Shoeaddict, no one directly accused you of anything.

I was speaking generally about smokers. They are free to smoke however much they like, but they need to understand that their smoke negatively impacts on other, which is why there are laws supposedly to prevent them from smoking in enclosed spaces.

Unfortunately inside Doha shopping centers its still generally permissable, even if it is technically illegal, to smoke inside.

I guess that's the equivalent of blowing smoke straight into the Emir's face and saying 'screw you and your anti-smoking law, I'll smoke where I want.'