Anti-Smoking Campaign

PCG - Why you wanna drink on road???

Who ll drive us.. sorry you back?????

Drinking at home is the best thing.... Yella..

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Reality is a Illusion Caused Due to Deficiency of Alcohol

its true.

Whatever it is, but if the law says you can't smoke in a public place then don't!!!

I can't drink in the park, so I don't. I can't eat pork, I try to, but fail.

So if the law says don't smoke in public, don't.

If we see people, usually(Arabs) smoking in public, we will then question why certain things are banned here.

If you stick to one law and not the other, we will question it.

If you want a ciggy with your coffee so be it. But don't then come all 'conservative, when it comes to other things.

You,smokers in public, (usually local) break the law. So why expect others to abide by the laws.

I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!

"Quiting to smoke is Easy - I have Done many times..."

Hey Not my words... my Hostel MAtes used to use these punch lines...

I don smoke... But I have no right to say to people not to smoke.... as if Addictions are Bad.. So is Beer..

And Damn if I hear a word Against it.... So mutual respect No problems with Smokers,,, but there habits or conduct yap....

Beer even if is Bad,, is only for you... people besides you don passive Drink...

So not smoking around children and family should be taken up as a Right if Smoking is a Duty....

Or is it the other way round???

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thanks speed!

Sorry, I know I am a disgrace! but, well, what can I do? It's the heat (I like smoking in open spaces preferably).

But I do feel better! I guess I might go back to the bad habits once I go back home =..(

And wherever in the world I am, even as a smoker, I do respect the bans, because it is my right to smoke, but also, my rights finish when they can harm other people.

And I feel ashamed whenever kids see me smoking... for some reason, I don't like it.

and so is ibuprofen...

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.'

Theres a difference, indicated by the question mark in my comment.

But you did say, and I quote...

"but i do not smoke near infants,mothers carrying infants,children and families.i carry the burden of that,but i feel that i have to be responsible in doing so."

But no where here did you say you also DO NOT smoke near adults on their own with no families, did you ?

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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.

that i never smoke in an enclosed space.or near children,or families with children.and Mr Paul,,i never said i smoke infront of an adult.sooo stop putting words into my MOUTH ok....

fubar,,,like i know you?do not agree with anyone with anything you dnt know about,it makes you look foolish AMIGO...........

they say that second-hand smoke is more dangerous than first-hand! Lol!

"Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship"

"dgoodrebel is not plastic"

that is so right fubar if anyone wants to smoke go to an open area like the roads hehehe not in an enclosed place like malls or beside a no smoking sign, but reality bites and ignorance comes in

Too right, Mr Paul.

Shoeaddict - if you want to smoke, fine.

But if you are in an enclosed space, you have no right to smoke near anyone. Man, woman or child.

I'm not asking smokers to quit, I'm just telling them to learn to read and smoke outside.

and families" but you will willing stand next to an adult and smoke in their face ?

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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.

but i do not smoke near infants,mothers carrying infants,children and families.i carry the burden of that,but i feel that i have to be responsible in doing so.

SMOKING NAZIS

Mr Paul, sheesha has been removed from a lot of establishments. One of the more famous sheesha cafes, Nawakhatha was recently closed down.

I don't care one way or another if people chose to smoke. I have my vices too, and I know that they harm me.

If people want to smoke and risk developing throat, lung or mouth cancer, or hardening of the arteries, or a stroke, then fine, that's their business.

But I do think it's very arrogant of people to sit beneath the sign advising that the Emir himself passed a law banning smoking, and then light up.

Such people obviously think the Emir is a kill joy who should just shut up and stop ruining their day. If they had any respect for the Emir, and any respect for the law, they wouldn't be smoking in cafes.

Regarding the article, it's complete bollocks anyway. There are no statistics provided to demonstrate the smoking is becoming less popular.

MR PAUL: I agree with banning shisha.

Then what would everybody do ?

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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.

understand that why cigerattes are being sold in Qatar anyways. It selling, purchasing should be banned from every country. This is the only way to curb this bad habit of smoking.

Furthermore, heavey fines & closure of such outlets must be enforced so they can make sure that nobody is smoking in their shops/restaurans.

