smedly Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, MJKT2014 said: I'm guessing you are a smoker? As the op said this is related to corona-virus ("Health authorities have said that Covid-19 can spread far and wide on the smoke"). You don't get corona-virus from car exhausts. It comes out your lungs that a passerby can smell if you blow smoke in the air. do you breath in then out - do I really need to explain it to you here is a clue just in case you still aren't getting it Polluted air - breath in ....................................................... go watch the video I suggested instead of trying to be a smart --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Parsve Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 And in the same time researchers in Europe try to find out if nicotin have any positive effect on Corona as they have found out that there is less smokers than non-smokers that have been infected. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 There's lots of illegal things in Thailand and smoking in enclosed places such as bars and gogos is just an example. But of course the brown envelope solves these issues time and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJKT2014 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, smedly said: trying to be a smart -- Not trying to be smart, it's common sense. Nicotine clouds a smokers judgement and they are always in denial. Sad really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Phil McCaverty said: Not to my knowledge. Complete BS reporting. If its already banned outside, why the need to ban smoking on beaches? Isan must be another country then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCaverty Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 minute ago, soalbundy said: Isan must be another country then No idea what you're trying to say but Issan doesn't have any beaches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Just think of the 5000B fine as a stupidity tax. Make stupid decisions, pay 5000B. Up to you. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 11 hours ago, smedly said: .........to gouge money from dirty farangs Zzzzzzzzzzzzz............Yawn!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalasin Jo Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said: It is news to me that only dirty farangs smoke ! So no fortune to be made there because I think it fairly safe to say the majority of farang are not dirty. and fair to say a very large number of Thais smoke ( not just tobacco) especially up here in the sticks! Methinks the authorities may be short on cash as the usual sources of fine income have dried up? I recall it is the law that smoking is banned inside and within a certain distance of entrances ( I forget exactly) outside of all public access buildings so that would not have included beaches without the law on that brought in last year. Smoking in or around your own private property if it affects children is I believe also liable to a prosecution now.. a licence ( if you have children and if you smoke) for anonymous reporting by neighbours with a grudge. Its hard to be a smoker these days, not just in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKBike09 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 9 hours ago, holy cow cm said: Then ban everything else such as alcohol, eating with your mouth open, not taking a shower, obesity looking ugly, speaking English and public forums etc. You have the right to ask the motorcycle guy to put his cigarette out while he takes you. Honestly, I have never had a motorcycle taxi or tuk tuk in BKK keep on smoking his cig while riding me. "I have never had a motorcycle taxi or tuk tuk in BKK keep on smoking his cig while riding me" personally I think a cigarette after sex is perfectly acceptable, but not during ???? Remember the "good old days" when you could smoke on a plane or in the cinema, because 1980s technology meant that smoke was unable to travel past the invisible barrier between the first row of smoking seats and the last row of non-smoking ... The Tessakit ar5e****s who hang out in lower Sukhumvit nabbing tourists for throwing cigarette butts on the ground will be rubbing their hands with glee at this development. Oh. But wait. There aren't any tourists now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talahtnut Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Alcohol kills more people than all other drugs combined. Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. The National Institute not forgetting domestic violence, accidents and crime. Seems more logical to ban drinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCaverty Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 57 minutes ago, BKKBike09 said: I think a cigarette after sex is perfectly acceptable, but not during Its acceptable if you ask before lighting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anotify Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 what about the smoky skies in C.May ?? no fine there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utalkin2me Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 15 hours ago, holy cow cm said: Then ban everything else such as alcohol, eating with your mouth open, not taking a shower, obesity looking ugly, speaking English and public forums etc. You have the right to ask the motorcycle guy to put his cigarette out while he takes you. Honestly, I have never had a motorcycle taxi or tuk tuk in BKK keep on smoking his cig while riding me. When people bring up other topics, you know why. It is because you have no argument. Argue smoking in public on its merits. The only reason you feel the need to bring up unrelated topics is you have no other argument. Have at it, why should people be able to smoke in public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a977 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 20 hours ago, smedly said: basically no they are looking for more ways to gouge money from dirty farangs Get a life, their playing catch up with the rest of the world, where smoking has been banned in public for MANY years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCaverty Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, a977 said: Get a life, their playing catch up with the rest of the world, where smoking has been banned in public for MANY years Name one country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a977 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Phil