What would the drawback be if smoking was prohibited in all bars and restaurants?

Answer 1

Bars are seeing a slight decline in sales and restaurants are seeing a slight increase in NJ, the smoking ban was passed several moths ago.

Smokers have to sit outside and take a break from being perched at the bar, I can't believe that would be a bad thing.

Answer 2

I won't argue much about restaurants, but bars... that's going a bit too far.

At least the drunks that are going to kill people on the road tonight are going to go with clear lungs.

And then, the drunks that smoke are going to drive to the next closest bar that HASN'T banned smoking, which might be fifty miles away. This greatly increases your family's chances of hitting the Death Lottery. It would be much better if that drunk
(he or she) could still smoke at the corner bar, within walking distance. I know human nature, and I know smokers who drink. I damned well better, I spent eleven years bartending when I was younger. People will go to great lengths (and distances) to be able to enjoy a ciggie-butt with their booze. This increases all our chances of dying on the road, along the road, or in the crosswalk.

Sometimes you don't see cockroaches until after you spray for them. Imagine that.

Answer 3

I'm a smoker. No problem. I may have a drink or two, then leave. The bar would lose drinkers who may not stay as long as usual.

That could be taken as a plus or minus.
However, a heavy drinker would no doubt buy a bottle and drink more, as it would be cheaper.

If all restaurants stopped smoking, everyone would live with it. Some patrons may leave on completion of the meal, where they may have stayed longer, with a cig and several cups of coffee or drinks.
I've seen some pretty high coffee and drink tabs, after meals.

Answer 4

In some states, smoking is already banned from bars and restaurants. It is nice, I think, not to have smoke when you're eating dinner, but I don't think it should be prohibited in bars. Smoking is social and is appropriate for bars. If the staff at the bar doesn't want to be around smoking, then they can get another job elsewhere.

Answer 5

there is not a drawback for anything like that,except, and this is hard to explain....
when we lose our right to choose where and when to anything, that is to say the government decides to take any right away we set ourselves up to lose even more rights. i smoke, i do not smoke were people object, i usually go outside of a bar or restaurant, these places are open to the general public,but private clubs where membership dues are paid should vote on the privilege. in nys they are contemplating regulating smoking and other behavior in your own home....how may rights do you wish to lose?

Answer 6

well i work in a bar/resturant and i must say its a double egde sword. it feels good coming work and not having to enhale smoke all day.i bartend and it was frustrating when i'd be making a drink and someone is blowing smoke in my face.anyway we have fell quite a bit in revenue. the guest feel more comfortable at the beach or pool side bar restaurants. so the draw back is loss of revenue

Answer 7

In NYC they claimed it would cause a big problem. It is now banned, and the bars and restaurants are doing better than ever. I smoked for many years and as various places banned smoking, I was happy that it cut down on my smoking.

Answer 8

Possible lost revenue to the bar or restaurant. But, I would definitely prefer it as a non-smoker myself. Ever time I go out to see a musician I end up with cigarette drenched clothes.

Answer 9

none; unless breathing smoke-free air is a drawback. when i go out to eat or drink, i want to taste the food, not the cigarrette smoke. the only thing is a slight loss of revenue but that can easily be replaced by grateful patrons who don't have to choke on nasty cigarrette fumes.

Answer 10

Personal freedoms would be infringed upon. Nobody forces people to go into or work in a bar which allows smoking. Everyone has choices, and people should be allowed to make their own decisions. If smoke bothers me, I won't go to an establishment that allows smoking.