tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post6142058322522604087..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: Should you ignore the stench in a crowded subway car?Jeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-79275645174383347202014-09-28T11:50:05.377-04:002014-09-28T11:50:05.377-04:00The big mouth should have kept silent. Even if tru...The big mouth should have kept silent. Even if true, nobody can do anything about it and the trip time is short. So hold one's breath for a while and ignore the idiots.<br />Alan Owseichik<br />Greenfield, MaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-17635630377661431332014-09-28T11:36:03.108-04:002014-09-28T11:36:03.108-04:00Jeffrey,
This is more a question of etiquette tha...Jeffrey,<br /><br />This is more a question of etiquette than ethics. It is neither morally right nor morally wrong to either speak up or to stay silent when faced with a perceived offensive odor eminating from someone, be they a friend or other. It is generally impolite to comment on such perceived odor though.<br /><br />Many would try to rationalize that behavior by saying that they are seeking to prevent future embarrassment but how effective is that when one causes said embarrassment in the process? The man you cited on the subway was most definitely rude and intentionally so. Calling out his rudeness was proper.<br /><br />William Jacobson<br />Anaheim, CAWilliam Jacobsonnoreply@blogger.com