I don't think selfish is quite the right word, and of course every time we want someone to do something for us no matter how reasonable it seems to our society, that is "selfish" in one sense of the word. But people need to be more considerate of others' physical needs I think, full stop and as a matter of course. There's a lot of emphasis at the moment on pussyfooting around people's spiritual wants, so why not even moreso their actual basic needs?
The thing is, would we say that a non-driver asking that drivers "don't drive on the pavement/don't speed" was being "selfish"?I doubt it. Well that's what smokers are doing to everyone around them, endangering their health recklessly. I can see the argument for smokers' pubs/rooms in a way but the problem is protecting the workers. What's wrong with smoking in your own home and if you want to smoke more socially have people round, form the smoking equivalent of a coffee morning or whatnot?!
On the topic of strong perfumes and the like, I don't have asthma and I still agree, especially if they have been informed of the problem and work in close confines with you - no-one NEEDS to wear strong perfume; people DO need to be able to BREATHE.
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Date: 2009-01-21 04:01 pm (UTC)The thing is, would we say that a non-driver asking that drivers "don't drive on the pavement/don't speed" was being "selfish"?I doubt it. Well that's what smokers are doing to everyone around them, endangering their health recklessly. I can see the argument for smokers' pubs/rooms in a way but the problem is protecting the workers. What's wrong with smoking in your own home and if you want to smoke more socially have people round, form the smoking equivalent of a coffee morning or whatnot?!
On the topic of strong perfumes and the like, I don't have asthma and I still agree, especially if they have been informed of the problem and work in close confines with you - no-one NEEDS to wear strong perfume; people DO need to be able to BREATHE.