Syria adopts smoking ban Light
In Syria, it is tradition to smoke hookah at Cafe
Syria is in effect from 21 April 2010 a Light smoking ban. The non-smoking president of the country, Bashar al-Assad, though a total ban on smoking in all public buildings, including restaurants announced, however, should look different from the reality.
Thus the smoke is higher than four meters in rooms continue to be allowed, what the old traditional coffee houses in the country meets because they are all built very high. Although the restaurant has good ventilation, should be allowed to continue to smoke.
To make the population of the smoking ban palatable, a large-scale anti-smoking campaign is organized. Focus of the campaign will be kids, because the Syrian president knows that children can best exploit for campaigns. The campaign slogan is "children cry for no smoking." Another campaign has called for children to tinker patches for clothing, which then should be on how bad smoking is.
The smoking ban also includes the very popular in Syria, water pipe, also known as shisha, with a. Those who violate the smoking ban will have to pay 2000 Syrian pounds (about 30 €) penalty.
Know the country, however, doubt that can be effectively enforced in Syria, the smoking ban. Because today is a ban on smoking in offices and taxis, but that is adhered to as good as anywhere. Ahmad Kozoroch, host of the "Rawda", a famous coffee house near the Syrian Parliament, told local media: "The law is, it should be enforced to ruin my business. However, the people would rather pay a bribe to inspectors, but to give up her hookah pipe. "
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The first few days after imposition of the smoking ban in Syria, as local reports Avoid a disaster. The interiors of these places are completely deserted, all jostling in the outlying areas, where one can smoke. Restaurants without external field are the big losers of the smoking ban, but other farmers complain now lost revenue.