tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post9199034914572981598..comments2023-10-06T01:38:30.480-07:00Comments on Beijing Calling: An Attempt to Spark ChangeGoodbye HK, Hello YVRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220868581581406872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-76852869753728871362008-02-02T20:11:00.000-08:002008-02-02T20:11:00.000-08:00well it is a good start. i wish them every succes...well it is a good start. i wish them every success. in a country with such a huge population it is difficult to enforce any new rules and regulations. with smoking so entrenched in the chinese mind we have to give them time to adjust. it is gratifying to know at least the big posters with the great helsman holding a cigarette is no longer visible. another thing they can do is tax the cigarettes to the max. and use that money to subsidize health care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-89699863022366840232008-02-02T18:23:00.000-08:002008-02-02T18:23:00.000-08:00Ha! It would be easier to get the Irish to quit dr...Ha! It would be easier to get the Irish to quit drinking. The culture of passing cigarettes round when one lights up is a social rule parallel to the round of drinks culture in the Ireland/England. The French may have had moderate success (the poor coffee shop owners!!), The Irish had surprisingly good results but to try the same in China is hoping for way too much. (I could understand their motives with the cost of health care as it is.) If basic public order rules are so blatantly ignored in the first place, isn't this the better place to start??Blog Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117875373503224219noreply@blogger.com