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Is the wearer of strong perfume on a railway carriage infringing my right to a (relatively) odour-free environment?

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I would say yes.

Fundamentally, anything that invades your space, be it sound or matter is infringing.

-Ray.

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along with the dude who had one too many burritos for lunch.😛

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Originally posted by ivangrice
Is the wearer of strong perfume on a railway carriage infringing my right to a (relatively) odour-free environment?
it depends on the ToS 🙄

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Originally posted by rgoudie
I would say yes.

Fundamentally, anything that invades your space, be it sound or matter is infringing.

-Ray.
So are there any suggestions as to how this fundamental breach of my rights should be pointed out to the fragrant one?

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Originally posted by ivangrice
So are there any suggestions as to how this fundamental breach of my rights should be pointed out to the fragrant one?
Now, that is a delicate matter. Perhaps you could strike up a friendly conversation with the person (shortly before you are to disembark), and after establishing your inoffensiveness, quietly and nicely say that their perfume is a bit strong and perhaps they should wear less.
The person may be upset or angered, but the point should be well taken, and perhaps next time she will think before using too much.
Often no one has ever bothered to tell the person.

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just tell the man to his face

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Better strong perfume than bad body odour though.

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Originally posted by ivangrice
So are there any suggestions as to how this fundamental breach of my rights should be pointed out to the fragrant one?
In theory, one should be able to respectfully request that they person not wear so much perfume. However, in practice...

-Ray.

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Originally posted by ivangrice
Is the wearer of strong perfume on a railway carriage infringing my right to a (relatively) odour-free environment?
I'm not sure you do have a "right to an odour-free environment" - is this part of the new EU constitution? It is up to the railway company who they carry and you could ask them not to sell tickets to the excessively fragrent, but I doubt they'd agree.

You could discuss it with the person concerned and they may move to another part of the train though they are more like to suggest you do the same. You could up the ante opening a window and hope that the cold air drives them off - or at least the smell. Other than that, it is something you'll have to put up with along with the "tsss tsss tsss" of personal stereos and the "I'M ON THE TRAIN" of mobile 'phone users.

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I know people who complain about that. I personally have never minded. Maybe there is such a thing as being allergic to a scent?

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Originally posted by Paul Dirac
I know people who complain about that. I personally have never minded. Maybe there is such a thing as being allergic to a scent?
I don't mind a whole range of perfumes. However, there is one (my wife tells me it is called 'Poison', which is apt) that really irks me. Just that one perfume. I appear to be psychologically allergic to it. Or mad.

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Originally posted by ivangrice
Is the wearer of strong perfume on a railway carriage infringing my right to a (relatively) odour-free environment?
absolutely!
perfumes are totally nonscentical!
well they do make scents for the manufacturers.

some of them think they are pretty noseworthy, though, and figure they should be inducted into a hall of fume.

in fiendship,
prad