Comments on: Thank you for smoking http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/ and I mean it Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:45:03 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Camacho http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-17268 David Camacho Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:40:53 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/#comment-17268 Thanks for the helpful countdown - must say that I can't wait. My physical intolerance to second-hand smoke has been a major handicap to enjoying Brussels' considerable nightlife, which I can only partake in during the late summer months when everyone is outdoors. So, bring it on! Cheers, David Thanks for the helpful countdown – must say that I can’t wait. My physical intolerance to second-hand smoke has been a major handicap to enjoying Brussels’ considerable nightlife, which I can only partake in during the late summer months when everyone is outdoors. So, bring it on! Cheers, David

]]> By: Mich http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-17159 Mich Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:29:00 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/#comment-17159 Thank you for smoking, great movie ! I hope we will soon have a legislation with a total smoking ban. I hate going to bars and get home afterwards and just smell that dry cigarette odor. You never easily notice something bad is gone(for example: when you have a cold and it's gone). I remember being in smoke-free bars abroad. I only noticed it was smoke free when I left the bar and some guys were smoking outside. So great... Thank you for smoking, great movie !

I hope we will soon have a legislation with a total smoking ban. I hate going to bars and get home afterwards and just smell that dry cigarette odor.

You never easily notice something bad is gone(for example: when you have a cold and it’s gone). I remember being in smoke-free bars abroad. I only noticed it was smoke free when I left the bar and some guys were smoking outside. So great…

]]> By: Colin http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-17060 Colin Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:44:34 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/#comment-17060 I admit I haven't dug deep into this new legislation, but I don't get the principle of these closed off smoking rooms. I thought one of the reasons behind banning smoking in restaurants was also to protect the staff from second-hand smoke? If they have to go serving people in these rooms it kind of defeats the purpose. But then, this is Belgium, land of the strange compromise :) I admit I haven’t dug deep into this new legislation, but I don’t get the principle of these closed off smoking rooms. I thought one of the reasons behind banning smoking in restaurants was also to protect the staff from second-hand smoke? If they have to go serving people in these rooms it kind of defeats the purpose.

But then, this is Belgium, land of the strange compromise :)

]]> By: Bart http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-17057 Bart Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:40:13 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/#comment-17057 There is no relation between the taxation and the banning of smoking, so don't look for it. The government will need to come up with other taxes to fill the gap when everybody stops smoking. But they'll manage, don't worry about that. There is no relation between the taxation and the banning of smoking, so don’t look for it. The government will need to come up with other taxes to fill the gap when everybody stops smoking. But they’ll manage, don’t worry about that.

]]> By: Bunker http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-17052 Bunker Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:05:29 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/#comment-17052 I'm a smoker myself and I agree that smoking is bad and shouldn't be allowed in restaurants and so on. But one thing I don't agree on. If you want to have big taxes on cigarettes, why encourage everybody to stop smoking. I mean in the calculations for the cash flow of the government they relay heavily on these taxes. But they will ban smoking everywhere, so that doesn't make sense to me. I'll probably quit smoking in a very short time, so I don't worry too much about it. I’m a smoker myself and I agree that smoking is bad and shouldn’t be allowed in restaurants and so on.

But one thing I don’t agree on. If you want to have big taxes on cigarettes, why encourage everybody to stop smoking.

I mean in the calculations for the cash flow of the government they relay heavily on these taxes. But they will ban smoking everywhere, so that doesn’t make sense to me.

I’ll probably quit smoking in a very short time, so I don’t worry too much about it.

]]> By: tijs http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-17045 tijs Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:53:44 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/11/thank-you-for-smoking/#comment-17045 you don't always die from tobacco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ2AzmbYcC0 you don’t always die from tobacco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ2AzmbYcC0

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