I was posting on another thread and just had a new idea regarding non-smoking section in restaurants. Yes, I know, we've beat this subject to death, but bear with me.
I have always felt it somewhat unfair on my part to insist on a completely separate dining area for smokers, by that I mean separated by walkway and brick walls (NOT a glass wall with a fan...please). I felt it would make smokers feel like second class citizens, which is of course not my intent.
SO, how about they put non-smokers (me) in a completely separate area? I have no problem with that. Non-smokers get a completely smoke free environment in which to eat & the smokers still have the bar area & surrounding tables. Furthermore, you would then give restaurant owners a real test to see if a TRULY non-smoking environment would boost business.
It's at least worth recommending to area restaurants, right? If I understand correctly, areas that have banned smoking have seen an increase in business. This would be incentive to try it. This would probably mean an addition or remodel to the restaurant, however, so may not be an option unless the restaurant is doing really well.
What do you think?
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