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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  Honestly, someone's allergies are not MY problem...it's something that person must deal with. |
While we may have the RIGHT to do something, it doesn't mean that it is the kind or considerate thing to do. Yes, everyone has the right to wear layers and layers of perfume....but it is neither kind or considerate. Yes, people have the right to smoke in certain places....but it is neither kind or considerate. Yes, we have the right to bring our furbabies into certain stores....but it is not always kind or considerate.
Someone with severe allergies to perfume can choose to limit their visits to public places. They can usually smell it several isles away, and choose to avoid that area of the store. When someone goes into a pet store, they expect to encounter pets. Thus, someone with severe pet allergies can choose to avoid pet stores. But in a regular store, they are naturally not expecting to find pets. Particularly in a store with a no-pet policy. And when small pets are concealed, they can't take action to avoid the area.
Understandably, the seriousness of these allergies is not fully appreciated by someone who doesn't have them. But this shouldn't prevent one from being kind and considerate.