McCaverty said: Name one country. Australia, Great Britain, should I keep going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, a977 said: Australia, Great Britain, should I keep going Australia? No 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a977 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Olmate said: Australia? No Look up "countries where smoking is banned in public places" on Google, it starts with Albania and goes through to Zambia. Bhutan was the first country in 2010 Have a pleasant surprise it's a big world out there beyond your 4 walls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phil McCaverty Posted June 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2020 Just now, a977 said: Australia, Great Britain, should I keep going Yes keep going, smoking is not banned outside in the UK. It's actually encouraged. The ban is on smoking inside public places. Many bars have created purpose built facilities for people to smoke outside, with shelter, heating and seating. No law against walking through a busy street smoking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, a977 said: Look up "countries where smoking is banned in public places" on Google, it starts with Albania and goes through to Zambia. Bhutan was the first country in 2010 Have a pleasant surprise it's a big world out there beyond your 4 walls Don,t need to google my home country laws thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Declaring a total ban would be better then everyone would know what they had to do. Hard on smokers. I know, but at least it is better than having to wonder if some secluded spot is a 'public place' or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 15 minutes ago, TKDfella said: Declaring a total ban would be better then everyone would know what they had to do. Hard on smokers. I know, but at least it is better than having to wonder if some secluded spot is a 'public place' or not. Hard on Thai tobacco too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCaverty Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 24 minutes ago, TKDfella said: Declaring a total ban would be better then everyone would know what they had to do. Hard on smokers. I know, but at least it is better than having to wonder if some secluded spot is a 'public place' or not. I don't worry. The OP is nonsense. No such law in Thailand. Smoking inside public places has been banned for a number of years but you'd be hard pressed to find a bar that enforces it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicDemon Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 15 hours ago, Parsve said: And in the same time researchers in Europe try to find out if nicotin have any positive effect on Corona as they have found out that there is less smokers than non-smokers that have been infected. That's true. With information emerging from different countries, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health no longer consider smoking a distinct risk factor for severe COVID-19 progression. Smoking was removed from list of risk factors in April of 2020. Statistics from Norway also indicate that smokers are less vulnerable to COVID-19 progression than the general population. Similar findings have been made in the UK, and in other countries as well, as far as I understand. But one should keep in mind that diseases related to smoking might still be considered risk factors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesetat2013 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 10:06 AM, Phil McCaverty said: Not to my knowledge. Complete BS reporting. If its already banned outside, why the need to ban smoking on beaches? Why would he think there is total ban yet 7 still sells them? 23 hours ago, JonnyF said: Wow. Thailand is becoming unrecognizable to the fun, laid back place I first visited in 98. What a shame it's heading towards becoming a police state. I say this as a non smoker. Heading towards? It began when P took over. It's just becoming more so as time passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, smedly said: dumb is when the obvious is explained and you still don't get it Thais cannot afford these fines - simple For you it might be simple but you have a distorted view. First of all the fine is 5000 maximum. I don't know the Thai people in your surrounding but there are loads of Thais who have more money than the average expat. Yes, there is racism in every country but I have to laugh at people who think every policy in this country is made for a couple of expats. Specially those who have no importance to this country what so ever. Edited June 2, 2020 by FritsSikkink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 22 hours ago, Eindhoven said: Yes. Smokers should not inconvenience non-smokers. On the street nor anywhere else. If the idiots want to deliberately put poisonous smoke in their lungs, let them do it far away from those who don't. So yes, it is reasonable. It also stops them being punched in the face or thrown off a baht bus when they refuse to put their cigarette out or get off the bus.... Yes, there were idiots who thought it was their right to be able to smoke on the songthaew. As you know from the COVID-19 occurrence, people cannot be relied upon to do the right thing. This way, there is no argument. Bravo! Excellent! <snip> What really bothers me even more, is why most smokers think they have the right to toss their cigarette butts wherever they want. It is trash. Put it somewhere other that anywhere you happen to be standing. Show some regard please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Phil McCaverty said: I don't worry. The OP is nonsense. No such law in Thailand. Smoking inside public places has been banned for a number of years but you'd be hard pressed to find a bar that enforces it. Do you want to exaggerate just a little more? Nearly every bar enforces it. Sure there are a few rogues but in general the smoking ban is very well adhered to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: Do you want to exaggerate just a little more? Nearly every bar enforces it. Sure there are a few rogues but in general the smoking ban is very well adhered to. In Bangkok certainly, smokers are considerate. In Pattaya not that evident, landlords also not that firm. Of course personal experience, others may have a different encounter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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