how will pubs survive when pubs go none somking?

Answer 1

Using the evidence of other countries, pubs will survive just fine - they may have to modify what they provide to fit customer expectation.

I'm just amazed at the ignorance of some answerers.

luvblis - do you really believe that tobacco is non-carcinogenic and that all the diseases are caused by the "chemicals they put in"? Why do you think they put those chemicals in? What benefit is there to a company to kill its customers. Or perhaps it's the only item in the product they can't replace- the tobacco - that does the damage?

kuriouskelly - you have a point about choice, but the legislation is aimed at providing a healthy working environment for bar staff who might not have such a choice. Also to take your argument to extremes, if you don't like being told what to do by the law, presumably you want freedom to maim and hurt other people? You want freedom to drive your car at 70mph in built up areas? You want freedom to dump your rubbish in lay-bys? What about my freedom to sell heroin to schoolchildren?

One man's freedom of choice ends where it affects others. The smoking in pubs issue is a marginal one, and I actually don't see why accomodation can't be made for everyone, but with the norm being non-smoking if it can't be achieved rather that the other way round.

Governments are supposed to legislate for the public good. If this measure improves public health and saves taxpayers money, then the government is doing its job.

Answer 2

I'm a smoker, living in Ireland, and I thought I'd never go to a pub or restaurant again one the smoking ban came in!!!

It took a while to get used to it - the automatic reaching for a cigarette when you take your first sip of beer or whatever, and it was a pain in the *** to have to go outside (especially in Irish eather!), but we're used to it now, and don't think twice about going outside. I don't think it has stopped anyone from going out - you don't go to a pub to smoke, you go to meet people and have a few drinks, and that hasn't changed. The pubs are doing fine.

Now when I see tv shows where people are smoking in pubs etc, I think it looks totally wrong - so the ban has worked well here.

It was introduced under the Health and Safety at Work Act, it's for the protection of workers in the bar industry - they were stuck with the fug of everyone's smoke every night, now they have much better working conditions.

The other BIG advantage of it is that kids might be less inclined to take up smoking if they can't do it openly in pubs - let's face it, there's nothing cool about being huddled outside in the rain and wind to get your 'fix' of nicotine!

It still amazes me that I can legally buy something that is designed to poison me when properly used, even in moderation, and used correctly! If it weren't for the HUGE revenue generated from the outrageous taxes on them, cigarettes would have been banned YEARS ago!!

Answer 3

I think pubs will survive, there are many people who avoid pubs that are smokey. I find that after washing my hair before a night out its really annoying to wake up and smell like a ashtray. Hopefully, it will force many people to give up smoking and they will have more money to spend in the pub rather than on fags. They cope in other countries.

Answer 4

I don't give a sh-t about the smokers after watching a member of my family die of lung cancer thro passive smoking (PROVEN) now perhaps the people like me will attend more pubs and restaurants without the smell and toxic pollution caused by smokers, and despite the CRAP about freedom of choice for smokers they have every right to kill themselves BUT DO NOT KILL ME

As for the pubs there is a 'non smoking' pub near where we live and it is always 'FULL UP' so smokers now you must consider other people.
Hooray for the no smoking ban.
If that is the only good thing Blair has done well done Mr Blair!!!

Answer 5

I think the pubs will managed just fine people get used to no smoking in the pubs and bars very quickly. Personally I think it is good thing.

Answer 6

Probably the same as when it happened here in the states -- everyone complained for a while but it didn't hurt business at all. I have mixed feelings about this issue. On the one hand, I don't think government should tell a Business what to do. But it is true that it will improve the health of the patrons. Smoking/non-smoking sections don't work because the smoke doesn't know the difference.

Answer 7

Actually, where I live in Canada, the bars are already non-smoking. It's taken a large toll on the bar scene, but they are still surviving. They've coped by adding heated smoking patios, smoking rooms in the basement, and even having smoking nights. It's a pain in the butt for a smoker to go out and have a good time, but it seems to work with everyone.

Answer 8

well... i've been looking at the previous answers to this question, and it never fails to amaze me at just how narrow-minded some people can be. i am a smoker, and that is my choice. i do not inflict my habit on people when i go out to places like cafes or restaurants, and i don't even smoke when i'm walking in town... the thing that p*sses me off though is that people always go on about the rights of non-smokers, well, what about the rights of smokers ? do u know how much tax is paid into this country's economy thanks to people who smoke ? if everyone stopped smoking today, this country would be f*cked. i'm not saying that u should be able to smoke in every area in a pub, but i think that pubs should be allowed to chose whether or not they provide a seperate room that u are allowed to smoke in. i know that smoking is a nasty habit, but so is drinking and gambling, and yes, other people do suffer the effects of passive drinking and gambling....... u just have to look at the violence on the streets after closing time, and at how many people get themselves and their families into debt due to gambling... but do we ban drinking and gambling in public places ?!? of course not... i am all for playing fair when it comes to smoking, but i think the government has gone one step too far. and i don't give a damn how many people give me a 'thumbs down' for my answer, i think that considering that i am a smoker, this is a pretty objective answer with a lot of valid points !!!

Answer 9

Because people still love booze...and are willing to step out on the patio to have a smoke. Trust me, bars (aka pubs) here in California have been non-smoking for years and they are never short on customers.

Answer 10

I think the majority will be fine, I'll be eating in pubs and going out more, sick of having a great pub meal ruined by smokers sparking up nearby. I cannot stand having to breath their muck in, the only downside will be that the joy of a pint in the beer garden during the summer is going to be ruined by these morons polluting the air.