Now that we have stopped smoking in public places etc?

Question

Now that we have stopped smoking in public places etc? Can we stop the smellies from useing public transport? The smellies i mean are the wine drinkers and the garlic crunchers. The worse ones are the women who think that all they have to do is to have a quick shower and a mouth wash and they think that they are ok , what they dont realise is that these smells come out through there skin and putting perfume on only makes it 10 times worse. On public transport they are a real nightmare and i would like thto have seperate compartments and differant work ares. is this asking to much?

Answer 1

Well, if they exude that much from their skin, they are a healthier bunch than you & me! I drink wine, & use garlic, but not so much I smell! Where are you? I don't take much public transportation, because I live in the country. IN teh US, except for the GIlroy Garlic Fest, I don't know any area with people who exude garlic!

Answer 2

Comparing the socil acceptance of smoking world wide, Germany is in the middle of the extremes. In the US, a smoker always asks "Do you mind if I smoke?" and will refrain from doing it if you answer "yes". In Germany, a smoker will not ask. But if you say something he will either apologise and put his cigarette out or smoke out of a window to minimise your exposure. In the Middle East, you will be offered a cigarette as a sign of politeness. "No thanks, I don't smoke" will not count, you have to take it anyway and get the smoke blown into your face on top of it. Go figure. To answer your question more directly: I'm German and I've got asthma. Generally it is very easy for me to avoid smoky environments, as a lot of places are non-smoking anyway. It is common (or at least was before the smoking ban) to see ashtrays in front of office buildings, so that smokers could smoke outside. Same for clubs and other public buildings. The only problematic places were bars and pubs or theatre lobbies or similar. I think the smoking ban took care of that, haven't had the opportunity to check yet. (The only thing I noted is that office workers are now smoking inside, since smoking in public in front of the door is now prohibited. ARRRGH!) So overall your heart problems shoudn't prevent you from enjoying a trip to Germany. Have fun!

Answer 3

Yes, this is asking too much. Does England really need another ream of Regulatory Guidelines, complete with numberless bureaucrats to implement said Guidelines? Do you fondly envision the Body Odor Police hovering around every public conveyance? Courts, judges and juries to arbitrate questions of personal stench? You Brits really are fond of Big Government, aren't you?

Answer 4

Its asking too much!! It's obvious whose smoking, but you'd have to go around smelling everyones breath before they got on the train, which wouldn't be practical. And how would you measure the scale of their smelliness?

And i think it would be very insulting. Personally, i take care with hygeine, and in an ideal world id like everybody else to do the same, but its just not going to happen.

Sorry, but no way!! Everybody has pet hates, and we have to accept that when we go out in public, we will meet some of them!

:)

Answer 5

When are we going to stop trying to legislate everything as illegal that is not just like us?! Is our need to have a vanilla society so great? I understand that some peoples personal habits are offensive to us but what about freedoms? As long as people are not harming others I would much rather just put up with those things that bother me about others. If things continue as they are you may find that some day you are on the receiving end of law making your behavior illegal. Live and let live.

Answer 6

Before being so critical of other people, maybe you should take a good, long look at yourself....
Personally, I find your comments extremely irritating. Not just because of the self-centred viewpoint but also because it's so badly written. I have counted at least 20 spelling/grammar/punctuation errors in your question.
Do you really think anyone so poorly educated is qualified to tell other people what to eat & how they should smell?
I think not - grow up!!

Answer 7

While you're at it, why not make black people sit at the back of the bus? The penalty for disobedience would be to string 'em up from the nearest tree.

We British once had a reputation for tolerance - I'm afraid attitudes like yours make me despair - please go and crawl back under your stone and stay there until you realise that people's differences should be celebrated, not feared.

Answer 8

Okay - two things

Why is this in books and authors?

Smells coming out through their skin? Are you sniffing people on public transport? I think your whole attitude is slightly odd and has more than a hint of mental illness (OCD?) about it.

Answer 9

Yes it is asking too much and is also quite rude. Banning smoking was different because it actually harmed others who chose not to smoke, I doubt it that other peoples eating and drinking habit are likely to harm you.

Answer 10

I think its time that we drop our prejudices towards garlic and get on with the more important job of stopping real pollution. Garlic is actually very very healthy and you should be more concerned about all the unhealthy things going on in the world.