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by Junge
on Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:07 am |
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It has always been a puzzle to me that people in the areas of the world dominated by the Muslim faith, which strictly forbids smoking...are among the most prolific smokers in the world.
Go to Iran if you want to see people who truly cherish their cigs!.
Some years ago I was walking down the street in Manila smoking a cigarette when a cop nabbed me and gave me a 30 minute "time out" for public smoking. A new law. They actually have benches for this purpose. You get caught smoking its a time out.
Of course being familar with the customs of the country (wife is Philippina) I slipped the cop a 100 peso note, about 8-9, and went on my way.
Haven't been back there for some years now but I hear the anti-smoking campaign is in full swing there as it is here. |
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by whizz_pat
on Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:17 am |
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Thanks Collin for that description.
Being an Egyptian who is raised in New Zealand, and liking the occasional smoke (1 per week-1 per month), I find Egypt's relaxed laws regarding smoking to be worse than New Zealand's harsh laws.
Here in NZ, smoking is banned in any workplace, bars, clubs etc (rule of thumb is do not smoke unless you are outdoors or in your own home).
In Egypt, I dislike the presence of smoking in Egyptian public buildings such as banks, airports, and so on, as the constant exposure to SHS gets irritating. However, I like to be able to sit at a coffe shop with friends and have the freedom to smoke (after all, coffee shops and pubs are not health clubs).
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I guess my point is that the NZ goverment denies me the right to smoke, the Egyptian government denies me the right to breath smokefree air. |
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by gilster
on Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:36 am |
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whizz_pat wrote:
Here in NZ, smoking is banned in any workplace, bars, clubs etc (rule of thumb is do not smoke unless you are outdoors or in your own home).
And, soon enough, they will ban smoking outdoors and -yes- even in your own home.
It's already happening in other parts of the world.
Will you be OK with that too?
Just curious on when you say "Enough is enough" |
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by whizz_pat
on Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:15 pm |
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[quote="gilster"]And, soon enough, they will ban smoking outdoors and -yes- even in your own home.
It's already happening in other parts of the world.
Will you be OK with that too?
Just curious on when you say "Enough is enough"[/quote]
No i will not be ok with that. If someone wants to smoke, they should have the freedom to do so provided they do not harm non-smokers. In my personal observations, the effects of SHS outdoors in negligible. A ban on smoking in one's own home is a riddiculous idea. I do not see how it will benfit anyone. |
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