The criminalisation of farting in public places, otherwise known as “fouling the air”, has been long overdue. I applaud you Malawi for doing so. Imagine a world without silent killers in elevators, where as the doors slowly shut, you have to hold your breath for 10 floors as that man in the corner with the rice and beans for lunch avoids your gaze. No longer shall we be oppressed by those who feel that a bus, (with no windows open AND no air-con on a hot and humid day), is an appropriate receptacle for expelled gases. We shall be free to wander streets, sit in restaurants, be bored to death in conference halls without being forced to crinkle our noses. No longer shall we look around, searching for the guilty party, yet remaining afraid to ask for fear of hearing “he who smelt it, dealt it”.
Malawi, I thank you for taking that brave step. Thank you.
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