Smoking in outdoor dining areas should be banned - AIBU?

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Sat outside a lovely cafe by the canal in the sun, lovely except for the wafting of some ladies cigarette smoke across the table. i probably am a bit unreasonable but I just hate smoke when eating. Seems a shame that to enjoy outdoor dining I need to suffer smokers second hand smoke. So...

YABU - Suck that second hand smoke up
YANBU - There should be no smoking where food is being enjoyed outdoors

I smoke but I agree. Vaping not so much though. Yes it's not great, but much better than the smell of smoke

Tobacco fascists 😂😂😂

@BlackForestCake As someone who worked in pubs both before and after the indoor smoking ban, I can attest that people ARE repeatedly farting next to you in a traditional pub setting. At least outside it's masked somewhat by the smoke

Not always true. People like me with serious lung issues can come to harm, and I have done (ended up in hospital with severe respiratory distress after someone lighting up next to me outside in a bus queue, I had nowhere to go if I wanted to get on that bus.)

Op YANBU.

Most irritations like this are solved by unpursing one's lips, unclutching one's pearls, unclenching one's buttocks and thinking 'this is just life, these are just other people, it's ok really.'

They have absolutely, no idea, how bad, they smell. Sew their mouths up 😀

You sound delightful 😂

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I remember after the ban on indoor smoking realising just how bad some pubs smelled. The years of spills, vomit, piss, farts and things that you don't want to think about 😳 maybe this insta makeover of our pubs is a good thing after all!

I'll take a bit of smoke outside

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Its vile. They are 100% selfish. Me me me. Never any consideration for others. They may think they are considerate by going over the road for a fag but the bloody stink when coming back. And they chew mint to cover it or spray cheap scent

and that vaping grates on me. My colleague goes out at lunchtime and ive seen her with her filler trout sucking on a pink piece of plastic like there’s no tomorrow. What a mess

Other than being forced outside you could say the same about farting, and no-one would think that was very polite of someone to do while people are eating.

Oh dear, who smoked you out today lol

and that vaping grates on me. My colleague goes out at lunchtime and ive seen her with her filler trout sucking on a pink piece of plastic like there’s no tomorrow. What a mess

Vile thing to post.

I honestly think I'd rather sit with a smoker than someone who speaks about others like this.

Surely the MeMeMe sense of entitlement is to decide you are going to plonk yourself down in the area where people are allowed to relax and indulge in a perfectly legal habit and then demand that they adjust their behaviour to your requirements.

Back indoors with you!

And smoking isn’t vile?

im past caring what anyone thinks!

Smoking is an absolutely vile addiction.

You however, made yourself sound like a vile person when you described that woman like that.

Well if you're going to be so aggressively misogynistic in your abusing of her, she might as well go back to smoking cigarettes.

You've made my Mumsnet day man. Cheers

I'd rather get a blowback from Boris Johnson than associate with one some of the nasty judgemental personalities on this thread.

Some people are just so perfect in every way. Get right back in your clenched arse boxes.😂

Judge not, lest you be judged.

BTW I fear Covid indoors in an establishment than I do smoking by others outdoors.

I think providing a space for smokers away from non smokers would be ideal but impractical for most small businesses.

I think given the smoker has the outdoors all year, you suggest the non smokers get a special area for outside dining.

Smoking should just be banned full stop.

Lots of restaurants have signs on the outdoor tables saying no smoking but have designated smoking areas away from eating areas.

I remember when smoking was looked on planes - now that was grim.

Nope. Straight up.