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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

has become law as of Friday. Oh dear...

Restaurants have been given 6 months to comply with the law, which calls for the installation of ventilated and walled off areas for smokers. If a restaurant can't install the segregated section, they must go completely tobacco-free.

Bars are also affected. Fines for non-compliance are high, and city inspectors in Mexico City have always been very quick to shut down establishments for other offenses.

And it's not just Mexico City...a national law is working its way through Congress now.

jfurgers · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 442 Location: Mexico City

I think that's GREAT!!! The only thing that ever really bothered me about DF was the fact that people could smoke anywhere they wanted without regards to others health!!!!!

GREAT!!!!! Very Happy

jfurgers · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 442 Location: Mexico City

When teaching adults, they aren't allowed to smoke in class are they? I couldn't teach at a school like that.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I've never seen a school that allowed smoking in class. I have seen students smoke in company classes, usually in the lunch room, or in their office. I imagine that is becoming more and more rare though.

It is nicer in restaurants to be smoke free, but bars are more difficult. All those 'social smokers'...get a drink in them and they're bumming smokes all night. At least that scourge will disappear.

jfurgers · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 442 Location: Mexico City

I'm hoping they'll ban it in the airport soon. Everytime I start walking in that place I have a hard time breathing because of someone smoking. Mad

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

You find it bad? There's only a single spot in one of the two terminals to smoke, up at the second floor, in international arrivals. The airport is a federal territory, so not subject to the new DF law, but it wouldn't surprise me if they created a smoking lounge, similar to Dulles in DC or Atlanta airport.

jfurgers · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 442 Location: Mexico City

unfortunaltely I'm VERY sinsitive to smoke. My nose locks up 100% when I'm near anyone smoking. I always have a reaction when at the airport.

JakeJakeJake · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 135

only whingers who whinge say that

im happy to see the smoking ban, as im halfway through totally giving up. i was weak tonight though. smoking stinks

but its cool

Dragonlady · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:

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TheLongWayHome · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi

In the uni where I work, students can smoke inside the buildings but they are high-roofed partly open colonial style buildings. They also smoke in the classrooms next to the big bay windows. The principal smokes like a chimney everywhere, including in his office during meetings.

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

Oh dear indeed, I'm going to live on Mars if this fascism is going to continue throughout the world. Crying or Very sad

MELEE · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject:

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

MELEE · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject:

Yes, but it suits me!

I'm like j. I just can't take smoke. I grew up with a smoker in the house and since I've been old enough to decide my own living conditions, I'm made sure I get as little cig. smoke as possible.
Smoking is so 1987. Rolling Eyes

gypsygirl1475 · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 78

Well, every country must be taking on this trend. I am a smoker, however I have been trying to quit fo a while now. For some reason when I go to Mexico for visits I hardly smoke at all, and will, hopefully, quit smoking when we move there and I start working.
When I smell Mexico City and all the polution I guess it turns me off to smoking so much. But I do agree with everyone, smoking is like loud music. One person likes playing loud music, however others can't tolerate it. It is not fair for one person to enjoy they're loud music and the other have to suffer with a headache. Same with smoking. Everyone should be respectful to others and try an compromise. Even though I am a smoker I hate eating with smoke and I hate being in places that has smoke without some form of ventilation. Even my own smoking et on my nerves sometimes. This is a great idea and it should be done everywhere!