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Everybody wishes they could go to heaven but no one wants to die.

smoke - firstly, I just want to be clear that I'm not preaching to people to stop smoking. I'm all for freedom of choice.

I'm glad that we now agree that nicotine is a drug, and hence the majority of cigarettes are also a drug.

And it's not the nicotine in cigarettes that is harmful. The nicotine just provides the 'high' and causes the addiction.

Look i'm not arguing that smoking in a non smoking zone is right, I have a problem where every self righteous person says things like ban smoking completely, increase prices or some other lame idea in the hope that they can completely stop people from smoking. I mean thats our bloody choice, same thing with drugs not everyone wants to do it but its a choice we should have the right to choose its our freaking life.

tallg tobacco is not a drug, its the nicotine in the tobacco that is addictive :p you do know you get nicotine free tobacco thats not harmful to the body right?

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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So is caffeine, so perhaps we should ban all coffee shops, then the smokers would have no-where to go and break the law.

smoke - nicotine is a drug.

smoke, majority doesn't make it right.

Bleu your idea wont work coz ciggies cant be termed as a drug, you dont get high with it, unlike alcohol. Plus a vast majority of the world smokes so we will just whoop your arses if you even think about something like that :p Look what we did in Amsterdam lol.

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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I'd argue for making cigarettes just like alcohol. You have to be a non-muslim, and buy it at QDC at hotel-style-prices. You should also have a monthly maximum.

Another idea would be to classify it as "drugs" and completely ban it, imprisoning anybody caught smoking.

still surprised by non-adherance to law?

"Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship"

"dgoodrebel is not plastic"

everywhere,anyplace.

smoking is dangerous to your health.

a primary warning in every pocket of cigar.

in our manager office,thers a big sign board says no smoking,but when you go inside his office to make sign for some papers,just like you are in cloud #9.what i did i light one stick of cigar also.is it cool right.LOL!

your face then.

The law of Beer.

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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.

If people want to smoke that's fine. It's their choice. But when there's a law that states that they shouldn't smoke in certain places then they should abide by that. I think that's the issue here - people ignoring the law. It needs be enforced.

Mrpaul the law of cigrattes.

Regardless to the direction of the wind the smoke from the cigratte always goes in the direction of a non-smoker.

Aana free, jaana free,

Pakde gaye tho khana free.

what I dont like is when youi blow the by-product into my face or in my direction.

So dont feel offended, when next time it happens, that you will suddenly be covered in the by-product of my fave pleasure.....

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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.

it's a campaign in name only. They like to make banners, have a news conference and get their pictures in the paper. Then they are done. That is the extent of their campaign. Don't expect anything in the way of enforcement to happen. Too many Qataris like to smoke and will not accept anyone telling them that they can't and Yes, it is arrogance, they know that is is bad and against the law, but think they are above the law.

Rizks do u drive some battery operated car.

Aana free, jaana free,

Pakde gaye tho khana free.

EMN no i ride a CAMEL....:)

lollz Smoke

Speed, but wat about the smoke which comes from ur CAr ?? it too smell Yuckss .....:)

WHAT! Donosa your just a disgrace to the smokers i say! Clearly you have no clue or devotion to the brotherhood of the smoking clan anymore. You need to be motivated again, you need to take ME out for some coffee and i will show you 100 ways to enjoy a good smoke.

To the smoke haters...we are everywhere, you can protest all you want, we have as much right to smoke as you have the right to drive your cars and pollute the environment.

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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Smoke kills and Smoke smells yukssssss... specially in summer !

donosa...you need to throw them out they must have been expired by now.

Aana free, jaana free,

Pakde gaye tho khana free.

for some reason I'm smoking less and less since I arrived to Doha... I bought a pack about 7 weeks ago, I still have 2 cigarettes!

I feel better, though! =)

that's a lot EMN hehehe, try making it 1 pack a week

Rizks im helathy enough to smoke a packet of cigrates a day.

Aana free, jaana free,

Pakde gaye tho khana free.

LoL EMN....

u r right, we will not let u SMOKE so that u have a peaceful and healthy life in FUTURE....:)

these people will not let us smoke in peace also.

Aana free, jaana free,

Pakde gaye tho khana free.