El Caleta in English

This is the weblog of the English Department of I.E.S. La Caleta (La Caleta Secondary School) in Cádiz, Spain. Here you can read and discuss comments, essays, letters, etc. written by our students. We hope you enjoy it!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

AN IMMINENT BAN ON SMOKING IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES!!


The Government is debating whether to ban smoking in all public places. What do you think about this?

V.V. said:

Personally, I am not in favour of people smoking in all public places, but when smokers stay in a place for a long time they need to smoke because they are addicted to tobacco.

Firstly, I think that it is fair that nobody could smoke in public places, because they bother the people who do not smoke. People like me, for example.

Furthermore, smokers in public places should be fined, because it is illegal. If bars allow smoking, they should have two rooms: one for smokers and other for non smokers.

Finally, I think that it is a good idea that the government has taken this measure, in order to show people that tobacco is bad for the health and has negative effects.

Labels:

20 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Personally, I'm in favour of banning smoking in all public places. However, there are various reasons why I don't think it would be a good idea to ban smoking in all public places.

Firstly, I think that if the government ban smoking in all public places, almost everypeople will be angry. Some people wouldn't can smoke in their favourite places, and sellers would sell less than before the ban.

Furthermore, I think that if the goverment ban smoking in all public places, everybody would lost money. Sellers would lost consumers and people would go to all public places less than before the ban.

In conclussion, everybody would lost money... although I hate smoking people and I would ban that.
Finally, I think that should be smoking places and no smoking places.

Miguel Ángel

Friday, 01 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hello:

I think we should not ban something like this because people somo free to do whatever we want while not bother to others.

It is also true that for those who do not smoke can be annoying a person close to the smoke but it is on the street for example, doing what you want.

I hope that a law like this is never carried out because I personally harm ...

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi. Personally, I´m not in favour of people smoke in the public places, and I think that ban it could be a good idea. Recently, in Spain the situation is contradictory, the people is every time more sure of the smoke`s problems, but they don´t makes all the posible for finish with this vice.

I think that these law of ban smoking in the public places could be good in generally for the people and the environment, but all the smokers, I think that could protest for this, and be in a great disagree with the government and these law.

In other hand, I think that if it`s impossible to ban the smoking in public places, the governments could build more zones for this practice. So, the smoker people could be more happy with this law, and maybe could accept it, but I think that it would continues being difficult that people don´t smoke in the street and the public places; but probaly the situation could improve.

In concluison, from my modest opinion, I would vote YES, to the law, always looking for the pleasure of the people.

Morally right I think that would be vote YES, because so the enviroment is less contaminated and the people more healthy, although some smokers wouldn`t think these.


Guille Brizuela.

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Personally, I am not in favour of people smoking in all public places,but when the smokers are in a place a lot of time need to smoke because they are addictive to the tobacco.

Firstly, I think that is just that couldn´t smoke in the public places, because they bother the people who do not smoke. For example, since me.

Furthermore, the smokers that smoke in public places will have a fine because it is illegal, but if the bars allow that it could smoke should have two rooms:one of smokers and other of not smokers.

Finally, I think that is a good idea that the government there adopted this measure, to arouse the people that the tobacco is harmful for the health and it has negative effects.

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Personally, I am in favour of that government bans smoking in all public places, because I think that the people that dont´t smoke shouldn´t breathe the smoke of smoking people, I think that it is unfair, also, we have to to fight for a healthy world. In my country, Spain, is forbidden to smoke in public places and all the people are very happy.

I think that if the government bans to smoke in public places would have some positive consequences, for example, the people that don´t smoke wouldn´t breathe the smoke of smoking people, this way, the people would be healthier, also would diminish the number of smoking people.

Furthermore, I think that some public places (bars, restaurants...)should have two places, a place for smoking people and another places for people that don´t smoke, this way the conflict would finish.

Finally, if the government wants to finish with this conflict, should bans to smoke in public places, also should create spaces for smoking people and people that don´t smoke.

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Personally, I am not in favour of people smoking in all plublic places. However, I think that people who smoking have the right to smoke where they want. In Spain, the people with a trade can decide if the guests are allowed to smoke or no.

