I wouldn't put my dislike of smoke in pubs as strongly as thinking the other guy selfish. I'm not a regular pubgoer by temperament: many people who are regular pubgoers smoke, if a landlord feels his business is better off catering to the smokers and annoying the non-smokers, then that's mildly annoying to me as an individual if I happen to go in there and it's too cold to sit outside, but I don't think it's selfish of the smokers.
Similar to my views on dogs in pubs actually: my personal preference is that all pubs be dog-friendly: no doubt if you have a dog allergy or phobia, that preference seems very selfish, but it's still my preference.
On the front of trying to please as many people as possible, the best solution seems to be a good range of pubs catering to as many different sorts of preference as possible. Although I liked the idea of the antismoking legislation to start with, I've gone off it. It seems too pushy now.
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Date: 2009-01-21 12:50 pm (UTC)Similar to my views on dogs in pubs actually: my personal preference is that all pubs be dog-friendly: no doubt if you have a dog allergy or phobia, that preference seems very selfish, but it's still my preference.
On the front of trying to please as many people as possible, the best solution seems to be a good range of pubs catering to as many different sorts of preference as possible. Although I liked the idea of the antismoking legislation to start with, I've gone off it. It seems too pushy now.