You don’t need to smoke. You might need a vehicle to get to work, make money and feed your family but you don’t need to smoke!
I was at an open mike standup comedy show last night and here in Copenhagen, unfortunately, you are still allowed to smoke cigarettes in public places. This means I had to sit for 3 hours in a smoke filled room, and after inhaling second hand smoke all evening, I ended up losing my voice. I did not shout or speak loudly. Loosing my voice last night and its still not good today was due to all the smoke. I’ve tried it before and it is really bothering me. I know I chose to go to this comedy show and I could just have stayed home. But if that is the case, I would never be able to go anywhere with my friends (none of them smokers) so what is a non-smoker to do?
Not to speak of the fear slowly creeping up my spine, thinking about all the bad stuff second hand smoke can do to you. I lost my mother to cancer when I was young, and believe me, I know what cancer looks like – it is not pretty. So personally I just do not understand the people who smoke. I know they have their rights so all I can say is that I would be so embarrassed, so ashamed to be a smoker, knowing how many people I hurt and in general just bug with my stinky (yes, smokers, you do literally stink!), foggy presence.
The end.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know a lot of stuff can give cancer and that you might run someone over with a car or give someone bronchitis because you farted! I just do not like the idea that I have to move away because someone else wants to ruin their life 2 meters from where I am standing.)