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Writer's Block: Smoked Out
Nov. 20th, 2008 08:14 am[Error: unknown template qotd] I'm not the world's biggest proponent of smoking.
But scorning people? Something someone else does is in no way any of my business. I think some people believe that if you make a smoker feel like a bad person, they will stop. That's not how it works.
The only thing I mind is when smokers - and this is the minority - are inconsiderate of my right not to be exposed to it. I once visited my cousin's father (no, not my uncle), and the whole time I was there, he smoked in my face. Unable to find another place to sit, I had to deal with it. When I got back to my aunt's house, I felt like I had smoke in my throat and had to force myself to cough and drink a lot of water for an hour before I felt better. At least the other times I've seen him since, he's walked away (though still in talking distance) to smoke. But when it's not like that, it doesn't affect me, so it's none of my business.
But scorning people? Something someone else does is in no way any of my business. I think some people believe that if you make a smoker feel like a bad person, they will stop. That's not how it works.
The only thing I mind is when smokers - and this is the minority - are inconsiderate of my right not to be exposed to it. I once visited my cousin's father (no, not my uncle), and the whole time I was there, he smoked in my face. Unable to find another place to sit, I had to deal with it. When I got back to my aunt's house, I felt like I had smoke in my throat and had to force myself to cough and drink a lot of water for an hour before I felt better. At least the other times I've seen him since, he's walked away (though still in talking distance) to smoke. But when it's not like that, it doesn't affect me, so it's none of my business.
