SMOKING BAN

Nowadays the new smoking law is being mentioned by everyone.  This law is causing a lot of headaches because neither all smokers nor some non-smokers like it.

In my opinion I’m one of those who think that this new law is stupid because the only thing that the government will achieve with it is  to harm bar as well as disco owners,  and all those who own places where you can’t smoke now. One of the reasons is that they are losing a lot of clients because if they can’t smoke inside a bar they won’t probably go to that bar. Another reason is that some years ago the Government passed a law with which bars had to prepare a special zone for smokers if they wanted to have smokers in their establishments. Therefore a lot of restaurants had to pay a lot of money to separate their restaurants into smokers or none smokers’ zones and now they see that all the money that they had spend has been wasted.

In conclusion, for me, this law is a law that threatens freedom and an insult to the business.

Ignasi Rovellada 2n BTX C

SMOKING BAN

I think that smoking in public places should not be banned, especially in bars and restaurants. That decision should be the job of the restaurant proprietor, who should decide if he allows or not smoking in his business. I think that for two important reasons:

Firstly, I think that nobody is required to go to a place where smoking is permitted, so if smoke is annoying for you, you don’t have to go to that place.

On the other hand, I think that there are many places where smoking should be banned, like hospitals, banks, parks and another public places where always there’s a child.

Secondly, with the economic crisis, ban smoking will decrease the money that owner’s bar collect, because the people will go to the bar less time than before.

In conclusion, personally I think that if this law shouldn’t be approved because everyone is free to go anywhere, and anyone is forced to go to a smokers places.

Marc Zubia 2n B BTX

THE SMOKING BAN IN SPAIN

The new law against smoking in Spain has been quite discussed. Some people think that it is excessive and other people say it’s OK. Obviously, people who are against the law smoke. I don’t smoke, but I think that the smoking ban is too tough.

I don’t like people who smoke and throw you the polluted air but I also think that the decision of smoking should be voluntary. It’s also a contradiction because, for example: smoking is not allowed in bars but you can buy cigarettes there. Moreover, it seems to me that banning smoking in bars, restaurants and other places like parks and the surroundings of schools are too many places to prohibit smoking. Despite the fact that not many years ago bars were forced to have isolated areas in order not to annoy non-smokers, now all the money they had spent has been wasted with no profit.

The way I see it, this law won’t stop the increasing number of smokers; if the government really wants to stop smoking it should make Spaniards aware of the risks of smoking or prohibit the sale of tobacco. But I don’t think that the government wants to stop the number of smokers in Spain because it has great benefits from cigarettes’ taxes. Finally, I think that this law is nonsense and the number of smokers in Spain won’t decrease because of it.

Sara Ortego Huguet 2ºA

THE SMOKING BAN IN SPAIN

The new law against smoking in Spain has been quite discussed. Some people think that it is excessive and other people say it’s OK. Obviously, people who are against the law smoke. I don’t smoke, but I think that the smoking ban is too tough.

I don’t like people who smoke and throw you the polluted air but I also think that the decision of smoking should be voluntary. It’s also a contradiction because, for example: smoking is not allowed in bars but you can buy cigarettes there. Moreover, it seems to me that banning smoking in bars, restaurants and other places like parks and the surroundings of schools are too many places to prohibit smoking. Despite the fact that not many years ago bars were forced to have isolated areas in order not to annoy non-smokers, now all the money they had spent has been wasted with no profit.

The way I see it, this law won’t stop the increasing number of smokers; if the government really wants to stop smoking it should make Spaniards aware of the risks of smoking or prohibit the sale of tobacco. But I don’t think that the government wants to stop the number of smokers in Spain because it has great benefits from cigarettes’ taxes. Finally, I think that this law is nonsense and the number of smokers in Spain won’t decrease because of it.

Sara Ortego Huguet 2ºA

THE SMOKING BAN

Some people think that the new smoking ban will decrease the number of smokers in Spain. Other people consider that it will be a complete disaster for restaurants and pubs owners. In my opinion, people will get used to it and nobody will talk about it.

For one thing is clear, smoking is bad for our health; experts think that if people don’t smoke in public places there will be a reduction in lung cancers, especially when we talk about people such as waiters, who work in places where smoking is something natural. This is one of the reasons why the government has decided to go on with the prohibition despite the criticism of smokers in general.

However, in my opinion, this law should have been passed before. We must not forget that this same government allowed pubs and restaurants to create special rooms for smokers. Consequently they spent a lot of money just two or three years ago and now they are not allowed to use those spaces.

In short, there will always be different opinions and points of view about smoking but I honestly think that everybody will be pretty happy about the new legislation in the future.

José Mª Morillas Jiménez 2n Batx. C

SMOKING BAN

Now a days the new smoking law it’s being mentioned for everyone. This law it’s causing a lot of headaches because it doesn’t like to all smokers and neither to some who are not smokers.

