[junetta]

We have a ban in public places here. It started on the first of January, 2006. No smoking in government departments, banks, shops etc. BUT....bars are different. Small bars can choose to allow smoking or not as long as they display a sign to show their preference. Middle sized bars have to provide a smoking area and large bars have a smoking ban.

Parents of young children are shown the sign when they enter 'smoking' bars.

We were dreading it when it was enforced but it hasn't made much of a difference to us. The only place we go to where we can't smoke is the ten-pin bowling alley and they have provided a place outside where we can sit with our ciggies.

It seems to work.