Anti-smoking campaign in France: Fumer Tue!
France seems to be taking the new regulations in stride. France has banned smoking indoors like the rest of the civilized world. I don’t hear so much complaining about it. I see lots of people sitting outside in cafés in Toulouse smoking away. I guess the weather is nice during the winter here so it is not so bad. I wonder what people in the north do. Anyway, this video was amusing.
January 26th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
According to my friends in Paris, the smoking ban has created a whole new sidewalk society. People are meeting new people and chatting like they never would have done before. So in spite of all the evil predictions, it’s turning into a very favorable situation. And this is during the winter months. One can only imagine the camaraderie in the warm weather months. The only downside anyone has mentioned is that if you’re a non-smoker, you now have to wade through all the smokers gathered outside the establishment you wish to enter. But, I’m used to doing that, so it’s no big deal for me.
January 28th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
We were just watching Laurent Riquiet (sp?)(On a Tout Essayé) interviewing a woman who is a comedienne and she went on a rant that was very funny. At one point she said Fumer tue like Fumer-tu to which she responded fumez-vous. It probably doesn’t translate well in writing. Maybe I can find it on Youtube. I think the French are handling it well, no more complaining than normal.
August 7th, 2008 at 3:15 am
very interesting post.. im definately coming back for more!