In my opinion I’m one of those who think that this new law it’s a stupid law because the only thing that government will win with it it’s to injure bar owners, disco owners, and all owner from places that now you can’t smoke. One of the reasons it’s that they are losing a lot of clients because if they can’t smoke into a bar they won’t probably go to that bar. Another reason is that Government some years ago put a law with witch bars had to prepare a special zone for smokers if they want to have smokers in their establishments. Therefore a lot of restaurants had to pay a lot of money to separate their restaurants in smokers or none smokers’ zones and now they see that all the money that they had spend its lost money.

In conclusion, for me, this law it’s a law that threaten freedom and an insult to the business.

IGNASI ROVELLADA VINENT  (not corrected)

THE NEW SMOKING BAN IN SPAIN

On 2 January 2011 came into effect the new smoking ban made by the Spanish government. This law don´t allow smoking in public places as well as bars, restaurants,... This law caused much controversy among Spanish people.

In my opinion, this law is very perjudicial to the Spanish economy, specially in the times when we actually are.

Firstly, a lot of bars and restaurants had to spend much money to create smoking areas and non-smoking areas because of the previous smoking law. This investment is lost. Moreover, customers will decrease by 30-40 %, a lot of waiters and cooks will be dismissed . Unemployment in Spain will grow up even more. Yesterday, I saw on television that 138000 people will be dismissed in the next summer.

In conclusion, I think this law is very perjudicial and very bad. The economy in Spain is very bad but it will get worse while the other important countries in Europe have already left from the crisis.

Rafa Blanco Florit 2n batxiller A

THE SMOKING BAN

Some people think that the new smoking ban will decrease the number of smokers in Spain. Other people consider that it will be a complete disaster for restaurants and pubs owners. In my opinion, people will get used to it and nobody will talk about it.

For one thing is clear, smoking is bad for our health; experts think that if people don’t smoke in public places there will be a reduction in lung cancers, especially when we talk about people such as waiters, who work in places where smoking is something natural. This is one of the reasons why the government has decided to go on with the prohibition despite the criticism of smokers in general.

However, in my opinion, this law should have been passed before. We must not forget that this same government allowed pubs and restaurants to create special rooms for smokers. Consequently they spent a lot of money just two or three years ago and now they are not allowed to use those spaces.

In short, there will always be different opinions and points of view about smoking but I honestly think that everybody will be pretty happy about the new legislation in the future.

JOSÉ Mª MORILLAS JIMÉNEZ 2n Batx. C

SHOULD THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT REMOVE THE BAN ON SMOKING?

Since the Spanish government passed the law that prohibits smoking in public areas like bars, restaurants and some other places, there are many criticisms and complaints about the issue, nevertheless, many people are also in favour of the law.

Some consumers say that it should be a personal choice and business owners are really affected by the law. But in my opinion, there is something more important than economic losses and personal pleasure, it is the right of non-smokers, for instance, babies, children, pregnant woman, older people…

The OMS says that peoples who live with a smoker have a 35 times higher risk of suffering lung cancer than those who do not. And do you know that 42 per cent of children with chronic respiratory disease are caused by tobacco fumes? So I think that even though this ban could be too tough and difficult to obey, it is absolutely necessary and fair, since in my view, people who smoke are not only killing themselves, but also killing others.

To conclude, I want to tell all smokers, please think about their sons, daughters, parents, husband, wives, friends and everyone who loves you and live with you, stop killing them!

Mengjun Lin 2n BTX A

FORBIDDEN TO SMOKE

Spain has suffered the consequences of the smoking ban. It has been forbidden to smoke in restaurants and outside some public areas like hospitals or schools. In my opinion, it will make smokers become angry because there’s no reason not to let them smoke in the street.

The way I see it, smokers should be allowed to smoke outside all the public establishments as the new law doesn’t let them smoking in bars. I think the government should have imposed the law in parts in order to help people to get used to it. In my view, if the government had first only banned smoking in bars, people wouldn’t have reacted in that way. What’s more, if people were able to smoke anywhere in the street, they wouldn’t be so angry. The problem is that in many cities or small towns there are lots of schools, hospitals and parks. As a result, it has become a problem for smokers to find a place where to smoke without breaking the law and in peace. It’s seems like some day people will only be able to smoke in their houses.

To sum up, I think that the biggest mistake made by the government has been forbid people to smoke in the street. The citizens must be able to choose if they want to smoke in an open area and I am sure that the tobacco effects are not worse than the pollution from cars.

              Elisabet Carbó 2A

THE NEW SMOKING BAN IN SPAIN

On 2 January 2011 came into effect the new smoking ban made by the Spanish government. This law don´t allow smoking in public places as well as bars, restaurants,... This law caused much controversy among Spanish people.

In my opinion, this law is very perjudicial to the Spanish economy, specially in the times when we actually are.

Firstly, a lot of bars and restaurants had to spend much money to create smoking areas and non-smoking areas because of the previous smoking law. This investment is lost. Moreover, customers will decrease by 30-40 %, a lot of waiters and cooks will be dismissed . Unemployment in Spain will grow up even more. Yesterday, I saw on television that 138000 people will be dismissed in the next summer.

In conclusion, I think this law is very perjudicial and very bad. The economy in Spain is very bad but it will get worse while the other important countries in Europe have already left from the crisis.

Rafa Blanco Florit 2n batxiller A