A CRR Update...
A week after being introduced in the country, the new smoking regulation has begun to affect Spanish society.Forced now by law to decide whether their places would remain smoking or non-smoking, small bar owners have reached a decisive conclusion:
Almost 90% percent of them will allow smoking in their properties.
Reports say this is leading to some very peculiar situations:
(reconstructed conversation)
Non-smoker: Err, excuse me, would you mind moving your cigarette?
Smoker: What???
Non-smoker: I was just wondering if you could…
Smoker: This bar allows smoking, my friend!!
Non-smoker: Err… yes… I know, but I was just…
Smoker: It says so, right there on the sign!!
Non-smoker: Yes, I see, but…
Smoker: You want me to go against the law???
Non-smoker: No… That’s not what I meant… I…
Smoker: You were the guys who wanted a new smoking law, right?
Non-smoker: Yes… Hell, no! You are…
Smoker: If you want some fresh air, go grab some!
Non-smoker: err…
Smoker: You want me to call the cops…
Small groups of non-smokers have also been witnessed to step out of bars to catch a breeze of smokeless air.
Other fonts even speak of long time non-smoking people going back to smoke… To keep up their social life.
From Barcelona,
A Penguin with a Bow Tie, for CRR news.
(CRR is a registered trademark of The Chronicles of the Radical Reality; this text does not necessarily represents the editor’s point of view)
posted by Mr G @ 6:10 AM
6 Comments:
In Canadas wehave to go outside to smoke in all puplic places or we get 150 dollar fine.
I guess its just a product of the times. More people are quiting smoking and lets face it . its not good for us. I to smoke.
Here in Florida, there's hardly anywhere inside a building you can smoke anymore....even some bars you can't.
I guess it really doesn't bother me...I REALLY DO plan to quit smoking this year...one of those damn New Years resolutions, you know. :)
I think it's good they gave businesses a choice. Like Walker said there is none in Canada..
saludos desde Chle
Las leyes nunca solucionan los problemas, parece que el mal chileno se propaga desde Europa. :O
La gente se acostumbra a fumar afuera o en sus casas y ya. Hablando sobre este tama un amigo estaba preocupado porque los derechos de los fumadores estaban siendo afectados. Pero y ?mi derecho de no fumadora de no querer aspirar ese humo? Por mucho tiempo los no fumadores nos hemos quedado en casa porque no hay opciones de bares o sitios sin cigarrillos, a mi me parece justo hayan lugares libres del humo de cigarillo que me hace llorar.
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