Dear Editor,
South African smokers are very inconsiderate.
They freely smoke in public places, exposing our small kids to this bad and deadly habit.
Besides kids becoming secondary smokers unnecessarily, public smoking also makes them think smoking is cool.
Smoking areas at family restaurants are normally separated by a glass, which means kids are still exposed.
The time has come for Parliament to pass the long overdue bill that outlaws public smoking. It should carry the same weight and punishment as any other form of public indecency.
I have tried to tolerate these people but they show no consideration or respect for others. I recently had a verbal fight with a woman who smoked one cigarette after another while waiting in a queue right in front of us (at the boarder gate).
I also took a female teacher to task for smoking in an area where kids could see her at my son's school.
What really gets to me is that all these people think I'm being unfair when I confront them.
We really don't have to put up with this kind of behaviour. Smoking is a bad habit that must be discouraged in every way possible.
Lindani Gumede
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