Smoking in Tavernas

[Mythosman]

I`m all in on the smoking thing,just wish the waiters would empty the ashtrays more often 

[Papapetros]

Arrived today and it appears that this smoking thread has not gone unnoticed by the local Taverna owners.Apparently,smoking became a big issue during the high season,with the Greeks and Italians complaining about the excessive smoking Brits ruining their meals.

After a few lengthy meetings,the majority of Taverna owners believe it is in their best interests to introduce some no smoking measures next year,with a  proposed start date of June 1st.
 
The initial policy is simplicity itself,with each Taverna operating a no smoking policy on alternate days i.e. will be decided by the date 1st,3rd,5th etc.. The ban will only operate between the hours of 1800 until 2300.

Lets hope common sense prevails and all Taverna owners sign up to the policy and all tourists adhere to the polcy.

[Jimbo]

Let's hope this is managed as successfully as the Avliotes bypass.

[Gavlah1973]

That is the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard!!!

[Caz]

The mind boggles as to how that one will work. Still it will make a change from finding a taverna with the best "special" instead it will be finding a taverna for a smoke or not as the case might be. "Chaos" springs to mind

[Mythosman]

Let's hope this is managed as successfully as the Avliotes bypass.

Agreed.

[Jules]

What would happen if tables are free and it is not what you want (smoking or none smoking) are they going to turn business away.

[Jimbo]

Jules - I think this is a wind-up!

[lilly]

Jules - I think this is a wind-up!

Most definetly!

[Gavlah1973]

Tony Cox has just sent me a message saying its a load of rubbish. He has said that the Taverna owners are thinking of segregating the smokers and putting a couple of those stand up fans pointing away from the non smokers towards the smokers thus keeping the smoke with the people who created it.

Don't really know how this will go? Surely it will be very windy

[Bee]

Hi Gav, we are looking at 23rd June, I must sort it out soon, going to go independent again, Thomas Cook flights seem the cheapest and fly out at 10.15 am so a little later than last year, looking forward to our week in Spain but a different type of holiday for us on a Riu A/I, going to London for Christmas too, thankfully I don't put weight on otherwise I would be like a Christmas pudding come June.

I will be there  from 23rd June for two weeks, hope to see you

[Jimbo]

That'll be enormously good fun when there's a twenty mile per hour wind blowing in the wrong direction!!! 

[tonyco1]

Thanks again Gav.... another one from me.... but if I had made a suggestion... it would be to make a large investment.. putting giant turntables on restaurant floors.
Have a no smoking area which can be turned to always have the non smoking area upwind of the smokers.
So what happens when no wind... either Gavs fans... or you're b@@@reed... lol...

[tonyco1]

actually I hate smoking ... but you have to accept others rights.
It affects my breathing, so if I am trying to eat and someone's letting smoke waft into me,
I simply ask them nicely if they could try to keep their smoke away from me.

I find that this we works well in 99% of cases without starting world war 3,
Most people are pretty fair... but don't moan or tell them off.... ask... and nicely..

[Teamnickos]

The Greeks and Italians complaining about Brits smoking ?!  hilarious!