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Originally Posted by Russ
The thing is, so many people these days love to be offended for the sake of being offended (usually in the hope of getting a compensation cheque) that anything they don't like will be regarding as 'offensive'.
I've never smoked, never will and can't stand the stuff but I can honestly say I never have or will be 'offended' by someone smoking. Annoyed most probably but never offended.
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Well isn't that the same thing?
If someone doesn't like something that someone has done, without any regard to what may annoy other people. Then I would say that they are offended by it. Although you may choose to use different words to describe the same thing.
Most people find a bad smell offensive. Now if you don't smoke, and you hate the smell of smoke, then cigarette smoke can be as offensive as lets say a fart.