The Development Of No Smoking Policies
1:23 AM // 0 comments // sb blogger // Category: No Smoking Policies //By Mike Gordon
It's no longer considered acceptable in most places for people to smoke in public. In fact, there are specific anti-smoking policies in many counties and cities. Some states have even enacted smoking bans.
No one has been allowed to smoke on plane trips for many years. Now, most restaurants have followed suit.
We also see health warnings about smoking more frequently. This is because large tobacco companies have been forced to produce anti-smoking educational materials for broadcast on television and on the Web. This, along with the other changes already noted, has shifted social attitudes about smoking decidedly toward the negative.
The question "do you mind if I smoke" is no longer rhetorical, as it used to be. Now you genuinely have to ask, and listen to the response. Smoking can irritate others and can cause health problems, so checking with those around you before smoking is only polite.
Smoking has fallen out of favor and also out of fashion. When we see characters in movies who smoke now, they're usually the villain, or a loser.
In many states, smokers can no longer smoke in public places at all. In others, there are laws that mandate how far away a smoker has to be from a building before lighting up.
Breaking these anti-smoking laws can lead to jail time or hefty fines. Don't smoke where it is illegal to smoke or it will cost you. And if there are no laws about smoking in an area, you still need to worry about whether you will be offending others.
Smoking is only grudgingly accepted in the United States. Many people are against it and don't like to smell it. If you need to smoke at dinner between courses, always ask those seated beside you if this is ok. After dinner, don't assume you can safely smoke; ask then too and move your seat away from any nonsmokers who would prefer not to be exposed to your smoking. - 39468
No one has been allowed to smoke on plane trips for many years. Now, most restaurants have followed suit.
We also see health warnings about smoking more frequently. This is because large tobacco companies have been forced to produce anti-smoking educational materials for broadcast on television and on the Web. This, along with the other changes already noted, has shifted social attitudes about smoking decidedly toward the negative.
The question "do you mind if I smoke" is no longer rhetorical, as it used to be. Now you genuinely have to ask, and listen to the response. Smoking can irritate others and can cause health problems, so checking with those around you before smoking is only polite.
Smoking has fallen out of favor and also out of fashion. When we see characters in movies who smoke now, they're usually the villain, or a loser.
In many states, smokers can no longer smoke in public places at all. In others, there are laws that mandate how far away a smoker has to be from a building before lighting up.
Breaking these anti-smoking laws can lead to jail time or hefty fines. Don't smoke where it is illegal to smoke or it will cost you. And if there are no laws about smoking in an area, you still need to worry about whether you will be offending others.
Smoking is only grudgingly accepted in the United States. Many people are against it and don't like to smell it. If you need to smoke at dinner between courses, always ask those seated beside you if this is ok. After dinner, don't assume you can safely smoke; ask then too and move your seat away from any nonsmokers who would prefer not to be exposed to your smoking. - 39468
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