Smoking cigarettes in India

mangrove · Jan 28th, 2007, 00:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by SANJAY_DEL

Other eating joints go for a "please all" policy, to attract non-smokers and retain their smoking clientele.

Thanks for your quick response Sanjay - what do you mean by the please all policy - do you mean that there are smoking areas in restaurants? Because if it was just mixed with smokers and non-smokers then it would not please all...

tacita · Jan 28th, 2007, 02:11

based on what i've read on this thread, i assume smoking is prohibited on trains - at least i hope that's the case. is someone able to confirm this?

(like most reformed smokers, i'm rabidly anti-smoking - coming up on 20 years "clean" after 10 years of smoking more than a pack a day - ick!)

Nick-H · Jan 28th, 2007, 02:39

Pretty sure it is banned on trains.

GoanCanuck · Jan 28th, 2007, 02:42

Smoking is prohibited on trains although you will find that there are people who stand in the doorway of the compartment and have a smoke while the train is moving.

robotvoice · Jan 28th, 2007, 02:46

including the train employees!

GoanCanuck · Jan 28th, 2007, 02:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by amyl

come to Mumbai/Pune you will see Indian Women smoking at wherever places smoking is allowed...when and wherever men do even women do!

I would imagine that is the college crowd where peer pressure is the main reason why the young women are smoking. Generally speaking I have found that the only married women who smoke in India are those who are in the upper strata of society or those who are living in rural areas where they smoke beedis. I have rarely come across a middle class married woman with children who smokes regularly.

Hyderabadi · Jan 28th, 2007, 07:21

Tribal women in the Visakhapatnam / Srikakulam districts of Andhra Pradesh smoke cheroots, in reverse, that is the burning tip inside the mouth. It's called 'adda chutta', - reverse cigar literally. It is an accepted practice.

The side effects are terribble to say the least.

amyl · Jan 28th, 2007, 10:04

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I have rarely come across a middle class married woman with children who smokes regularly.

Thankfully, true. Even I have never come across any middle class taking puffs. And yes...its the working young class of women....rather girls...who are into it. Almost every Call Center girl is a smoker and there are lots of such ppl roaming around with a cigarette, at public places.

New-South-Welshman · Jan 28th, 2007, 11:42

I've seen women in the county sides in northern India smoking big bongs. So, I never thought it was really an issue in India.

seventies'hippy · Jan 28th, 2007, 13:53

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Originally Posted by Hangianix

. But what about the following places (surely tourist areas): Delhi, Varanasi, Kharujaho, Orchha, Gwalior, Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur, Mumbai, Hampi, Goa.

More precisely, are there any places where smoking is prohibited? (Obviously not talking about temples, museums, other monuments or places with AC - rather like the streets of the above mentioned places).

Thanks!

Goa is full of packaged westerners who smoke,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Must be all those duty free's

cyberhippie · Jan 28th, 2007, 18:43

Trains and train stations are officially non smoking areas!!

goangoangone · Jan 28th, 2007, 19:33

A few of us on bikes were on our way to Old Goa. We pulled off the highway and stopped so some could light up. Plain clothes guys came over and booked 5 of them for smoking in public.

cyberhippie · Jan 28th, 2007, 19:37

Had a similar experience in Revona I think it was, anyway a quiet wee place in interior Goa. We finished our meal and I went outside to have a smoke. The owner hurriedly told me this wasn't allowed and the police would nab me if they could!!

Try lighting up in Margao station these days you will get planty cross looks and comments!! Kinda took me by suoprise the first time I witnessed this. Civic pride at work!!

Hangianix · Jan 28th, 2007, 19:46

Hrr, hrr, then I plan 10% more cost due to the fines of smoking gf

goangoangone · Jan 28th, 2007, 19:54

I think these cops had a form from some Environment department.

Jan 28th, 2007, 02:11	#32
tacita Maha Mutant Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gotham Posts: 1,410	smoking on trains based on what i've read on this thread, i assume smoking is prohibited on trains - at least i hope that's the case. is someone able to confirm this? (like most reformed smokers, i'm rabidly anti-smoking - coming up on 20 years "clean" after 10 years of smoking more than a pack a day - ick!) __________________ Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. ~Helen Keller

Jan 28th, 2007, 02:39	#33
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,426	Pretty sure it is banned on trains. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,406	I've seen women in the county sides in northern India smoking big bongs. So, I never thought it was really an issue in India. __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

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goangoangone What happened? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,564	A few of us on bikes were on our way to Old Goa. We pulled off the highway and stopped so some could light up. Plain clothes guys came over and booked 5 of them for smoking in public. __________________ GoanGoan......here

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Jan 28th, 2007, 02:42	#34
GoanCanuck Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,204	Smoking is prohibited on trains although you will find that there are people who stand in the doorway of the compartment and have a smoke while the train is moving.

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robotvoice mikeaholic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california Posts: 1,172	including the train employees!

Jan 28th, 2007, 07:21	#37
Hyderabadi Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: GA,USA. Posts: 1,131	Tribal women in the Visakhapatnam / Srikakulam districts of Andhra Pradesh smoke cheroots, in reverse, that is the burning tip inside the mouth. It's called 'adda chutta', - reverse cigar literally. It is an accepted practice. The side effects are terribble to say the least.

Jan 28th, 2007, 18:43	#41
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Trains and train stations are officially non smoking areas!!

Jan 28th, 2007, 19:37	#43
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Had a similar experience in Revona I think it was, anyway a quiet wee place in interior Goa. We finished our meal and I went outside to have a smoke. The owner hurriedly told me this wasn't allowed and the police would nab me if they could!! Try lighting up in Margao station these days you will get planty cross looks and comments!! Kinda took me by suoprise the first time I witnessed this. Civic pride at work!!

Jan 28th, 2007, 19:46	#44
Hangianix Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hungary Posts: 26	Hrr, hrr, then I plan 10% more cost due to the fines of smoking gf

Jan 28th, 2007, 19:54	#45
goangoangone What happened? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,564	I think these cops had a form from some Environment department.

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