I WAS waiting to cross the road when a man appeared next to me, puffing away on his cigarette.

The smoke blew in my direction and I started coughing. I covered my nose and mouth and took a few steps away from him.
He then said in a loud voice: "Why? Cannot smoke, is it? I paid $10 (for the cigarettes) and I have the right, okay?"

It is exactly this kind of attitude that gives smokers a bad name. If we cannot force them to smoke within designated smoking booths or yellow boxes, then they should at least be considerate to non-smokers.

Ms Michelle Jean Yeang

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