Smoking Ban
Oct 12th 2007, 6:09 am
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Smoking Ban
Went to Emirates Towers last night and the whole place is now non-smoking, including Scarletts and Agency - is this going to be the same everywhere?? They had posters up saying it was a Jumeirah Group policy as well as Government - I wonder then will Madinat become all non-smoking as well???
Oct 12th 2007, 6:15 am
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Re: Smoking Ban
Went to Emirates Towers last night and the whole place is now non-smoking, including Scarletts and Agency - is this going to be the same everywhere?? They had posters up saying it was a Jumeirah Group policy as well as Government - I wonder then will Madinat become all non-smoking as well???
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Oct 12th 2007, 8:44 am
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I hope so, its such a godsend in London
Smoking in all public places is supposed to be banned by November I think - its being phased in slowly.
First it was govt offices by July, then Malls by Sept and now bars, restaurants etc
Smoking in all public places is supposed to be banned by November I think - its being phased in slowly.
First it was govt offices by July, then Malls by Sept and now bars, restaurants etc
Oct 12th 2007, 9:04 am
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Re: Smoking Ban
in the uk it's actually quite nice... although so many shisha bars have closed down, and because space outside is a premium (not sure what they'll do during the winter) shisha prices have doubled/tripled. nightclubs and bars etc are all much better for it though... nothing worse than waking up with a hangover the next day smelling like a packet of used fags
Oct 12th 2007, 11:27 am
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Re: Smoking Ban
Somerset has been smoke free since the start of July, that includes all pubs, clubs, bars, shopping centres and restuarants and its great to go for a meal without the smell of smoke over powering the food.
Oct 12th 2007, 1:00 pm
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Since the smoking ban in England we smokers have become very sociable when going out of the pub for a smoke whilst huddled under umbrellas! Some posh pubs have heaters though. It's amazing the people you talk to!
Oct 12th 2007, 1:11 pm
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and the best part about it is... on a saturday night you can actually get to the bar because they're all outside freezing their arses off
Oct 12th 2007, 1:37 pm
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Re: Smoking Ban
great news! maybe this place isn't that backward after all!
Oct 12th 2007, 2:13 pm
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Yes JVR! It was fantastic, went to the MOE and actually spent the afternoon there without ending up with a splitting headache - here's to more smoke free places in Dubai!!!
Oct 12th 2007, 2:18 pm
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what are they going to do about all the shisha cafes here though...? does this rule apply to them too??
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Oct 12th 2007, 2:23 pm
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Interesting - no idea. If they're serious about dealing with health issues then I guess they might ban shisha smoking too......
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Oct 12th 2007, 5:00 pm
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it will be great to get home from a night and not have to immediately hit the shower to get rid of the horrible stench of fags!
Oct 13th 2007, 12:39 pm
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