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| Or that's what the vocal minority of smokers would like for you to think.
The owners of pubs and restaurants that I know have told me that during the smoking ban here in Geneva last year any loss of clients was minimal and temporary. The clients that stayed away were replaced by others. In fact, a bigger problem became the noise from the smokers outside. The fact of the matter is, many owners would make their establishments smoke free, but until the government stepped in it was much easier to allow a few people to smoke than occasionally risk the indignation of a drunk nicotine starved guy demanding his right to smoke and causing a ruckus.
If the survival of your establishment is primarily based on your clients being able to smoke, then that's a crappy business model. | |
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I'm sorry, but I simply don't buy this, most bar owners I know would simply throw someone out who gets unruly.
Pubs are unhealthy places, the alcohol you drink in there is also bad for you, drunks also affect those around them. Pubs don't like to throw out smokers because smokers are their best customers, the anti smoking crowd turn up for a couple of shandys and leave early.