Sunday, April 22, 2007
Nao Fumar?
A recent online poll conducted by an Algarve weekly came up with 77% of respondents voting for a complete ban on smoking in all public places.
At first, I was surprised, until the penny dropped - it’s an English-language paper! I somehow think the result would have been different if the question had been asked in a Portuguese-language periodical. More chance of getting a result in France, I’d have thought.
Meantime, we gamely search for Algarve restaurants and bars where massive doses of passive smoke aren’t obligatory…
At first, I was surprised, until the penny dropped - it’s an English-language paper! I somehow think the result would have been different if the question had been asked in a Portuguese-language periodical. More chance of getting a result in France, I’d have thought.
Meantime, we gamely search for Algarve restaurants and bars where massive doses of passive smoke aren’t obligatory…
Labels: Algarve restaurants, poll, smoking
