Dear List, A wording I have sometimes used to escape from bad-health environments is, "I'm sorry, but I have a condition which [gets me out of whatever it is that I don't want to do]" -- in this case, "I have a condition which requires me to stay away from cigarette smoke." This seems to make people less cranky than saying, "Cigarette smoke is bad for my health," which often provokes defensiveness. In my experience if I follow that up with a suggestion for them to do, like "Do you know how to look for a different tuner," they usually get going on that and forget all about my "condition." Just a suggestion from the world of Visiting Nursing -- Dorrie Bell Associate Member, PTG
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