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I agree that cellphones and smoking are both annoying, but I think that smoking is much more intrusive on those around you. Just like lurkette said "your rights end where my nose begins." While people on cell phones can be annoying, listening to them is usually no more annoying than listening to anyone else in a restaraunt talk, i.e., jackasses that speak loudly on a cellphone, speak loudly in normal conversation. The rings can be annoying, especially the damn songs, but how long do they last?
Meanwhile, when you smoke, I smoke. I won't make the cancer argument, but you don't have the right to make a choice for me. Smoking in a public place forces everyone around you to smoke. I liken this to a physical assault. In my eyes, there are two possible explanations as to why people smoke around non-smokers:
1. They are so completely self-centered and stupid that they are completely oblivious to the fact that someone else might not want to breathe smoke.
2. They are completely self-centered and they know that they are infringing on other peoples' rights, but they don't care. In fact, they must revel in the fact that they are bothering people. What could possibly be more rude than this?
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