There's no government in the western world will outright ban smoking. Smoking in public yes, but never outright. It makes them far too much money.

I don't really like smoking either way... anyhwhere public. Its stupid... you're going to die sooner... and worst of all it makes kissing sh!t

Smokings a waste of time and money.

So no, I prefer non-smoking, which luckly is the law in my country.

So is drinking.

Drinking is fine in moderation. Wine can be nutritionally benificial if you want to get technical.

It's still a waste of money

It's a waste if you get trashed all the time.

I don't think it's nice for smokers to push their habit into non-smokers, by choking them with their smoke.

^ Yeh I agree with that. But if you know there's gonna be a lot of smoke, then just don't go there. *makes no sense* But yes.

becasue it kind of sucks when you don't smoke and other people do, and you stop going to places because people smoke.. you know?

I don't think that you should have to check if a shop, or a bar, or a pub, is full of smoke before you enter it (for fear of being choked to death) - because there shouldn't be smoke in there in the first place (unless someone's having a barbeque in the back garden!!). And it's a fact that buildings in which people smoke heavily need cleaning and decorating more often than ones that don't. So it costs money, not only to the smokers themselves, but to the people who own the buildings that they spend time in.

I`m for it & I smoke , I hate smoking indoors.

Reminds me i`m killing myself quicker. I need a breeze.

^word, smoking in a completely enclosed space is kinda nauseating. i don't mind smoking indoors, as long as someone cracks a window or something. i think the whole issue would be solved if smoking sections just put in some proper ventilation, it might cost a little more for heating etc, but then everybody's happy.

Ahhh. What would I do if drinking was banned?! No more Bacardi I hate the thought!

I smoke (especially when I drink), so I'm all for smoking wherever (not to mention that I'm from North Carolina where all the cigarettes are made).

I hate it when a city passes a law that prohibits businesses from making their own decision on this subject. If they want to have smoke-filled bar or restaurant, and don't care about turning away or turning off the non-smokers, then they should be able to do that.

This whole discsussion, to me, is a classic case of the government thinking that they know better than the people. "Smoke-free" cities (like Boston, or LA) that have already passes laws like this just piss me off.

For half_baked87

I know, tell me about it.... That's a sensible thing to do.I don't think it will solve the WHOLE issueApart from me.... Only kidding. You have some good views. :)

I would be for a smoking ban in public places.

I work in a restuarant/bar and I come home stinking of cigarettes and usually coughing, why should I be punished for earning some money?

Also there is nothing worse than if you are at the front at a gig and the person next to you decides to have a cigarette and there is absolutely no way of getting away from it.

The British Government also disgusts me with trying to fob England off with a partial ban (only banned in places that serve food) whereas Scotland and other areas get a full ban in all public places.

I smoke therefore the world is my ashtray, however I am semi-considerate and do not smoke in the pediatrics ward of any hospitals :pimp:

People can smoke in McDonalds in Germany. It smells horrid.
Not that it doesn't smell bad anywhere else, but it's the smoke added to the oil and grease and all that jazz.

The Glades is much nicer now it's smoke free.

i say... smoke wherever you want to

i'm gonna go with a big nay. thank god calgary is banning smoking in bars starting in 2007. i hate going out and feeling like i have to shower and wash my hair 50 times to get the greasy smoke stink out. one of the things i loved about nz is i could go out to a bar and actually wear the same clothes the next day. here, if i go out, i have to throw my clothes in the washing machine right away when i get home. if i leave them in my room they stink up my entire closet.

personally I hate stinking like cig smoke after a night at the bars

im with you

I'm suprised some local and state governments passed this bill.
I personally don't care but if you don't want to breathe it int hent he government should protect that right.

Anyone with any major qualms with it should take it up with their congressman / congresswoman.

If people in restaurants smoke in a special area, you don't even slightly have problems with their smokes. And in bars I can't imagine the smoke could get you annoyed... Is it breathing problems or something? Because I have never had problems with smokers in bars.

Some of the time I honestly wonder why smoking in public is more acceptable than masturbating in public, in that they both involve personal sensational pleasure at the annoyance and discomfort of others.

Now, I'm not a fan of either and do neither of them myself... but I percieve the two in a very similar way.

I'm a fan of both...but not at the same time. :)

Lol, You masterbate in public?

:(

Am I the only person who has made this connection before?

If there are smoking booths, why are there not wanking booths? Or designated self-stimulation areas? More people masturbate than smoke

I smoke in public and the other is done for me in private.

(you did ask)

So does whistling to yourself. I guess we should ban that as well.

And chatting shit.

Wait, so you're allowed to masturbate in public where you are?

Everyone is fucking stupid. Masterbating in public or whistling to yourself cant feed smoke into other people's lungs which in the long run takes valuable time off of your life.

Look at the statistics for how many years habitual smoking can take off your life.

Then calculate how many kick-ass albums you could listen to in the same period of time.

Then think how much quality music appreciation time you'll rob yourself of by smoking.

DRMO...do you drive?

Yes, once or twice a week on average. Taking my friends to the cinema and sometimes driving to see my girfriend in Cornwall. If it wasn't so risky around here I'd get everybody to cycle to the movies instead :)

wooo cornwall.

anyway.
i think its dumb.
not completely, obviously it has its healthrelated upsides, but, should be upto specific bars&pubs.
s'part of the atmosphere is all.
i dunno. i like it.

I don't mind smoke but bars are the exception. It's like lets have 20 people in a not very large room smoke continuosly. There aren't really too many situations where there's someone smoking that you can't just walk away and if you can't walk away people, one maybe two if you're lucky but definitely not 10, will stop if you ask them to. That's what I've found anyway. People who make an effort to complain and be discomforted are even more annoying than smokers.