Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Last week or so the main alcoholic brewing companies in Japan joined together in putting warning labels cautioning pregnant women that alcohol could harm the baby. Thats been around for awhile back home but Im not criticizing Japan, better late than never eh? But, what gets me really angry, is when mothers and fathers smoke right in front of infants, kids, etc... I was in a coffee shop last weekend - the first floor is non-smoking, the second floor is smoking. In the period of two hours that I was there, 13 mothers carried their babies/strollers up to the second floor while the employee carried their drink. Another 8 or so couples and their young children went up as well. Curiosity got the better of me and I went upstairs just to see the environment - it was soooo smokey that NOBODY needed to light up, just sit and breathe. Back home, people would speak up and say something but here its just commonplace. Why in the world would people want to put their children at risk? If you wanna smoke, puff away; but do it away from your kids!! Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 How about teachers in the teachers room joking about smoking in front of the kids. That really annoys me. Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 if ya gunna get angry, get angry about something worthwhile. otherwise you`re just wastin too much energy Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Get angry about whatever angers you, I say. Nosmoking areas in most places here are a joke. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 feel the same way about parents who do put their kids in baby/child seats. good enough for the parents Link to post Share on other sites
Worm 0 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 And don't puff near me either. Not just the kids. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 22, 2004 Author Share Posted May 22, 2004 Yeah, lets not worry about parents killing their kids because, hey ,its not our kids right Link to post Share on other sites
slimeypete 0 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 As a non-smoker - a questions to smokers. If you go into a place that is full of smokers, and you sit there inhaling.....whats the difference between that and actually lighting up yourself?? Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 its crazy how much damage second hand smoke can do. you can hear a report about it on npr. "The CDC warns people at risk of heart attack to avoid public places where there is second-hand cigarette smoke. The health advisory follows the publication of a new study in the British Medical Journal that found a smoking ban in Helena, Mont., led to a sharp drop in heart attacks there." Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 Nekobi, I like NPRs "Fresh Air" and "All things considered" Great programs! Link to post Share on other sites
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