SC - Passage East III - Part 1

Thu Nov 23 18:40:48 PST 2000

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In a message dated 11/23/00 3:37:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
stefan at texas.net writes:

> But smoking in a public place where I am forced to smell noxious tobacco 
> fumes crosses that line.

I feel the same way about people who wear perfume and other noxious scents in 
public places but I don't see laws restricting that sort of vile activity.

> 
> I thought the "Manhattan lunch" had to do with alcohol, not smoking?

It does. I f you reread the original post you will see that I used it as an 
example of how social rules have changed in response to your comment about 
drinking in the kitchen.

Ras
The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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<HTML>In a message dated 11/23/00 3:37:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, stefan at texas.net writes:
 
 
 <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">But smoking in a public place where I am forced to smell noxious tobacco fumes crosses that line.</BLOCKQUOTE>
 
 
 I feel the same way about people who wear perfume and other noxious scents in public places but I don't see laws restricting that sort of vile activity.
 
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 I thought the "Manhattan lunch" had to do with alcohol, not smoking?</BLOCKQUOTE>
 
 
 It does. I f you reread the original post you will see that I used it as an example of how social rules have changed in response to your comment about drinking in the kitchen.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ras
 The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol</HTML>

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