Firstly, I think that the smokers won´t go to the restauran if they can´t smoke, because they want smoking themselves a cigarette after the meal. When they prefer stay in their houses and the restaurants earn less money.

On the other hand the people who don´t smoke, thes wan´t to go to the place where the people are smoking, because they wan´t swallow the smoke, because the smoke is bad for their healt. I belive that in all public places must have two rooms, one for smokers and other for not smokers.

Finally, I wan´t that the people smoke in the public places, because it is a problem for all, they should give up smoking, because it´s bad for they too. But also I comprise the smokers, Because they want decide where the can smoke. In this way it´s a big problem to get a solution about this thema.

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Personally, I am in favour of people not smoking in all public places. However, I think that we must understand the smokers, because I think that they have the right to smoke where they want, but without bother at the other people, so I think that the situation in my country is the best, because in the public places there are areas for smokers and areas for not smokers.

Firstly, I think that if the goverment decide ban to smoke in all public places, the restaurant and the bars will lose much money, because the smokers won´t go at this places and they stay in their house for where they smoke when they want.

On the other hand in the restaurant we´ll can eat without that bother us the smoke of the cigarettes. Furthermore of this way the food taste better.

Finally, I think that the morally right is that the people not smoke in all public places, however of this way the smokers will turn out demage, so I believe that the best is the situation that there is in Spain.

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree that the people are smoking in all public places. In my country the people can smoke in all public places but they can´t smoke in private places.

In my opinion these musn´t ban smoking in public places because the people would smoke also, and they would have many problems.

I believe it´s good ban smoking because smoking is bad for the health, but although they ban smoking, the people will smoke more.

In conclusion, I believe that smoking is bad for the health, but their morally right is that each people decide is they want smoke or no.

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree that the people, can smoke in the public places. In my country the people smoke in the street but they can´t smoke in private places.

In my opinion I believe that the people can´t smoke in private places is good because the people who don´t smoke can go to places where they aren´t smoking and they are more comfortable. If the people are smoking in all places this would have bad consequences for the health of all people.

I believe that if ban smoking the people in rebelliouness smoke more because the people are making the opposite of what they say.

In conclusion I believe that morally the people have to accept that the people smoke where they want because the people are free of their action and they can smoke when and where they want.

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Blogger Gild said...

I'm against that stupid 'law'
In my country all the people are responsible about smoking, because all who smokes are over 16.
Is it true that people under 16 smokes too, but that's another problem.

If we ban smoking in public places, will be like jailing people who smokes, like if we condemn without reasons.
Sure that in public places could disturb others, but we cannot ban in ALL places.

I think that it's weird and unnusual, but it's a better solution: give special places to smokers, they can smoke without disturb the others.

They want to smoke, let them. They are free, the only we can do is not to perturb the not-somkers.
Smoke, not to smoke.. Peace.


Isaías Baptista Sánchez

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am in favour of the government to ban smoking in public places. At the moment in Spain is illegal smoking in government buildings like schools and some restaurants and cinemas is prohibited too.

Everyone knows that smoking is an act that damages health seriously. Everyone knows that smoking is an act that seriously damages health. I think it should be banned because I believe is a drug.

I am not a smoker but I can understand smokers and is difficult to be excluded always but this is the best way out of their addiction

I would vote in favour of a law against the snuff because I think that it not only improve the situation of people who are not smokers would improve the smokers too.

Monday, 04 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am in favour of the government to ban smoking in public places.
In spain is totally banned smoking in government buildings, cinemas, shopping malls..., but in some restaurants isn't prohibited, and people may smoke. And, obviously in the streets is permitted.


First, I think it's bad manners and a horrible gesture,when you`re in a restaurant or walking on street and somebody throw cigarette smoke on his/her face. I personally think it's a frightening thing, because in my family has never had a smoker, and I'm not accustomed to breathe this smoke, I feel very bad.
Today, for example, I was looking at my Brother-in-law singing (pito-risas rules!) And among women who smoke, I was very bad!


I haven't got alternatives to this issue, should only be smoking in private homes or in places very open, but if there's nobody outside that you don't know whether she/he will or won't bothered.


Finally, I think that is a good start, in this fight against snuff, which on the other hand to others to "kill" you, "kill" innocent people around you.

