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As I visit the city today (bus), I'm not sure how people tolerate the toxic transport pollution stench :(

There must be some desensitising to it from a young age e.g. getting a car, getting used to the smell of petrol every time you fill the tank and so on. Not to mention a lot of folk probably work in similar or more caustic environments so there would be some rationalising going on too.

Where we used to live in Sydney was a busy strip of cafes, restaurants, bars, pubs, many of which had outdoor seating and dining by the main road which was usually two to four lanes of busy traffic at most times of the day. You look at the shopfronts and signs, the footpaths and building facades and it's all covered in soot. Sure it's not building up that quickly but you only have to see it once and say to yourself, this is not a healthy environment, maybe all these people oriented places shouldn't be a on what's basically a highway. But nope, I never heard a word or complaint.