I've certainly been less inclined to avoid pubs since they stopped being toxic hell-holes where I was unable to breath properly.
On one level I agree with Bunn about the problem with pushing people about. But there are many banned habits and practices that are far less dangerous to the bystanders than smoking cigarettes is.
I'm also always gently puzzled/amused/annoyed by the perpetual complaint of many smokers that they 'just want to be treated like everyone else'. Any other activity releasing similar quantities of toxic and/or carcinogenic chemicals into the atmosphere is subject to much heavier regulation, if not outright banning. A company that dumped the equivalent of a 20-a-day habit into its offices would be facing huge fines and probably prison sentences for the responsible corporate officers.
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Date: 2009-01-21 01:52 pm (UTC)On one level I agree with Bunn about the problem with pushing people about. But there are many banned habits and practices that are far less dangerous to the bystanders than smoking cigarettes is.
I'm also always gently puzzled/amused/annoyed by the perpetual complaint of many smokers that they 'just want to be treated like everyone else'. Any other activity releasing similar quantities of toxic and/or carcinogenic chemicals into the atmosphere is subject to much heavier regulation, if not outright banning. A company that dumped the equivalent of a 20-a-day habit into its offices would be facing huge fines and probably prison sentences for the responsible corporate officers.