Comments on: China Tightens Smoking Ban…In Day Care Centers http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html This is China Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephen Barth http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1324 Stephen Barth Thu, 01 May 2008 16:06:09 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1324 Hi. Thought everyone might find it interesting that more and more cities worldwide are going non-smoking. Beijing announced on Friday that it would ban smoking in time for the Olympics. The ban would cover most public buildings. According to the USAToday article, “restaurants, bars, and hotels can still allow smoking but must provide smoke-free areas or rooms.” In a city where “23% of those above age 15 smoke,” one restaurant preempted the ban and went smoke free last week. The restaurateur already reports improved business and customer satisfaction. You guys should check out Stephen Barth's challenge to the industry to go non-smoking. His blog on <a href="http://www.hospitalitylawyer.com/" rel="nofollow"> HospitalityLawyer.com </a> is at: <a href="http://blog.hospitalitylawyer.com/" rel="nofollow"> http://blog.hospitalitylawyer.com/ </a> Hi. Thought everyone might find it interesting that more and more cities worldwide are going non-smoking. Beijing announced on Friday that it would ban smoking in time for the Olympics. The ban would cover most public buildings. According to the USAToday article, “restaurants, bars, and hotels can still allow smoking but must provide smoke-free areas or rooms.” In a city where “23% of those above age 15 smoke,” one restaurant preempted the ban and went smoke free last week. The restaurateur already reports improved business and customer satisfaction.

You guys should check out Stephen Barth’s challenge to the industry to go non-smoking. His blog on HospitalityLawyer.com is at: http://blog.hospitalitylawyer.com/

]]> By: Scott http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1099 Scott Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:56:46 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1099 How exactly does this relate to the smoke-free Olympics? Do they plan on busloads of Olympic tourists visiting primary and secondary schools after visiting the 'Long Wall'? While I am against smoking at schools and daycares (of course), I just don't see how the two are related, especially if the schools aren't even in session while the games are in town (I am assuming that schools won't start until end of August, so sorry if I am wrong). Scott How exactly does this relate to the smoke-free Olympics? Do they plan on busloads of Olympic tourists visiting primary and secondary schools after visiting the ‘Long Wall’? While I am against smoking at schools and daycares (of course), I just don’t see how the two are related, especially if the schools aren’t even in session while the games are in town (I am assuming that schools won’t start until end of August, so sorry if I am wrong).
Scott

]]> By: Larry http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1093 Larry Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:41:57 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1093 Oh, no. This is a great step backward for Human Rights. The clients in schools and day cares must be allowed to decide what to do to entertain themselves. If smoking is what they were taught to do at home, they should be able to do that in schools and anywhere else. What they should do is to have classes on the art of smoking. How to select the right cigarette, what is the best way to light up, how to hold your smokes in your hand to show culture and poise, how to inhale, how to blow smoke rings, etc. Oh, no. This is a great step backward for Human Rights. The clients in schools and day cares must be allowed to decide what to do to entertain themselves. If smoking is what they were taught to do at home, they should be able to do that in schools and anywhere else.

What they should do is to have classes on the art of smoking. How to select the right cigarette, what is the best way to light up, how to hold your smokes in your hand to show culture and poise, how to inhale, how to blow smoke rings, etc.

]]> By: theotherrichard http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1092 theotherrichard Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:12:05 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1092 But who will I bum a light from if the highschool kids hanging around the McDonalds downstairs give up smoking? But who will I bum a light from if the highschool kids hanging around the McDonalds downstairs give up smoking?

]]> By: Lu http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1091 Lu Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:43:03 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/10/china-tightens-smoking-banin-day-care-centers.html#comment-1091 Perhaps the designated smoking areas are for smoking teachers? At least they are not smoking in the classrooms... Perhaps the designated smoking areas are for smoking teachers? At least they are not smoking in the classrooms…

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