Toffee wrote:Z4, Milti and 1 or 2 others need to calm down and see the bigger picture. I dont always agree with Grump but he he makes a very valid argument (if you care to read the link he provided) you MAY get a view that you may not agree with BUT it does allow other people to live their lives the way THEY choose. If you dont like the smoke - avoid it -if I smoke how do I avoid you???
Love & Best Wishes for a smokey New Year,
Brian
Worldwide smoking has been recognized as an unhealthy unsocial habit that directly interferes with the right of the non addicts to enjoy breathing in air without having to inhale tobacco smell.
Worldwide that is apart from third world countries .
Cyprus is NOT a third world country , that is why it has recognized the damage that this nasty smell act does not only to addicts but also to passive sufferers.
Some think that the reason pubs in the UK are closing down is purely because of the ban on smoking ignoring the fact that many other industries where the ban on smoking has no relevance whatsoever are also pulling down shutters , the recession has inflicted great pain to all businesses .
There is not an argument for continuing with the present dated and "thirdwordish" habit.
Cypriot and others must realize that their unhealthy smelly habit can not continue to be effecting those around them. Some say smoking now alcohol next !!! I drink every single day of the year a bottle of wine , on Sundays and when I'm feeling unwell two bottles. Neither those around me get intoxicated and neither does anyone has ever suffered from the effects of sitting next to someone who is having a glass of wine.I do of course realize that there are irresponsible drinkers and there are also those that drink themselves stupid , can not hold their drink and become abusive and in many cases violent , mostly the young Brit who goes out on a Saturday night with one purpose only , to get sloshed.
Finally , yesterday I was up in Theletra Paphos .My self and my brother had a coffee in the local kafenio , out of 11 people excluding my self and brother only 3 were smoking. I asked them directly how the ban would affect them, no problem they replied 9 months in the year we sit outside .