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Jaxbubbles:
I dont agree with people smoking when eating even if its outside. People should think of other peoples health. My Mum suffered from breathing problems and would have found it hard to breath if a smoker was near her.

lilly:
I don't agree with many things in life but it is a little bit of give and take on both sides, the fact is that smoking is allowed in Greece so anyone that is doing so is not breaking any laws, we are talking mainly about a two week holiday, the other fifty weeks of the year spent in the Uk the ban is in force but Greece is not the UK and therefore the smoking ban does not apply.
On holiday I just aim to have a good time and I won't be spending anytime on thinking about the habits of others for the sake of two weeks but if others peoples habits bothered me so much then I would not visit Greece or other countries but would instead opt for a desert island on which to holiday.
Jules penned a spot on post earlier in this thread.

Richard/Jackie/Nathan:

If we were sat in a bar whilst on hols abroad, in a no-smoking area and someone lit up i'd probably say something and if the person continued i'd probably grab the ciggie and crush it.
If i was outside eating and someone lit up on the table next to me and the smoke was encroaching on us whilst eating i'd politely ask the 'offender' to move; if he/she didnt and the smoke continued to directly affect us i'd probably grab the ciggie and crush it.

Give & take - that's the spirit! Like I said earlier I stopped 18 months ago but when I did smoke if someone had carried on in that vein they would have been spending the rest of their hols in Corfu General.

Jimbo:
I said something to that effect last night, but withdrew it.

Asking politely is not asking if only one result is acceptable. It's illegal bullying, assault, behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace etc.

Smoking outside is legal in the UK as well as Greece, and when the Arctic weather recedes I fully expect and intend to be doing so at my local wine bars, let alone in Ag Stef in the summer.

The absolutely last way to persuade anybody to move is to be aggressive.

lilly:
I agree, aggression will get you nowhere and rightly so. Perhaps the 'crushing of the cigarette' may depend on whether the smoker is an heavily built 6ft man who has the potential to wrap you around the nearest lampost or a little old dear  (easy target), then again she could always hit you with her handbag. Nobody has a right to crush other peoples property or indeed dictate to others, you can ask politely but like Jimbo points out, it is not asking if only one result is acceptable.

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