scottiejohn Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 These no smoking signs have been in place for a few weeks now but in the last week the stall holders/tenants have received a letter telling them to enforce the rule at their stalls/premises. This of course now means there is no smoking even in the outside sitting areas of any of the bar & food outlets and also of course the stall holders/owners themselves now cannot even smoke anywhere (except in the Toilets?). This appears to be an Anusarn management decision and not a local government one. Needless to say neither the stall holders/businesses nor the smoking customers are happy and the bars/restaurants are already seeing the loss of customers. Last night I saw 4 couples in less than one hour either leave or not even sit down, at one of the small bars with outside seating, when informed that they could no longer smoke there. These were (now ex) regular customers who the manageress new were smokers. Their comments are not printable in a family forum such as this but among other comments they all said they were off to Loi Kroi etc and would not be coming back inside the market. Anusarin is already seeing a drop in numbers of stall holders/businesses and customer footfall. This is just another self imposed nail in the coffin of an already dying area. PS; I don't smoke so I have no axe to grind in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dante99 Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 That market was nice when you could go to Fatty's there for seafood. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 Sorry about the decline in business but I agree with the ban on smoking in eating and selling of food areas. Perhaps a smoking area away from those areas would solve the problem. Interesting you saw four couples not patronizing the no smoking signed establishments. I wonder how may did actually patronize them because there was no smoking? 12 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyecatcher Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Its a public place moreover there are restaurants for people to relax. Smoking should quite rightly be banned but its a bit of a stretch asking stallholders to enforce it on behalf of the sign erector. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 27 minutes ago, Thailand said: Sorry about the decline in business but I agree with the ban on smoking in eating and selling of food areas. Perhaps a smoking area away from those areas would solve the problem. Interesting you saw four couples not patronizing the no smoking signed establishments. I wonder how may did actually patronize them because there was no smoking? During the hour in question there was a table of 4 Male Farang and 2 Thai ladies, two of the men ignored the sign and "warning" and smoked/vaped regardless, 3 young Thai men came in and myself and partner between 2030-2130. There was live music from 2100. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, scottiejohn said: Last night I saw 4 couples in less than one hour That's a busy night at Anusarn Market. (Unless it's Sunday, which is Chinese coach party night) Edited October 23, 2018 by BritManToo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shoeless Joe Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 I wonder how many non-smoking customers establishments lose when they see smokers doing their thing where food is being served? I really dislike the overwhelming smell of cigarettes when I'm eating, so I vote with my feet. Regards, Joe 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dcnx Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 This is great news and these anti-smoking establishments will get my business. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jvs Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 55 minutes ago, Shoeless Joe said: I wonder how many non-smoking customers establishments lose when they see smokers doing their thing where food is being served? I really dislike the overwhelming smell of cigarettes when I'm eating, so I vote with my feet. Regards, Joe Same here,not long ago i was told to f off when i made a comment about someone smoking four sigarettes in a row. I know the owner needs the business but they will have to do without me from now on. Kind of my fault also because what can you expect from a restaurant that has ash trays on the table? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, dcnx said: This is great news and these anti-smoking establishments will get my business. You're going to eat at a food stall that charges 150bht for fried rice. Just because it's 'anti-smoking' Ok, enjoy Edited October 23, 2018 by BritManToo 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 As an ex-smoker - I'm not sympathetic at all. It's a vile addiction that should be permanently banned. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wwest5829 Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 Ex smoker and I vote with my feet if I am forced to breath in the smoke I have rejected. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LawrenceN Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 "This is just another self imposed nail in the coffin of an already dying area." -OP I love the irony. You do know don't you that "coffin nail" is another way of saying cigarette? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) I agree with the 'no smoking' zone. Nothing is worse than trying to have a meal while breathing in second-hand smoke from others. Just in case some smokers don't know this fact, some people have nasal allergies towards smoke (their nose will spew mucus). Would you want to subject others to discomfort? We are not even going to talk about lung cancer. Chinese tourists are notoriously infamous for being smokers there and that's why I avoided that place. Now I might go to Anusarn market again for a 'non-smoking' meal. Edited October 23, 2018 by EricTh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran00001 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Don't worry, the word will get out to the non-smokers and they massively outnumber the smokers, no doubt it used to be known as an horrible smokers place to eat, what a combination, smokes and food, gross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran00001 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, EricTh