OPINION: Should Smoking Really Be Banned Everywhere?

By Suzanne Venker , Author - June 09, 2009

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My heart bleeds for smokers, and not just because I used to be one. It's just a terrible time to be a smoker. God forbid a person wants to light up anywhere in public -- even outside. Ten tables away from a nonsmoker. Blowing in the other direction. With a smokeless ashtray. I'll never forget my shock several years ago when I was in Manhattan with my husband. It had been several years since we had been there (babies have a way of stunting travel) and during that time the city had banned ... Read the Full Article
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OPINION: Should Smoking Really Be Banned Everywhere?
  • anonymoustache
    clarification

    There are cigar bars in the city that you and your husband could've gone to to smoke cigarettes and cigars. Also, many restaurants and bars have outdoor gardens in the back that allow smoking .
    Yes, I agree it's a shame that there aren't more places to smoke, but this law was to help protect those that have to work in those areas 8 hours a day.
    I once spoke with a friend from Switzerland about smoking and describe myself as the black sheep/social pariah when I spend time with family in Texas; no one else smokes or has quit. She said that it's quite the opposite in Europe; you're a pariah if you don't smoke.
    Quite interesting.

    - anonymoustacheUS June 10, 2009 12:39PM

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