I just learned that on September 28th the voters in Canton Zurich approved a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars. (I could not find any information on when the ban goes into effect.)
This ban strengthens the ban on smoking in public places which went into effect on July 1st.
It is a huge relief as I was very concerned about bringing Global Baby back to Zurich, where 29% of the population smoke like fiends! Now we need not fear taking him out to restaurants and other public spaces.
Yeah, Zurich!
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Geneva passed a similar ban earlier this year-- and I just read an article saying that the federal govt took it away! Something about how the city overstepped its boundaries by implementing a ban before the canton had a chance to vote on it, or something like that.
yeah, and now they are saying it might take YEARS for it to come back to Geneva. I think some places are staying nonsmoking, but Christoph was at our usual hang out yesterday and they have (unsurprisingly) gone back to smoking (its a hip student place, our group sticks out their but we have been going forever)
No smoking in Germany has made my life much better... I am happy to go out with friends now when visiting... finally the rest of the world is coming to its senses... and don't you just notice it more when you are toting around a new little soul...
Yey!!! It makes is so much nice to go out!
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