said: I agree with the 'no smoking' zone. Nothing is worse than trying to have a meal while breathing in second-hand smoke from others. Just in case some smokers don't know this fact, some people have nasal allergies towards smoke (their nose will spew mucus). Would you want to subject others to discomfort? We are not even going to talk about lung cancer. Chinese tourists are notoriously infamous for being smokers there and that's why I avoided that place. Now I might go to Anusarn market again for a 'non-smoking' meal. "their nose will spew mucus" known in the normal world as sneezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Dante99 said: That market was nice when you could go to Fatty's there for seafood. ..Nat's Bistro, which used to be at the end of that market, was a good place to eat too..i see she has now moved down Charoenprathet Road just past Loi Kroh Rd..she allows smoking outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Dante99 said: That market was nice when you could go to Fatty's there for seafood. Edited October 23, 2018 by tandor duplicated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simoh1490 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I also agree with the no-smoking enforcement, it's long overdue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unify Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Good riddance to the smoking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Shoeless Joe said: I wonder how many non-smoking customers establishments lose when they see smokers doing their thing where food is being served? I really dislike the overwhelming smell of cigarettes when I'm eating, so I vote with my feet. Regards, Joe Looks like the OP is not getting the responses he might have expected. Maybe the title of thread should have been...... Finally can eat at Anusarn without breathing someones smoking cigarret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, LawrenceN said: "This is just another self imposed nail in the coffin of an already dying area." -OP I love the irony. You do know don't you that "coffin nail" is another way of saying cigarette? That is why I used the juxtaposition of the phrases/words. I assume your next post will be on "stating the bloody obvious". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 39 minutes ago, rumak said: Looks like the OP is not getting the responses he might have expected. Maybe the title of thread should have been...... Finally can eat at Anusarn without breathing someones smoking cigarret Did you not read the "PS" at the end of my OP. I am not a smoker and do not like it, but the point is to ban smoking for everyone, employees and visitors with NO place for any of them to indulge in their habit is I think a "nail in the coffin" for that area. (the pun! in the phrase was intended-see a few posts above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Ban all smokers from entering this country. They would have to suffer too much from pollution anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kieran00001 said: "their nose will spew mucus" known in the normal world as sneezing. Sneezing is not the same as flowing mucus. Click on photo below. https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-199888612/stock-photo-mucus-flowing-from-nose-of-young-boy-asian-on-white-background Edited October 23, 2018 by EricTh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryAdriaenssens Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Call it what you want but this is partly the Thai way to save the planet!! Don't say they are not taking their responsibility. Nothing else, folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckThai Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Yeah, I'm an occasional smoker, but never sit in smoking area or purposely choose a venue with indoor smoking. Go outside, away from anyone/everyone for a smoke, sure. I can also appreciate the putrid stench of ripe durian (while eating it), but really don't have the urge to bask in it......in a tightly enclosed area 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 It amounts to nothing short of reflective and borrowed fashionable pc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cyberfarang Posted October 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Shoeless Joe said: I wonder how many non-smoking customers establishments lose when they see smokers doing their thing where food is being served? I really dislike the overwhelming smell of cigarettes when I'm eating, so I vote with my feet. Regards, Joe I am a smoker yet totally agree with what you say. There is a time and place for everything and there is nothing worse than smelling other people`s cigarette smoke while eating in a cafe or restaurant. I also agree that these businesses will lose more customers by permitting smokers to light up close by where people are eating. Even as a smoker I am able to reframe from the weed for a few hours in places where smoking is not appropriate. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FolkGuitar Posted October 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2018 Smoking will neither make or break Anusarn Market. Declining tourism might. I have nothing against people who need to smoke... and it IS a 'need,' not a want. It's an addiction every bit as strong as other banned drugs. Any ex-smoker will tell you that. Most would stop if they could. I was a smoker for 43 years, wishing I could quit for the last 25 of those years. Now that I have stopped, I am gob-smacked at the actual stench of it! As a smoker, I never realized just how badly it smelled to non-smokers. And not just when smoking. Getting into a small elevator with a smoker is no joy... To have to put up with that stench while eating is no picnic either, and has often ruined the pleasure of a good meal. I would never ask a person not to smoke. That is their business. But I would ask that they don't insist that I smoke too. If you need to satisfy your craving, fine... Go do it where non-smokers won't be affected by it. Please don't force that stench on us, especially while we are eating. That's just rude. I won't play my bagpipes where you are trying to sleep. Please don't smoke where I am trying to eat. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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