What is your position about the Smoking ban in France? About a quarter of France's 60 million people smoke, that's an alarming number. Personally, I am in agreement. I think if you are in a public place, you need to be respectful of other people, they do not have to breathe all the smoke just because you feel to! Second hand smoking is very dangerous.
PARIS - France's most drastic measure to curb smoking went into effect Wednesday with a full ban on lighting up in cafes, restaurants and discotheques, a sea change for a country where the cigarette came to symbolize the French way of life.
A New Year's Day reprieve allowed revelers their last legal drags in public places before the new law took effect.
"You have to be vigilant. We caught one at the counter this morning," said Maria Boyer at a cafe near the famed Champs-Elysees.
"I just ask people to be nice and avoid the fines," she said, noting that cafe owners who ignore the ban must pay up, too.
Under the measure, those caught lighting up inside face a $93 fine, while owners who turn a blind eye to smoking in their establishments face a $198 fine.
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