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Smoking Regulations Posted: 12-31-07 14:43pm
Can you believe that smoking will not be
illegal in bars, cafes, and restaurants in
France strarting tomorrow? The world has
come a long way from glorifying the
smoking lifestlye if even the French want
to make more room for non smokers. What
is the situation like where you are from?
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 12-31-07 15:16pm
There has been a public smoking ban here
for a little while now. I don't mind going
outside to smoke, but there is a problem
with this here where I live.
Downtown is a party/bar/club scene.
Charleston is a college town. A lot of
drinkers smoke (at least when they consume
alcohol). When the bars are crowded, huge
groups of people make their way outside to
stand in front of the bars to smoke. They
don'y throw their butts away, and the
result is a lake of cigarette butts
flooding the sidewalks come 2am (when the
bars MUST legally close).
I can only imagine what all of the
tourists who don't smoke think when they
have to walk through the massive clouds of
smoke to get to their first seafood
restaurant or something.
It's bad enough that it stinks outside
when these huge groups of people are
outside, but some of these law makers
should try walking THROUGH the crowd. Just
trying to get to their destinations on
time.
If they are going to ban smoking in public
places, they need to make designated
smoking areas to accomidate for the people
who do smoke, and who have that right.
If people who don't smoke are entitled to
breathe clean air, the people who do smoke
are entitled to have an area of their own.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 01-01-08 18:43pm
I totally agree. Plus think of all those
small businesses now going OUT of
business. It is also an economic crisis
as well as a social one whne smoking gets
banned. Here in France the smokers are
also feeling forced to stop smoking. But
as a non-smoker I appreciate the
government ruling.
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Phant Ears
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Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 111
Posted: 01-01-08 18:48pm
Smoking ban here too.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 01-02-08 14:23pm
Good or bad thing, IYHO, Bunny?
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Phant Ears
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 111
Posted: 01-02-08 20:48pm
I personally think it's great. I'm
pregnant and I can barely go in a
restaurant without smoke every where.
It'll be nice to breathe for a change.
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