Smoking ban leaves many on the roads

Until Oct 1, all the IT companies had designated smoking areas in their buildings which were always occupied by smokers. But today, the first working day after the ban on smoking in closed or public places, ex-smoking areas were deserted and there came a shining new ‘NO SMOKING – Smoking here is an offense.’ board.

And all the smoker techies who appeared with coffee cups in one hand and a cigarette in the other hand, were standing on the road to smoke. I think the real spirit of the law is – do not smoke when non smokers are around.

Simply by not smoking in the no smoking areas doesn’t make you a good citizen, only not smoking when non-smokers are around is what makes you a good citizen.