tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post4819098343940552617..comments2020-04-06T13:56:35.607+02:00Comments on 245 and counting...: Absolutely fuming...Keith Pow-Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580197604044113553noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-72650587286155274862008-02-29T02:44:00.000+01:002008-02-29T02:44:00.000+01:00Saludos de Buenos Aires!I'm an expat from Californ...Saludos de Buenos Aires!<BR/><BR/>I'm an expat from California, where anti-smoking laws were put into effect years ago. I was shocked beyond reason when here in BsAs 2 years ago the same laws were passed.<BR/><BR/> I never believed the Argentines would obey them, but obey they do. And I, as someone terribly allergic to smoke (I never had asthma until I moved here) am SO very grateful!<BR/><BR/>tangocheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012220622641996877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-66043668073859824702008-01-28T21:55:00.000+01:002008-01-28T21:55:00.000+01:00Nice to hear from someone who knows the Languedoc!...Nice to hear from someone who knows the Languedoc! As we near the end of the first month, I think everyone is getting used to the idea of the smoking ban - and just accepting it now. It should be good for everyone really...Keith Pow-Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580197604044113553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-10496972305857363292008-01-27T07:23:00.000+01:002008-01-27T07:23:00.000+01:00Visits to pubs and restaurants in the UK have beco...Visits to pubs and restaurants in the UK have become fun and a pleasure once more - thanks to the smoking ban. Scotland got the ban before England and we had already got a taste of the delight of waking up on New Year's Day in Edinburgh 2007 feeling a bit the worse for wear but with NO sore throat due to other people's smoke and no need to immediately do a hair to get rid of the stink of fags. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501557217218768574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-76918870935038915942008-01-21T20:33:00.000+01:002008-01-21T20:33:00.000+01:00Many thanks for those further thoughts, Lindsay. I...Many thanks for those further thoughts, Lindsay. I think we are seeing a distinct pattern here, internationally.<BR/><BR/>No wonder the tobacco companies seem to be turning to the less developed nations now... and going back to our basic theme, perhaps smoking bans will actually encourage expats and tourism generally...Keith Pow-Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580197604044113553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-48886235913985347682008-01-21T15:29:00.000+01:002008-01-21T15:29:00.000+01:00We heard the dire warnings here in Florida, too. ...We heard the dire warnings here in Florida, too. We are so dependant on touriam and particularly no-US tourists. People predicted huge drops in visitors when we went smoke free...never happened! International tourism continues to grow each year. <BR/><BR/>I rather suspect the gloom and doom publicity was coming form the tobacco industry, fearing a loss in their sales. I know when I travel, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882678526392168848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-17831127897186138212008-01-18T22:18:00.000+01:002008-01-18T22:18:00.000+01:00Are French smokers going to drink at home now? In ...Are French smokers going to drink at home now? In the rural areas it seems that the cafés are thinning out a bit, but perhaps that is because so many are standing outside! Also, January is a hard time to judge this as there are not many tourists around, and the locals have no money after Christmas - so bars and restaurants are usually less busy.<BR/><BR/>My guess is that the average village bar Keith Pow-Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580197604044113553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-66912529833039685552008-01-18T20:42:00.000+01:002008-01-18T20:42:00.000+01:00Hi Will. Thanks for visiting my blog!Here in Paris...Hi Will. Thanks for visiting my blog!<BR/><BR/>Here in Paris I've been interested to see what happens. I used to be a smoker years ago, so I don't like to complain. But the smoke was so thick, and when I got home my clothes reeked of it. So it took the pleasure out of going out.<BR/><BR/>Now, our "local" seems much less crowded. I hope that changes. People stand or sit outside to smoke, and the Lisa Wineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924029943550959553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-20596618847142726962008-01-15T20:58:00.000+01:002008-01-15T20:58:00.000+01:00It is great to get this international perspective...It is great to get this international perspective - and it sounds as if you have travelled a lot Wendy. The French doubters, and any governments considering smoking bans, should be reading the comments on this post!Keith Pow-Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580197604044113553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-500631966693535262008-01-15T20:43:00.000+01:002008-01-15T20:43:00.000+01:00It's funny how no matter where in the world this i...It's funny how no matter where in the world this is happening the business owners say the same things. I have been many places with smoking bans and it doesn't seem to have hurt their tourism.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061653612287694319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-53675189315516158452008-01-15T19:27:00.000+01:002008-01-15T19:27:00.000+01:00Many thanks to Ellis and Niels for joining the dis...Many thanks to Ellis and Niels for joining the discussion.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Ellis, I think we will become accustomed to smoke-free bars and restaurants very quickly - and perhaps even the most hardened Gitane-puffers will get the hang of it! <BR/><BR/>I used to smoke but even then found some French bars just too smoky - the change is overdue here I would say. Like Niels, I think I will be more Keith Pow-Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580197604044113553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-54330043441920426512008-01-15T18:36:00.000+01:002008-01-15T18:36:00.000+01:00When the instituted a smoking ban in Ottawa Canada...When the instituted a smoking ban in Ottawa Canada I found that my wife and I were now visiting restaurants more often.<BR/><BR/>Most restaurants saw a business increase and it was only those hard-core smoking taverns and pubs that has trouble for awhile. I don't know if all of them ever fully recovered.<BR/><BR/>Niels HenriksenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274220270319377409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-91726188324223816402008-01-15T00:28:00.000+01:002008-01-15T00:28:00.000+01:00It's amazing how quickly we got used to a smoke fr...It's amazing how quickly we got used to a smoke free nation hereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239242366828368668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-57220114683035576162008-01-13T20:02:00.000+01:002008-01-13T20:02:00.000+01:00Bonjour Paul... and many thanks for contributing. ...Bonjour Paul... and many thanks for contributing. I entirely agree that it should be up to governments to take the action to ensure that non-smokers, children, etc., are protected in this way, even if I do not generally go along with the "nanny state" concept.<BR/><BR/>In a lighter vein, there was no intended direct connection between CAMRA and smoking bans - I have no idea where the CAMRA policyKeith Pow-Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580197604044113553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487498775407582108.post-5743397141989389102008-01-13T16:18:00.000+01:002008-01-13T16:18:00.000+01:00I don't understand the connection you seem to have...I don't understand the connection you seem to have made between smoking bans and CAMRA ?<BR/>Smoking bans are surely down to governments seeing sense. A rare occurance indeed !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com