Someone lights up
Quelqu'un allume
une cigarette
ask a waiter to ask them to stop
Ask him to put it out.
ask them to please stop smoking
ask waitress to let him know
during summer, it's a good way to prevent mosqitos
Glare but not say anything. It's not worth fighting for
I feel like giving the smoker a dirty look
I say, "Excuse me, this is the non-smoking area."
i tell them to go outside
i would ask him/her for one too.
I would ask them to stop.
I would tell them to put it out or move to a different table
I'll walk up to him and ask him to leave.
leave immediately if the maitre d does not make the smoker stop.
maybe tell the waitress
politely ask them to extinguish it
say, "I'm sorry, did you know this is a N.S. section?"
See who the person is, but not worry about it
Start coughing really loudly and pretend to choke.
si ça me gêne vraiment je lui demande
s'il a vu le panneau gentiment
si je suis avec qqun que ça dérange, je lui demande
d'arrêter de funer
si je suis en train de manger, je le fais remarquer
Si je suis vraiment incomodé, je lui demande d'arrêter
il ne devrait pas par respect pour les autres, moi ca ne me dérrange
pas
Je demande poliment si la personne peut aller ailleurs ou arrêter
je fume donc je ne dis rien
je lui demande de l'éteindre
je lui demande en souriant si ça le gêne que je
ne fume pas
je lui demande poliment d'éteindre sa cigarette
Je lui fais la remarque que nous sommes dans la section non fumeurs.
je lui fais remarquer qu'il est en tord
je m'en fou
je ne dis rien jusqu'à la deuxième cigarette
je rale ou demande à changer de place
Discussion
Indirect vs. direct
I noticed that while the French students seemed to be more polite in dealing with this situation, they were also more direct. American students responded that they would enlist the help of a third-party, such as a waiter. I think Americans are usually pretty direct. Do you think the French are more or less direct than Americans?
direct
Aside from third party help, Americans also mentioned non-verbal tactics such as dirty looks, which I personally find ineffective as well as rude. How would a French smoker respond to such a look?