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We all know smoking is a bad habit. Even smokers know that smoking is a bad habit. They are also aware of the harmful effects of cigarettes not just to themselves but to the people around them. However, most smokers are quite impervious to the feelings of others. You can see them lighting up their cigarettes with their Zippo lighters anywhere that would let them with utter disregard to the people around them. Indeed, there should be some sort of smokers’ etiquette to be followed. After all, everyone’s health & well-being is at stake.

Is Smoke-free Really Free From Smoke?

For the past few years, anti-smoking campaigns have been progressive ? at least, in some but not all public places. Most cities all over the world have since banned smoking in public transportation, indoor facilities like malls, restaurants & museums, & libraries. However, smokers are still lighting up with their Zippo lighters in parks, street cafes, & pubs because these are places frequented by smokers. Right. What most laws failed to consider is the fact that non-smokers also frequent these places, if only to breathe fresh air. That’s made impossible by the number of Zippo lighters lighting up in every direction.

Indeed, anti-smoking propaganda has to be strengthened to force smokers to conform to good etiquette & not involve other people in their unsavory habit. Outdoor areas should be declared smoke-free. There should be proper partitions between smoking & non-smoking sections in restaurants to avoid smoke from blowing over to the other side. There should be cafes, pubs, & rooms dedicated to smokers where they & their Zippo lighters can congregate & kill each other, & leave the healthy population out of it.

In Good Company

Of course, being in the company of a smoker can never be avoided, especially if they’re a family member, friend, or co-worker. Short of putting them into quarantine, smokers should follow certain decorum when in the presence of a non-smoker.

For example, smoking paraphernalia like cigarettes, Zippo lighters, & cigarette cases should be kept out of sight while the smoker & the non-smoker are engaged in a meal. A smoker should not actually be allowed to light up within 6 feet of a non-smoker. A smoker should have the decency to leave the room & head to the nearest smoke-friendly zone before lighting up with Zippo lighters. There is more. This way, the smoker only jeopardizes himself & not the lives of the people around him.

Non-smokers also have to do their parts. After all, smokers will not actually be privy to your feelings or will at least continue to ignore it until you do something about it… Remember that your silence is encouragement. OK. Smokers will continue to smoke & be unmindful of your feelings if you do not speak up. Put your foot down once & for all & you will find that most smokers are decent enough to put away their cigarettes & Zippo lighters for you, at least, until you are no longer in the immediate vicinity. And that should be very good enough. After all, bad habits die hard.

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