Europeans Uncertain About Smoking Ban; Many Opt For Cancer
While Europeans generally support banning smoking in restaurants, many remain opposed to banning it in bars. When interviewed, a British opponent of the ban said, �When I go to a pub, I like to smoke. I also like to inhale secondhand smoke. Then there�s the added benefit that the next day my clothes smell like an ashtray. So naturally I�m very much against banning it.� �Let�s face it,� a Spanish opponent commented, �Dragging on a cigarette, inhaling the smoke, and then blowing it out is so exciting that I�d rather die in a bullring than quit.� A French advocate of the ban in bars stated, �I like the catchy names of French cigarettes, like Gaulloises. Just feel how that polysyllable rolls on your tongue. But I�m just not a big fan of lung cancer.� A German sighed, �I just wish somebody in Europe would open a bar for nonsmokers. At least, they�d know their customers will live long enough to become regulars.� We asked a bartender in London what his opinion is. �I have to breathe cigarette smoke all day. So I like the ban. It�s not that I�m afraid of getting cancer. It�s that after about an hour at work, I start to cough and that makes pouring drinks a little chancy.�
