Smoking ban ?

Question

Would tyou like your country to adopt a ban on smoking in public places and in the workplace , like the one here in Ireland?

Personally I think it's great. It's much easier to enjoy the pub and eating out.

Ps please state whether you are a smoker.

Answer 1

im not a smoker and i live in ireland where there already is a smoking ban and i think its great!!!!places are cleaner and its horrible being on a bus or train full of smoke.

Answer 2

As a smoker i do think it's a great idea. I don't agree with a total ban in public but any where that serves food, yes. I don't like sitting in a smokey resturant or pub but i do think that it is our Nanny state looking after us too much again. At the end of the day it is up to the individual to make their own choices about where and when they go and what they do. Hopefully there will be outside areas for smokers to go and aslong as this happens i really can't see there being a problem for anyone. Please don't outcast us smokers, we do understand that it's a problem but we're not all ignorant gits who don't give a toss for anyone else. Good question by the way. Oh yeh, i'm from the UK and also i don't drive so i don't pollute the environment for everyone. Do you ?

Answer 3

I am a smoker, and I feel that smoking should be banned in restaurants, public places and even some outdoor areas. The reason is simple courtesy. I know that for non smokers, the smell can often ruin ones appetite. Also, more people are likely to have children in a restaurant. As far as public buildings, well, how often do you really have to light up? And as far as having guidelines for how far you need to be from an entrance, again common courtesy. Smoker or not, who wants to push through a wall of people and smoke to get into a building? I do not feel that it should be banned from pubs and bars. I feel that drinking and smoking go hand in hand, you are not likely to encounter children, and lets face it, you EXPECT to encounter smoking in a pub or bar.

Answer 4

I can't wait until the ban comes in here in England.

My 2 close friends were heavy smokers and have both stopped already because they know that smoking when it arrives will make things impossible.

If it stops more people like this i think it must be a good thing, i'm amazed they've stayed off because this is the 5th time they've tried.

I have dated girls who smoke and hated every second, with one girl it was the one reason why i split with her because she chain smoked and spending time with her was unbearable.

Just about every guy i know wouldn't date a smoker, even tho' some had the odd cigerette themselves.

So there's an idea girls, to make yourself look 100% more attractive to men you don't need the Gucci shoes or a Prada dress, just leave the cigarettes at home.

Answer 5

I was a smoker until 3 months ago, I hated people smoking in restaurants even when I was a smoker, its gross, but as for a total ban, still not sure on that one, most work places can/could find a room for the smokers to use that wouldn't have an effect on anyone else, I am still 50/50 on a total ban, the one thing I think looks really bad is people gathered together outside buildings and pubs smoking their heads off and dumping their ciggy ends on the floor, we come to Dublin a lot as we have friends over there and outside some of the pubs its grubby and people are gathered in groups puffing their heads off, it doesn't look nice at all, guess its already starting to get the same here in England too in a lot of places as some companies have already banned smoking and the staff have to smoke outside and they dump their ciggy ends on the floor, maybe because I've been a smoker for a long time myself who suddenly quit I feel sorry for smokers who just want a cig in peace without the hassle of standing outside in freezing weather, so for me its 50/50.

Answer 6

I'm an American, and as an American citizen I have rights, as do all Americans. If we were to ban smoking in all work and public places, we would also have to ban all industry including automobiles, power plants, chemical factories, oil refineries, and any other manufacturing operation that contaminates the environment.

Just try to imagine, no paper mills, because they pollute our streams and rivers, no electric power because coal is a fossil fuel and by burning it, it contaminates the air we breathe, no cars, trains, public transportation, the list goes on and on.

So called secondhand smoke should be considered no worse than everything else we breathe in or day to day lives. I believe the only reason people want to ban smoking is because it's easier to fight the individual than it is the big industries and govt. sponsored military projects. No I am not a smoker, never have been but I strongly believe in the individual rights of American citizens.

Answer 7

I live in Ontario Canada and smoking is banned from all public places here. The only places that can have smoking are bars and thats only if they have a totally seperate section for smokers that does not interfere with the "non-smoking" section. I think this is great, I used to be a smoker but quit when I found out I was pregnant so I appreciate this even more because I can now take my son out places and he can breathe clean air because theres no one smoking around him!

Answer 8

Smoker:

I think that banning and prohibition is not the answer.

I think it will benefit the chain pubs but the smaller privately owned pubs are going to suffer from less trade as many smokers will opt out. Unfortunately I see it now. If you look to a a non smoking section in such pubs - more often then not there is no one there.

Lets leave some decisions to personal choice please. If the landlord wants to ban it - let them - see what happens. But for a government in London to tell me what I should do in youkshire is an insult. I get more pollution from walking down a busy main road to work every day than I do from some one else enjoying a ***.

Answer 9

No I am not a smoker and I welcome the ban. Can't come soon enough. I have had a complicated heart and lung condition since birth, which means that I can't go out socially with my friends to pubs and clubs without feeling like I am going to suffocate with all the smoke. Its nasty, smells vile, it does not look cool and costs lives. Personally I hope that when the ban comes in, it will free up more money for the NHS to do what it was supposed to do(i.e. treat sick people and not those who despite warnings have made themselves ill because of a stupid addiction). The less young people that are encouraged to smoke the better.

Answer 10

I live in scotland and it is banned here. Its GREAT! I can go out and not stink of smoke when i get home. When I go out for a meal i dont have to taste it. Everyone says as a non smoker you have a choice, but if your friends with smokers you always land up sitting in a smoking section. All of my family bar me smoke so nights out were a nightmare.

Answer 11

I think going to the other extreme is not the answer. It will not make up for all that time when smoking was allowed everywhere (even on hospital corridors!). Why can't people just chose a middle ground, from which to operate from. Smokers are much more tolerated in European countries, the UK is like a anti-smokers freak of a country. I think there are equally important issues to focus on, smoking is an easy one to pick on. For example, food. The crapp that we are eating in our food now almost mounts up to the 2000+ chemicals found in cigarettes. Even organic foods are bad now, those who buy it are kidding themselves. Whilst you can chose not to smoke, I'm afraid none of us can chose not to eat. Whichever way we do it, we are poisoning ourselves and our children.
On and off smoker for 15 years.