Re:What about the 2nd? (Score 0)

I'm in New Zealand. A couple of years ago, the government banned smoking in bars here, and despite the huge outcry from smokers at the time (and general ambivalence from non-smokers), it really has made a huge change to the attitude to smoking over here. Smokers are much more aware of those around them and quite happily throw on their coats and light up outside. The very idea that people could, only a few years ago, light up inside seems bizarre and unpleasant to non-smokers.. it feels like it's always been this way. You can call it social engineering, but personally, I'm not complaining, and neither is anyone else.