Smokers beware: You'll be fined 5,000 baht if caught lighting up in bus stations and markets nationwide

[NoshowJones]

1 hour ago, berybert said:

Should people who leave home without underwear on also be deported if they are not Thai ?

 

So that law does not apply to Thais? I just treat it like any other law I don't like, I just don't obey it.

[Justgrazing]

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I have absolutely no idea if Covid can stick to smoke the same as droplets of water, not being up on this subject. Hence my question.

My understanding is if you're invaded by C V it initially sets up camp in the back of the throat .. but if you smoke they are getting blasted by an intake and then exhale of hot toxic smoke every time you have a fag making it difficult for them to settle into their new surroundings .. There does seem to be some evidence supporting the fact that smokers are not getting it as bad as non chuffers but there's been no scientific study yet I don't think .. 

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, berybert said:

Should people who leave home without underwear on also be deported if they are not Thai ?

I think the police will see straight through that one.

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Dr Chaiyanan Sitthibut and his team along with anti alcohol groups

In recent times, I have stated that I believe there is an influential Temperance Society within the Thai "establishment' - just goes to show!!

As for smoking, I personally believe it is a disgusting habit and harmful to one's health. As a former forensic scientist, I have had the displeasure of inspecting the dissected lungs of smokers during autopsies - to see the dark brown "tars" exuding is not nice!

[Unify]

7 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

I thought I read the other day that c19 doesn't like smoke. Or was it smokers are safer from C19 ?

Smokers are about 1.8 times more likely to die from the virus. It's a huge risk factor.

[KhaoYai]

8 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Smoking:  Probably the most disgusting legal addiction in the world. 

Actually, I find gobbing off about other people's personal choices far worse.

 

Before commenting on how many people die from smoking or how much it costs healthcare systems, you might want to check your facts. Firstly, alcohol is responsible for far more deaths and secondly, certainly in my home country, the revenue from taxes on tobacco is far greater than the cost of treating any related illnesses.

 

On Thailand in general, the recent/current anti smoking legisltaion is a totally hypocritical. Thailand's cities are amongst the most polluted in the world but little is done about it - a lot of talk but no action as usual.  Then there's the burning of crop waste in some provinces - its against the law but it still goes on every year. So, its OK for people to breathe in all the sh&te that's in the air from pollution but not for them to smoke?

 

If the Thai authorities were carrying out these measure out of genuine care for their citizens, it would be more understandable but given the pollution problems above - its clear to me that its just the same old self righteous anti smoking bunch promoting this.

 

I respect other people's rights not to breath in my smoke but people like you have no respect whatsoever for my rights to make whatever choices I like. Should I get ill from smoking and need to use my country's heathcare system, the hideous taxes I and other smokers have paid on tobacco over the years will more than pay for my treatment.

 

People like you are not really interested in people's health - you just have a bee in your bonnet about smoking. The claims you make have been disproven many times - you simply use them to promote your own selfish agenda.

 

I sincerely hope that anyone who supports the anti smoking lobby doesn't drink alcohol. In the UK, now they've achieved many of their aims, the very same groups that promote anti-smoking agendas are now turning their attention to alcohol.

[KhaoYai]

8 hours ago, EricTh said:

I will probably be criticised for saying this by some smokers here but smoking helps to spread the virus faster as the smoke carries it away.

What rubbish! The Covid 19 virus is spread by droplets of moisture from coughing or sneezing either being breathed in or falling on surfaces and then being touched by others. How many droplets does smoke contain? None!

[KhaoYai]

14 minutes ago, Unify said:

Smokers are about 1.8 times more likely to die from the virus. It's a huge risk factor.

Yeah right! "Doctor I have a pain in my thumb" - "How many cigarettes do you smoke?"

 

Same old same old - smoking is to blame for all illnesses...... poppycock!

[Ranshoko]

Good News! Ban the dirty filthy habit

[Scott Tracy]

Wow, so much hate.

 

Let's ban everything that we don't like or do.

 

Smoking, vaping, alcohol, crop burning, burning the detritus in the garden or uneaten foodstuffs and packaging, plastics, dirty old busses and lorries, factories, powerplants.....

[bkk6060]

Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.

Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for many respiratory infections and increases the severity of respiratory diseases. A review of studies by public health experts convened by WHO on 29 April 2020 found that smokers are more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19, compared to non-smokers.

COVID-19 is an infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs. Smoking impairs lung function making it harder for the body to fight off coronaviruses and other diseases. Tobacco is also a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and diabetes which put people with these conditions at higher risk for developing severe illness when affected by COVID-19. Available research suggests that smokers are at higher risk of developing severe disease and death.

 

 

The above is from The WHO website.

Some people are so out of touch and so uneducated trying to justify their filthy smoke habit as a 

protectant from Covid. Unbelievable.

Smoking destroys lungs what the heck you think Covid does?

