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Quote from: parts on January 11, 2011, 09:07:23 PMQuote from: Semicolon on January 11, 2011, 08:36:15 PMQuote from: couldbecousin on January 11, 2011, 08:33:43 PMThe one new smoking restriction I disagree with is the ban on smoking in bars. Nobody is in a bar to get healthier! Such restrictions are usually implemented to protect employees, not patrons.If that was the case then they should have exemptions if all the employees sign a waiver.No, because in such an instance, employees could be put under pressure from management to agree to such a waiver in order to increase business. Bar employees are rarely unionized (at least where I live), so it is likely that an employer could force an employee to compromise his/her health in order to keep his/her job. Furthermore, any newly hired employees would be forced to sign such a waiver or be excluded from possible employment.
Quote from: Semicolon on January 11, 2011, 08:36:15 PMQuote from: couldbecousin on January 11, 2011, 08:33:43 PMThe one new smoking restriction I disagree with is the ban on smoking in bars. Nobody is in a bar to get healthier! Such restrictions are usually implemented to protect employees, not patrons.If that was the case then they should have exemptions if all the employees sign a waiver.
Quote from: couldbecousin on January 11, 2011, 08:33:43 PMThe one new smoking restriction I disagree with is the ban on smoking in bars. Nobody is in a bar to get healthier! Such restrictions are usually implemented to protect employees, not patrons.
The one new smoking restriction I disagree with is the ban on smoking in bars. Nobody is in a bar to get healthier!
Quote from: couldbecousin on January 11, 2011, 08:13:12 PMQuote from: Butterflies on January 11, 2011, 06:17:16 PMQuote from: parts on January 11, 2011, 05:10:38 PMWhat exactly is with this weight obsession and the bitterness some people have towards fat people when they are not he ones who need to lose it?I agree. There is a similar argument with some people saying smokers shouldn't get free treatment for smoking related illnesses. The fact is we all do things that could be bad for our healh, even if it is just driving a scooter too fast. I suppose in the context of this thread, it isn't so much bitterness against fat people per se, more irritation at the thought of them encroaching upon other people's personal space, for instance, by overflowing their seat on an airplane, in a movie theater, etc. It's the same irritation people feel if they're forced to breathe other people's smoke, IMO. Although I must admit, despite the fact that smokers in the U.S are scarcely allowed to smoke ANYWHERE public anymore, I and many other nonsmokers still self-righteously judge them for smoking. Meanwhile, as I nag my smoking friends to quit, I continue to eat foods that keep me fat. It's not just this thread soph although I like her has a tenancy to make threads along this line. If it was only about invading peoples space that would be one thing but it's not it's the outward loathing and disgust that is expressed in the threads
Quote from: Butterflies on January 11, 2011, 06:17:16 PMQuote from: parts on January 11, 2011, 05:10:38 PMWhat exactly is with this weight obsession and the bitterness some people have towards fat people when they are not he ones who need to lose it?I agree. There is a similar argument with some people saying smokers shouldn't get free treatment for smoking related illnesses. The fact is we all do things that could be bad for our healh, even if it is just driving a scooter too fast. I suppose in the context of this thread, it isn't so much bitterness against fat people per se, more irritation at the thought of them encroaching upon other people's personal space, for instance, by overflowing their seat on an airplane, in a movie theater, etc. It's the same irritation people feel if they're forced to breathe other people's smoke, IMO. Although I must admit, despite the fact that smokers in the U.S are scarcely allowed to smoke ANYWHERE public anymore, I and many other nonsmokers still self-righteously judge them for smoking. Meanwhile, as I nag my smoking friends to quit, I continue to eat foods that keep me fat.
Quote from: parts on January 11, 2011, 05:10:38 PMWhat exactly is with this weight obsession and the bitterness some people have towards fat people when they are not he ones who need to lose it?I agree. There is a similar argument with some people saying smokers shouldn't get free treatment for smoking related illnesses. The fact is we all do things that could be bad for our healh, even if it is just driving a scooter too fast.
What exactly is with this weight obsession and the bitterness some people have towards fat people when they are not he ones who need to lose it?
I wouldn't apply in bars. Period.
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Quote from: Heinrich on January 12, 2011, 01:37:05 AM Easy for you lot in the UK to stay thin, with your inedible food...beans on toast with a broiled tomato...mushrooms on toast with a broiled tomato..."bubble and squeak"...
btw what is broiled? I may be extremely stupid in not knowing this and I can't be arsed looking it up lol
Quote from: Heinrich on January 12, 2011, 02:06:57 AMbtw what is broiled? I may be extremely stupid in not knowing this and I can't be arsed looking it up lolJust cooked in the oven at a higher temperature than used for baking.