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Government is debating whether to ban smoking in all public places. What do you think about this?

Personally, I am not in favour of people smoking in all public places. In my opinion, that policy would correct. I do think that it would be a good idea, more prohibitions for the smokers.

Firstly, I think that if smoking in public places was legal, more people will smoking. This way, at least they won't smoke while they are eating.

Furthermore, I think that it would be correct to put in all the public places, area for the smokers.

Finally, I will vote in favour this law, because I hate the tobacco and the people that smoking to bother a lot, to the rest of people that are in all public places.

Antonio Gargallo

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think that this don´t well that to smoke in the restaurants.Because is troublesome while you eat that the smoke of the this tobacco in the air.

Also I think that this well what some restaurants do, that is to enable a zone for smokers,Since I believe that if those that we do not smoke we have right to which they respect us those who smoke also have it to smoke.

To finish I believe that all those who smoke deberian to make an effort try to leave is very bad

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

¨The government is debating whether to ban smoking in all public places¨

I personally am against smoking in public places as well as I am against smoking anywhere.

Firstly because part of it is very bad for the smoke that also makes it bad for the one around them who do not have to endure if we do not smoke. Smoking apart is the consequence that shortens life and you can catch cancer and diseases.


Besides smoke because I do not know if they know it is beyond bad and I think that the truth is what people say and is done by the cool or better. But also more than fifty percent of the population smokes.

In conclusion I think that those who smoke only seek a reality that is not. The reality is that only they can take it any disease besides bad breath and addiction.

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think that this don´t well that to smoke in the restaurants.Because is troublesome while you eat that the smoke of the this tobacco in the air.

Also I think that this well what some restaurants do, that is to enable a zone for smokers,Since I believe that if those that we do not smoke we have right to which they respect us those who smoke also have it to smoke.

To finish I believe that all those who smoke deberian to make an effort try to leave is very bad

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Personally, I'm not in favour of smoking in all public places, because some people don`t like the smell of the cigarette, in my opinion is very very revolting.
But too we have to respect at all people, I think that there are to do places for smoking persons. In my country there are taberns only for smoking persons and others only smoking not persons, I think that it'is very well, because the people can go at place that want.
firstly, too is truth that the smoking people can feel discriminated because the society are remove at the smoking persons.
finally, I think not that the smoking must to eliminate, yes is truth that I don't like, but at some people like smoking. I should vote that only in places to fix.

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Personally, I agree with this law because I don't like that someone smokes next to me; for example, if I go to a café and there is someone who is smoking there, why do I have to breathe his/her smoke?

Firstly, this law could fail because people who smoke will disagree, and there are a lot of smoking people in my country. But I would like that the law succeeded, so that parents who have got children could go to all public places with their children without worrying about their health.

Furthermore, I think that if government bans smoking, people who smoke will have to go out of the place and smoke at the street; and when they finished their cigarettes, they would come back inside the building. So someone who wanted to smoke, could do it without hurting the others' health.

Finally, I think that the law is right, but the most important thing we must do is to make people smoke less. People should be trained by healthy habits, and so it wouldn't be necessary to create this kind of laws.

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think that this it is a good way of improving the environment,since it can see some persons who do not smoke and they cannot stand the smoke of the tobacco,then on having chosen a place where to happen the time ire a place where there is no smoke of the tobacco.

Also I think that with this method the bars have mas client, Since the persons that he does not like the smoke to choose to a restaurant where there is zone for not smokers and for smokers every aque who wants to smoke

finally,I think that this method is a good option in order that all the persons smokers and not smokers sit down well

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Personally, I am in favour of government banning smoking in all public places. However, there are various reasons why I do think that it would be a good idea to ban smoking in all public places. In my opinion, that policy would success.
Firstly, I think that if something becomes illegal, people will still do it, but in a more secretive way. This is what happens with the sale of alcohol to people under of 21. What´s more, if you tell people not to do things, they sometimes become more interested in trying it.
Furthermore, I think that this policy is really necessary because if not, all the bars are full of smoke and people doesn´t breathe very well.
Finally I think that breathe smoke is unhealthy. In addition, I think that increasing the price of snuff would have a very significant effect.

Tuesday, 05 February, 2008  

<< Home