No smoking in Valais

Dave Mac wrote:Austria really lets itself down. From Jan 2009, bars & restaurants over 50 sq metres have to provide a non-smoking area greater than half of the area. Below 50 sq metres, the innkeeper can decide. There is very little in the way of employee protection. Any bans on smoking is regularly flouted.

Like Bandit, I used to go down to a local pub. Came one very smoky night, I walked round, and everyone in the pub was smoking. Put down my pint and didn't go back for two years. Now, I only go every couple of weeks, just because there is a music night.

tino_11 wrote: :roll:

we should all be confined to our own homes.

Tony_H wrote:As an ex smoker, I can only go by what I felt and noticed. And that was no nasty smelling clothes or fingers, amongst other things of course.

Personally, I think that smoking should be banned worldwide 100%, but seeing as it isnt, smokers should be allowed places to smoke and it should be up to the owner of the bar/restaurant if they allowed it or not. If that was the case, I would simply avoid the places where it was allowed so I dont stink in the morning, but allow those who do enjoy a cig to have somewhere to go. Simples.

andymol2 wrote:I upset an Austrian youth last year who thought it cool to light up in the bubble in spite of non-smoking signs.

Looked back at me smugly when I pointed to the no smoking notice.
Looked less smug when I flicked it out of his mouth!