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#11 2010-01-25 13:25
Re: Vintage Tobacco Ads
Mechanurg wrote:
Suffering from a serious allergy against tobacco smoke, these ads make me physically discomforted. I had stop looking at them.
Really? Does so much as looking at people smoking harm you?
Yes. It is a purely psychological reaction, of course. Unlike being exposed to real tobacco smoke, which triggers serious asthma and may require a trip to a hospital.
AFGHANISTAN 2009
I walk through the dry hills
I hold the little girl's hand
I wrestle the wildfire
I share the pain
Because if not I, who? If not now, when?
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#12 2010-01-25 13:48
Re: Vintage Tobacco Ads
Mechanurg wrote:
Yes. It is a purely psychological reaction, of course. Unlike being exposed to real tobacco smoke, which triggers serious asthma and may require a trip to a hospital.
My, I'll be sure never to light a cigarette near you, sir!
Your physical rejection of smoking is exactly why I think it's perfectly justified to ban it from public spaces, as city halls, libraries, museums, schools, etc.
How do you feel about requiring shop- and restaurant keepers to ban smoking from their businesses though?
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#13 2010-01-25 18:46
Re: Vintage Tobacco Ads
Ottens wrote:
How do you feel about requiring shop- and restaurant keepers to ban smoking from their businesses though?
A few years ago, Sweden banned smoking in indoor restaurants, cafés and bars. I was quite happy with that, because for the first time in many years (I developed asthma as an adult) wife and I could have a cozy dinner away from home and kids without these health worries. Before the ban, we used to frequent outdoor restaurants and cafés, but that would only be possible in summers, or places that also catered for children (McD and BurgerKing have always been tobacco-free here).
The main reason for the ban was actually a health issue for restaurant staff. It turned out that a lot of young waiters developed bronchial problems because of passive smoking.
AFGHANISTAN 2009
I walk through the dry hills
I hold the little girl's hand
I wrestle the wildfire
I share the pain
Because if not I, who? If not now, when?
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#14 2010-01-25 20:09
Re: Vintage Tobacco Ads
Mechanurg wrote:
The main reason for the ban was actually a health issue for restaurant staff.
That's the same reason smoking was banned from restaurants and cafes here last year.
As much as I sympathize, I'm still not convinced that it's justified to decide for people whether they themselves and their customers can or cannot smoke in their businesses. Ideally, enough restaurant holders would ban smoking from their establishments so that there's plenty of choice for non-smokers as well.
Of course, there's something to be said about the decency, or lack thereof, of smoking in the presence of others without asking for their permission.
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