what deos everyone think about the UK ban on smoking that date definitely going to be july 1st?

Answer 1

absolutely fantastic....can't wait! I'm so sick of coming home stinking like an ashtray and I'm going to be glad that my lucgs aren't going to be filled with second hand smoke. As someone who has lost 2 members of my family to cancer, through passive smoking (worked in places where smoking was prevalent) I know that it can only be good thing!
For all those smokers out there, I do appreciate it is your choice, but its not my choice to be suffocated by your bad air!

Answer 2

The first smoking ban came into force in the Republic of Eire, I think a couple years ago.

Scotland already has a smoke ban.

From April 2007, Ulster and Wales will have a smoke ban.

England gets a smoke ban from June/July 2007.

What will it all mean exactly? It will mean that smokers will not be allowed to smoke in public places - restaurants, pubs, theatres, movie houses, etc.

What effect did the smoke ban have in Eire? The most important effect has been that some 600,000 Irish citizens packed in the dreaded weed in year one. No bad thing. The pubs in Dublin are said to be empty for the most part and that young people tend to grab a six pack from the offie and spend time smoking and drinking at home. Sales of Guinness are said to be down by about 20%.

A non-smoking English couple returned recently from Dublin saying that the air of the city was thick with tobacco smoke as smokers are now forced to smoke on the streets and to escape this you have to go into an air conditioned pub.

Answer 3

I think the one thing that is forgotten here is tobacco kills. We do not grow it in this country and it was only introduced a few hundred years ago. What is this freedom of choice business. If you are a smoker you have no choice. You are hooked on the nicotine and can't wait for your next smoke. If smokers have the right to smoke in public then non smokers have the right to not have smoke seeping into their lungs. The big Dilemma. Shall we let them smoke or shall we not? Decision; It is harmful so the government have to take the side of the health issues. The rise in young kids smoking and the annual deaths from smoking related diseases is not in question any more. There is no doubt that the government decision is right. I am a smoker myself but I choose not to listen to advice about the dangers of smoking. Why should others have to suffer from my addiction to a potentially lethal drug? Perhaps if the government introduced these new laws when I was a kid I would still have a bit of clean lung left. Our future generations of kids will grow up and thank us for these rules. The whole idea is to eradicate smoking from every-ones lives and this is the start of that era.

Answer 4

I, as a smoker, have always taken into account people that do not smoke. If I am in a restaurant and sitting at a 'smoking table' feel uncomfortable if I do smoke. I agree that it should be banned from eating places, but I do not agree that it should be banned in public houses. Children years ago used to sit in pubs (as I did) when their parents went for a drink. God forbid, it never did me or my siblings any harm. I do not agree that it should be banned from public houses. It has come to the stage where you are now frightened to smoke in the street (people have been fined for stubbing cigarettes). I look forward to July 1st. How are the government going to keep an eye on this? They do not have the manpower to carry this through.

Answer 5

I live in Ireland and I think it is one of the best things to have come in here. When I go to pubs abroad now, I find it horrible to be in pubs that are really smokey because I'm not used to it anymore. Before the ban came in, a lot of pub owners were worried that their business would suffer because of it but it hasn't really made any difference. They have adapted by providing heated smoking areas outside. Apparently, a lot couples have gotten together as a result, having to stand outside with other fellow smokers is an excuse to start up a conversation. It will be shame if people don't cooperate with it in the UK, because it's really not as bad as people think it might be!

Answer 6

I live in canada so I am used to it. We've had a total smoking ban for a long time and it is horrible at first. Tough to get used to. Especially since it's so cold here and we have to smoke outside. Since it's been so long though, it seems weird to think that we were actually allowed to smoke in public areas at one time. I do thinks it's crap though and now it's getting to the point where we can't smoke in front of certain public buildings. It's getting ridiculous.

Answer 7

I think it is a good idea to protect others around us from smoking related diseases, also to protect other peoples clothes when out in the pub, I have lost count of the amount of times I return home with a cigarette burn in the back of my top. Most pus will provide a sheltered place for the smokers to smoke - some with patio heaters for the colder weather.
It is interesting to note tho that smoking is banned in all public places and private members clubs apart from parliaments private club!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

July 1st can't come quick enough for me. I am sick of inhaling second hand smoke from other peoples lungs. We choose not to smoke, so why should we have to have it forced on us by smokers? They stink like an ash tray, they make our clothes stink in the process. Its a thoroughly disgusting habit. How would smokers like it if i were to inflict something on them that they didn't like? Hip Hip Hooray, at last i say!

Answer 9

Well its going to happen, if not july 1st then soon but I do think that its abit unfair for people who smoke because your taking their rights away. I know that its good for people who dont smoke like me but people who's been smoking for years are going to find it so hard. I think they should ban smoking when your driving first. I always worry when I see people smoking and driving by me because if they drop it, then they would use both hands to stop it from burning them and crash into other cars.

Answer 10

I am a smoker and don't mind having to go outside - providing that bars/clubs will actually provide an area that is sheltered! The chances of this happening in most places though I think is slim to none.