OK non smoker here.Been one all my life.Never liked smoking over food or in the bedroom but that is the only restrictions I insist on.
Would much rather other half didn't smoke but I appreciate how difficult it is for him to give up having watched the innumerable attempts to do so.In fact I hate being around him when he's trying to do so because it is heartbreaking when he falls off the wagon...I've supported him all the way each time enduring bad temper and depression on his side.Whenever he smokes at home he goes outside.I try to understand because he can't smoke at work these days.
However I still believe it should be a matter of choice in regards to pubs WHILST it is still not illegal to smoke tobacco.The moment it becomes illegal to smoke is when a full public ban should into place because I believe in the rights of ALL not just my fellow non smokers.I think that those who don't smoke should try to empathise with the difficulties of addiction and those that smoke should realise that it's bad enough living in a world that some smokers seem to regard as one big personal ashtray.
So how about just trying to see each others POV instead of thinking that only your viewpoint is the right one.As has been pointed out there are other issues that impinge on our health and are contrbutary to poor health that perhaps need our combined ire to sort out.Our air in general needs cleaning up..Now shall we give up our cars?I bet smokers and non smokers feel strongly enough about that together...Enough to make changes?
Failing that why not just agree to disagree?This ding dong argument is going nowhere at present.
Coggy.
