Should we ban perfume and cologne?

[Crotchety Old Man]

I sat beside a couple at the movies this past weekend, and they both were soaked down in mass quantities of perfume and cologne - I could hardly taste my popcorn. The movie was sold out, so I couldn't pick another seat, so I had to enjoy their chosen scents for two hours. My eyes were watering by the end.

I'm all for hygiene, but the use of perfume or cologne is as bad as smoking in my book. I'd like to see similar laws to those they have for smoking in public applied to these stinkers.

No scents makes sense!

[EH100501AC]

No, but I think deodorant sprays should be banned.

[CodecX81]

Don't hate the product, hate the people that don't understand the fact of moderation.

For anyone that does this..

If you can smell your own scent, you are wearing TOO MUCH!

I think we do need to adopt a form of "finishing school" at the end of High school, to add a little common sense and culture to everyones life. A lot of girls don't know how to properly apply makeup either. Laying it on thick with the wrong colours just makes you look like a freak of nature.

[boonjaca]

I don't think this should be banned, I think cologone and perfume is fine. I actually wear it to work and one of my co-workers too. The key is to not lay it on so heavily so that it kills the people around you.

[lain]

Don't hate the product, hate the people that don't understand the fact of moderation.

Agreed.

It is just another instance of people being rude/inconsiderate.

[Ferman]

No scents makes sense!

I would rather not smell the natural body odor that certain cultures don't have a problem with.

[Shaner]

Sure, lets ban them.
While were at it, lets ban aftershave, scented deoderant, scented shampoo and conditioner and every other imaginable scent in existance.
We wouldn't want to offend the delicate nature of some people.

It's a free world, deal with it. You start banning everything that one person doesn't like and there will be nothing left.

[Ferman]

It's a free world, deal with it. You start banning everything that one person doesn't like and there will be nothing left.

Lets ban people that want to ban things.

[robattoronto]

No, that would be dumb. Cuz you can't cater to everyone's pet peeves. There's better solutions than that.

Like making a special section for grumpy senior citizens.

[CodecX81]

Lets ban people that want to ban things.

lol Yea!

Down with protesters, down with protesters!
What do we want?
Civil order, dictacted by bureaucracy!
When do we want it?
EVENTUALLY!

[FastFokker]

People who dislike the air around them should purchase their a portable air purification device.

Then they can walk around go out in public without concern over contaminated air.

[dark169]

I say suck it up. DOes it suck, yes, but guess what so does sitting next to a huge fat guy on a plane, or being behind a 82civic that burns oil during rush hour.

I never knew of the link between smeeling overly good and causing lung cancer, but thanks to this post I now know

[mlc2000]

Lets ban people that want to ban things.

Or better yet, ban people whom take stupid polls about banning stuff.

Why not have a ban people who eat chili/cabbage for dinner and then come to work the next day with their (un)natural scents.

[Txiasaeia]

No, that would be dumb. Cuz you can't cater to everyone's pet peeves. There's better solutions than that.

Like making a special section for grumpy senior citizens.

For some people, it's not just a pet peeve.

http://allergies.about.com/cs/fragra...aa022299_2.htm

http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Comme...SNBC-lyman.htm

http://allnaturalbeauty.us/chemicals...s_jrussell.htm

[FastFokker]

Some people have allergies to sunlight, should we ban the sun?