> a restaurant in in Zhangjiagang city recently started charging patrons for fresh air, after owners bought air filtration machines for the establishment and ad

> a restaurant in in Zhangjiagang city recently started charging patrons for fresh air, after owners bought air filtration machines for the establishment and added a surcharge to people’s bills for the operation costs. Having lived in Mumbai for 2 and a half years, this to me actually kind of makes sense. Surcharging people will probably vanish once air filtration becomes more common, or ubiquitous (I've never been, so wouldn't know). But in Mumbai, there's really nothing like stepping off the hot and polluted streets, into an air conditioned place with clear air. Of course, the issue needs to be fixed at source, and this is so obvious it's hardly worth stating. But somehow, having lived in a polluted asian city, none of this surprises me, unfortunately.