Hi...just want to know if there's any law in Czech Republic that bans smoking in public areas, air-conditioned areas, enclosed areas, open areas etc? I'm a non-smoker and I also cannot stand the smell of smoking cigarette/cigar. In Malaysia, I often have to tolerate people smoking in open public areas....which I really really hate but have not much choices about it. It'll be good if Czech Republic has such laws and enforces them. If not, I have to tolerate again.... :cry:
Short answer: This kind of laws exists here, but people break them on daily basis It's pain, especially in pubs. :-/ Fortunately at work is smoke ban usualy respected.
thanks, eso for telling me that. guess I just have to bear with it... but luckily i don't go to pubs... :lol: are there smoking ban at hospitals and universities? and is it usually respected?
Pubs, restaurants, bars, clubs - all the same. In public areas of hospitals is smoking definitely banned. I guess at universities too.
At universities as well as all schools, the consumption of alcohol and cigarettes is completely banned. It is banned also at bureaus I think... in all public areas where people gather (public transport, public transport stations, bureaus, hospitals, schools,...). Also every restaurant has to have a separate room for non-smokers but it is not very often respected or fully respected (in some restos it is only in specific time).
Yes, but in the whole world the boys (and often the girls, too) are used to smoking cigarettes in the school lavatories. :wink: Smokin' in the boys' room Oh, smokin' in the boys' room Now, teacher, I am fully aware of the rules But everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school!
I was worried about being constantly barraged by second hand smoke when I was in Prague, but I was pleasantly surprised. If one eats in restaurants at off times, the smoke is minimal. The Cafe Louvre has a separate non-smoking room and the food is wonderful and relatively inexpensive, and best of all, it is topnotch. Pivovarsky Dum on Stepanska is also a good place to eat smoke free. The non-smoking room has its own entrance, and the beer selection is vast and pretty inexpensive. Le Patio is also a good place to eat, but a bit more expensive. Most of the historical and cultural sites will be relatively smoke free. Generally, the smokiest places are the nightclubs - and they are VERY smoky. Have a great time in the world's most charming city.
