III.25 Writing journal (Smoking in public places)

24/11/2019 - 11:50 am to 12:08 am - Writing diary number 25.

       To begin the discussion, I must say that I personally don't smoke and it's far from being something I'm interested in. So if I have to focus on smoking in public places, I would say first of all that smokers should always be careful not to disturb anyone. Indeed, I know how unpleasant it can be to be at a cafe terrace with a smoking friend and get all his cigarette smoke in the face. So as a first thing I have to say, don't embarrass people, I'm not against smoking in public place, but don't bother non-smokers around. Of course, I am not against smoking cigarettes in public, I am at all against smoking illegal products that destroy your health. Moreover, I agree to smoke in public, but in outdoor places, and not indoors at all (such as a shopping centre, cinema, office, etc...). Firstly, because the odour will be widespread and will disturb many people, but above all because I think it can be very dangerous and it can probably cause fires. I would also add an other point, which is that smokers can smoke in public without any problem in my opinion, but they must also respect the environment and be careful to always throw their cigarette butts in a place made for that purpose. For example, a study in 2018 showed that in France, 30 billion cigarette butts were thrown on the ground in one year. After that depends on the country, because when I wrote this, I read that Spain was the first country in Europe to recycle these cigarette butts, so congratulations. This leads to cleaner streets and less environmental pollution. Finally, I would like to remind you that smoking can please you for two or three minutes, but that you have to be careful, it is really negative for your lungs and the future of your health.