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Turks smoking away despite looming ban
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17 Apr 2008 Thu 04:25 am |
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Quoting teaschip: I don't think smokers hate this law, I think it's common respect to not smoke around non-smokers. |
I think they do hate it. Except in the US, it's commonplace for people to smoke in offices and inside public places. So in TR, I'm sure people hate it.
Quoting teaschip: Where I have a problem is where the government intercepts and places conditions on PRIVATE bars and clubs. We are going through a nanny era, where the government thinks they need to require us to wear a seat belt, wear a bike helmet etc..now smoking. What next? Our rights are being taken away right before us. Whether it directly affects you or not it's reality. |
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17 Apr 2008 Thu 10:29 am |
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I'm what we call a "recycled virgin" when it comes to smoking as I quit in January. Still, I find it unfair for government to ban people form smoking in, like Teas said it, private clubs and pubs. I do understand that smoking is unhealthy but that's why cigarettes are sold to adults able to make a reasonable decision about their health.
I quite liked the idea of separate rooms in pubs and restaurants for smokers and non-smokers as I can understand that non-smokers hate the cigarette reek. Banning smoking everywhere seems unfair. And I doubt it will ever be respected in Turkey - I was shocked to see Turks smoke everywhere. I also remember astonished expression on a waiter's face when I asked him if I could smoke in the restaurant I was having dinner in. His face couldn't believe somebody might ask about it 
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 08:42 am |
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I'm shocked that Turkey would bring in such a rule. even though i hate smoking and like going out and not coming home smelling like smoke, its part of turkish culture almost. when i was there in 2006 i was amazed to see salesmen in a store inside a major shopping centre smoking.
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 02:30 pm |
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Quoting KeithL: I know smokers hate this law but as a non-smoker, I am thankful for it. So nice to stop in for a beer and not have to worry about dry-cleaning your suit or whatever clothes you are wearing.... |
I SOOO AGREE WITH YOU! Living in Turkey means that as a non-smoker I inhale an enormous amount of second hand smoke. Even in the school where I work there isn't one non-smoking place except the classroom. They tried to make the staff room smoke free and that lasted an entire 2hours! So I can't wait for the law to take effect. I am sick of smelling like a pack, i am sick of inhaling smoke everywhere i go. And I do ask people who smoke next to me to put out their cigs or blow their smoke in another direction...they are less than happy to comply! So Right on to the Turkish Gov. on this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I doubt it will be easy...but it's a start!!!!
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 05:21 pm |
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I live in the u.k where we have a smoking ban in public places. I think this a great idea and I am a smoker. I dont see why others should be made to suffer because of my bad habit. If out at resturants and bars if I want to smoke I simply step outside. And now many resturants and bars provide a seating area outside with patio heaters and blankets so us smokers dont get cold. It hasn't stopped me smoking but I do smoke less when I am out. I would never dream of lighting up a cigarette in the home of non smokers.
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 06:57 pm |
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If the ban is meant to make people quit smoking, it is rather useless. People who are addict will either just go outside the bar to smoke, or they wont come at all. I know I wouldnt when the weather is cold!
I suggest seperate areas for smokers, and they can make a special ventilation system. They have them in some places here, but they are rather noisy. Let them technicians work some more to create a silent havalandırma, so we can have our smoke and you your beer!
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 07:02 pm |
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I would never smoke in the house of a non-smoker either, nor would I mind if someone next to me in my lunchbreak at work, asks me to put off my cigarette or blow the other way.
Another reason I am against this ban: the patio heaters!!! There has been an investigation and those patio heaters are even worse than cars for the environment. I cant remember the figures, but it was quite shocking!
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 07:10 pm |
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Quoting Deli_kizin:
I would never smoke in the house of a non-smoker either, nor would I mind if someone next to me in my lunchbreak at work, asks me to put off my cigarette or blow the other way.
Another reason I am against this ban: the patio heaters!!! There has been an investigation and those patio heaters are even worse than cars for the environment. I cant remember the figures, but it was quite shocking! |
I read that also that the patio heaters are destroying the environment .... That is something else they can work on. Environmentally safe patio heaters.
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 08:03 pm |
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Quoting soulshine: I read that also that the patio heaters are destroying the environment .... That is something else they can work on. Environmentally safe patio heaters. |
Ah dear sweet soulshine, the reason they are not environmentally safe is merely that you are trying to heat the outdoors so you are wasting energy. The only enviro-friendly patio heater is the sunshine 
Quoting catwoman: Except in the US, it's commonplace for people to smoke in offices and inside public places. So in TR, I'm sure people hate it. |
Where on earth did you get this idea from? Most of western europe has banned smoking in offices for years, long before the ban on smoking in all public places.
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 08:41 pm |
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Quoting magnadea: Quoting soulshine: I read that also that the patio heaters are destroying the environment .... That is something else they can work on. Environmentally safe patio heaters. |
Ah dear sweet soulshine, the reason they are not environmentally safe is merely that you are trying to heat the outdoors so you are wasting energy. The only enviro-friendly patio heater is the sunshine
Quoting catwoman: Except in the US, it's commonplace for people to smoke in offices and inside public places. So in TR, I'm sure people hate it. |
Where on earth did you get this idea from? Most of western europe has banned smoking in offices for years, long before the ban on smoking in all public places. |
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20 Apr 2008 Sun 10:30 pm |
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