But sure, it is your choice keep puffing away killing off your body, destroying your immune system, wasting money,

and being a total nuisance to others it is your right.   Everyone else needs to accept it.

The ultimate pitiful selfishness...

Edited May 25, 2020 by bkk6060

[Ranshoko]

4 hours ago, Badboldie said:

You should get things of your chest, stop beating about the bush, and say what you really mean!

I agree with you 100%, just hope they extend it to bar and restaurants when they fully open.

Agree, smoking should be banned Nationwide in all shops, bars, restaurants etc. In urban areas smoking should only be allowed in designated areas. This is not about restricting a person's freedom or human right. It's about protectecting the rights of people who don't want to come into contact with stinking second hand smoke. 

[KhaoYai]

1 hour ago, Ranshoko said:

It's about protectecting the rights of people who don't want to come into contact with stinking second hand smoke. 

I take it you don't live in Thailand then?

[KhaoYai]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.

I'm not disagreeing with your figures (although the secondhand smoke issue is contentious) but you wish to ban smoking completely. Whilst I agree that nobody else should have to breathe in my smoke - that is not the issue. The issue is your statement that smoking should be banned.

 

Provided I don't harm others, I have just as much right to smoke as you have not to.  I am aware of the risks, just as I'm aware that every time I cross the road, every time I get in my car........I'm at risk.

 

By the way, if smoking is as filthy and harmful as you say it is, please explain how my grandfather lived to 89 years old - most of his life smoking 60 Capstan full strength per day. The fact is that some people are genetically pre-disposed to lung disease. whilst others are not. Those that are, need to avoid all types of air pollution - not just smoking.

 

I note you failed to reply to my comments regarding anti smoking policies in Thailand vs Air Pollution. Why? I suspect its simply because your just plain anti smoking and think you have the right to impose your views on others.

 

And by the way, not even the WHO know enough about Covid 19 to comment on the effects of smoking/Covid 19 yet - nobody does, as we are told almost every day.

Edited May 25, 2020 by KhaoYai

[LukKrueng]

13 hours ago, EricTh said:

 

I will probably be criticised for saying this by some smokers here but smoking helps to spread the virus faster as the smoke carries it away.

 

The truth is that I can smell cigar smoke 2 to 3 meters away. That's how far it can travel.

That's bs. The air you breath spreads just the same as smoke, only it's clear so you can't see it.

[Tropposurfer]

15 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I'm here.

 

Smoking:  Probably the most disgusting legal addiction in the world. 

Tobacco kills an estimated 8 million people in the world each year and puts a tremendous drain on our health care systems.

It should be banned permanently worldwide for the betterment of the health of our society.

Awww .... but I seem to remember when I was younger and so was she, it was so sexy when Katherine Deneuve smoked ... LOL ????

[a977]

20 hours ago, redwood1 said:

I guess they did not do any research......Smoking INSIDE the bus station has already been banned for a long time.......Everyone goes out to the far edges of the parking lot to smoke......I dont see this changing at all.........99% of the smokers are employees and bus drivers who will not be paying Jack.........So they are really going to have to work hard to snag a few farang honeypots to milk...lol

Just go to any bar in Pattaya there's enough ignorant farangs getting their fix every day to fill the coffers of the council for a year.  Take note officials of Pattaya City Council I'm talking to you

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, EricTh said:

I will probably be criticised for saying this by some smokers here but smoking helps to spread the virus faster as the smoke carries it away.

At least it becomes visible and you can dodge the cloud!

[Prairieboy]

On 5/25/2020 at 10:47 AM, toofarnorth said:

I thought I read the other day that c19 doesn't like smoke. Or was it smokers are safer from C19 ?

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/colby-cosh-where-theres-smoke-—-the-cigarettes-and-covid-story-is-growing-harder-to-ignore/ar-BB13UFrJ?li=AAggNb9&ocid=BHEA000

[ChipButty]

On 5/25/2020 at 9:47 AM, EricTh said:

Is interprovincial travel allowed yet?

Been allowed for a while with a Fit to Travel notice a friend of mine has been running a minivan service to BKK for weeks

[ChipButty]

17 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

Yeah right! "Doctor I have a pain in my thumb" - "How many cigarettes do you smoke?"

 

Same old same old - smoking is to blame for all illnesses...... poppycock!

The doctor asked me do I smoke, I said no I eat them

[3NUMBAS]

quite right ..string em up i say ,hangings to good for em

[3NUMBAS]

yes i had an english partner whos fanny smelt of fags .feelthy habit

[pineapple01]

Silly idea, ferangs in Bus Stations dont have 5000Bht anyway.

[Andre0720]

How many people die from smoking cigarettes?

• Smoking is the direct cause of one of every five deaths in the U.S. That translates to roughly 480,000 deaths annually, 1,300 smoking-related deaths per day, 54 deaths per hour, or almost one death per minute. Every cigarette you smoke cuts five to 11 minutes from your life.

As if this was not enough....