[Culturechat] CH Smoking

[Peter Haggart]

Joan --

Yes - we got back a week ago and I responded to the smoking message with
much the same input as you did. The smokes are easy to get in machines on
the street and cheaper that the USA - but we did eat in one place (in
Berlin)that had a no smoking section that was in fact far removed from the
smokers!

Pete
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Herriges" <JoanHerriges@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Peter Haggart" <haggart@uidaho.edu>; <gigli.saw@virtualnewport.com>;
"culturechat" <culturechat@untours.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Culturechat] CH Smoking


> Just got back from the Heartland last night and missed Vance's CH Smoking
> message.  Will try to catch it in archives.  However--we were shocked to
see
> how much smoking has increased since our visit in 1999.  So many more
young
> people smoking.  There was a girl, no older than 14 buying cigarettes at
the
> Sachseln bahnhoff with lots of small coins.  Parents puffing away with
> infants in their arms?  Just can't understand why they are ignorning the
> health hazard.
>
> We were very pleased that the larger Migros (Migressas) and Coop
restaurants
> have "no smoking areas".  The smaller Migros restaurants have areas for no
> smoking but the next table might be "smoking".  The new Migressa in Spiez
is
> grand!  The vegetable buffets (guess I shouldn't  complain about too much
> salt) in these restaurants are good for those worried about meat.  However
> no one in Europe  mentions, or is the least bit concerned about meat.
> Joan.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Haggart <haggart@uidaho.edu>
> To: gigli.saw@virtualnewport.com <gigli.saw@virtualnewport.com>;
culturechat
> <culturechat@untours.com>
> Date: Monday, June 18, 2001 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Culturechat] CH Smoking
>
>
> >We just got back from Germany and noticed that the number of young people
> >smoking was considerable. We also noted that the price of a pack of
smokes
> >was less than what it costs in the USA. However, one bright note - our
last
> >evening in Berlin we had dinner out and the waitress actually asked if we
> >wanted to be seated in smoking or non-smoking! Never happened before
during
> >our three weeks in Germany.
> >
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> >Peter Haggart, Faculty Secretary
> >University of Idaho
> >Moscow, ID 83844-1106
> >208-885-6151
> >Office email: haggart@uidaho.edu
> >Office home pages: http://www.its.uidaho.edu/facultysecretary
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Vance Roy" <gigli.saw@virtualnewport.com>
> >To: "culturechat" <culturechat@untours.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 11:23 AM
> >Subject: [Culturechat] CH Smoking
> >
> >
> >> Many CH Idyllers have commented on the number and age of CH smokers.
> >> This is apparent to all of us, especially the number of young women who
> >> smoke as a "fashion statement".
> >>
> >> It looks like the government has noticed too. A campaign has been
> >> started by the Federal Council to target young smokers. The tobacco
> >> epidemic, as it has been called by the department of health, leaves
only
> >> Hungary and Greece with more smokers in Europe than CH. The Swiss spend
> >> nearly 5 billion CHF per year in anti-smoking measures. They plan to
> >> increase this to 10 billion by 2005.
> >>
> >> A tax of 57 % will be placed on tobacco products. This is the level
> >> recommended by the EU, but the Swiss tax is now only 52 %. This would
> >> increase the cost by between a half and three quarters of a CHF.
> >> Limitations on retail outlets, advertising, and age of legal purchase
> >> will also be enacted. Those under the age 16 would be prohibited from
> >> buying tobacco products.
> >>
> >> Even if you are a smoker, I do not believe that anyone in this day and
> >> age would encourage a young person to begin.
> >> --
> >> Vance C. Roy
> >> gigli.saw@dplanet.ch
> >>
> >>
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