Smoking countries

[expat]

Smoking is vile and smelly, should be banned everywhere!

It's a killer and a drug so why isnt it classed as one.

It is vile and smelly. It is a killer and a drug.

Do you hold it to be self-evident from that, that it should be banned everywhere? I don't.

[Lucifer Box]

Portugal??

Restaurants and bars can do as they please (which is mostly smoke wherever you like). Non-smoking bars and restaurants are unheard of.

[darmstadt]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smoking_bans

[sasguru]

Apparently it increases the size of your knob and makes you more attractive to women.

Ah that explains a lot. I was a heavy smoker for many years.

[Joe Black]

Belgium I believe has had a non-smoking policy for a number of years in various places, train stations, enclosed workplaces etc (quite often ignored...when in Rome... ), but since Jan 1st has also brought in a law for cafes, bars and restaurants.

Unfortunately it's still a bit a mish-mash, e.g. not in restaurants, but yes if they have an enclosed room. Never by sport/fitness centres (including bowling). Ok in very small cafes as long as they have airco. Partial in some cafes as long as half is non-smoking and they a 'wall' or good extractor. Not ok, or ok, in others depending on whether 1/3 of income is from food, or how they serve their potatoes...

The latter is of course very important in Belgium, as apparently you need different qualifications to run a restaurant which serves chips, compared to one that serves baked/grilled/steamed, or any other sort of potato.

[DimPrawn]

In Cyprus it is illegal not to smoke constantly everywhere.

It is definately mandatory to smoke and use a mobile phone whilst overtaking on your way back from the pub.

HTH