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It seems that from June 2007 in the UK that most Shisha cafes will have to shut down as the government is banning smoking in public places. My understanding is that Shisha also constitutes part of the smoking ban!

Does anyone know the full scale of the legislation?

Thanks

dubailover wrote:It seems that from June 2007 in the UK that most Shisha cafes will have to shut down as the government is banning smoking in public places. My understanding is that Shisha also constitutes part of the smoking ban!

Does anyone know the full scale of the legislation?

Thanks

I never knew shisha will be banned aswell damn.

Galactico wrote:

dubailover wrote:It seems that from June 2007 in the UK that most Shisha cafes will have to shut down as the government is banning smoking in public places. My understanding is that Shisha also constitutes part of the smoking ban!

Does anyone know the full scale of the legislation?

Thanks

I never knew shisha will be banned aswell damn

Yup, sadly it is! I dont know what to do!!!

dubailover wrote:

Galactico wrote:

dubailover wrote:It seems that from June 2007 in the UK that most Shisha cafes will have to shut down as the government is banning smoking in public places. My understanding is that Shisha also constitutes part of the smoking ban!

Does anyone know the full scale of the legislation?

Thanks

I never knew shisha will be banned aswell damn

Yup, sadly it is! I dont know what to do!!!

Make the most of it then few months to go yet.

Im guessing your been smoking shisha on edgeware road?

dubailover wrote:

Galactico wrote:

dubailover wrote:It seems that from June 2007 in the UK that most Shisha cafes will have to shut down as the government is banning smoking in public places. My understanding is that Shisha also constitutes part of the smoking ban!

Does anyone know the full scale of the legislation?

Thanks

I never knew shisha will be banned aswell damn

Yup, sadly it is! I dont know what to do!!!

Yes, the ONLY place in London for smoking Shisha....lol
We're getting penalised for something we shouldn't be.....smoking Shisha is a pasttime and not actual 'smoking' is it? lol

Where do you smoke Shisha?

dubailover wrote:

dubailover wrote:

Galactico wrote:

dubailover wrote:It seems that from June 2007 in the UK that most Shisha cafes will have to shut down as the government is banning smoking in public places. My understanding is that Shisha also constitutes part of the smoking ban!

Does anyone know the full scale of the legislation?

Thanks

I never knew shisha will be banned aswell damn

Yup, sadly it is! I dont know what to do!!!

Yes, the ONLY place in London for smoking Shisha....lol
We're getting penalised for something we shouldn't be.....smoking Shisha is a pasttime and not actual 'smoking' is it? lol

Where do you smoke Shisha?

Agree with you there.
Well the times I do go for Shisha its in Manchester Wimslow Road.

Whoah... never have I been more glad that I don't smoke Shisha in public.

Out of mere curiosity, can I ask on a scale of 1 to 20 how much fulfillment people get out smoking Shisha.

Purple Complex wrote:Whoah... never have I been more glad that I don't smoke Shisha in public.

Out of mere curiosity, can I ask on a scale of 1 to 20 how much fulfillment people get out smoking Shisha.

I've never ever been tempted by smoking cigarettes or cigars and I suppose was forced into Shisha, its incredibly relaxing and I would say that if done on an occasional basis, it can bring extreme fulfilment

dubailover wrote:

Purple Complex wrote:Whoah... never have I been more glad that I don't smoke Shisha in public.

Out of mere curiosity, can I ask on a scale of 1 to 20 how much fulfillment people get out smoking Shisha.

I've never ever been tempted by smoking cigarettes or cigars and I suppose was forced into Shisha, its incredibly relaxing and I would say that if done on an occasional basis, it can bring extreme fulfilment

...because it is similar to cigarettes. Don't tell me now that it isn't.

cant you just buy the shisha kit (if thats wat its called) and smoke it at home??? saves you $$ and the trouble of going out to smoke it, bring your friends home too and everyone can have a good time.

I've never done it *cough* *ahem*, but in reply to the above. Buying the kit would be too much hassle for the following reasons:-

- Extracting the smell when you don't want to smoke anymore.
- Calling your friends over can create small fogs.
- That friend that you didn't know very well that now visits you on regular intervals.
- The "Not" open air.
- Not being able to get up and walk away.

I can think of many reasons...

Purple Complex wrote:Whoah... never have I been more glad that I don't smoke Shisha in public.

Out of mere curiosity, can I ask on a scale of 1 to 20 how much fulfillment people get out smoking Shisha.

-20 stinks

Yup, sadly it is! I dont know what to do!!![/quote]

come to MOscow there r millions of places where u can smoke shisha

Under the terms of anti-smoking laws already in place in Scotland, any tabacco based element cannot be smoked in any confined public place. Not like England to be last, about time too. What a difference it makes to your nights out not having to inhale smoke. Good riddance to it. It's more concentrate than normal cigarettes and even the guff "flavours" they put in it can't mask it's rancidness. It's like Cherry Coke, sweet, but ultimately you know it's rotting your insides.

scot1870 wrote:Under the terms of anti-smoking laws already in place in Scotland, any tabacco based element cannot be smoked in any confined public place. Not like England to be last, about time too. What a difference it makes to your nights out not having to inhale smoke. Good riddance to it. It's more concentrate than normal cigarettes and even the guff "flavours" they put in it can't mask it's rancidness. It's like Cherry Coke, sweet, but ultimately you know it's rotting your insides.

True, but you forget that we live in a society that couldn't care less about the things they do to their own bodies aslong as they get those moments of pleasure which makes their life worth living. I'm not just speaking about drugs, alcohol and smoking, but also most of the foods we eat contain substances in it that would make Shish seem innocuous in comparison.

scot1870 wrote:Under the terms of anti-smoking laws already in place in Scotland, any tabacco based element cannot be smoked in any confined public place. Not like England to be last, about time too. What a difference it makes to your nights out not having to inhale smoke. Good riddance to it. It's more concentrate than normal cigarettes and even the guff "flavours" they put in it can't mask it's rancidness. It's like Cherry Coke, sweet, but ultimately you know it's rotting your insides.

WTG Scott

Smoking it at home would be a complete no no, so whats the alternative then? Does the law not state that 'tobacco' based products can be smoked outside? If we went to one of these Shisha cafes in say Edgeware Road London then how does it all work?

Apparently, the staff are not even allowed to serve you with Shisha??? Its really all up in the air at the moment...if I had the option I'd get up and come straight to Dubai but unfortunately Im not as lucky as half of you....anyway, enough whinging, hows the weather in Dubai today?

dubailover wrote:Smoking it at home would be a complete no no, so whats the alternative then? Does the law not state that 'tobacco' based products can be smoked outside? If we went to one of these Shisha cafes in say Edgeware Road London then how does it all work?

Apparently, the staff are not even allowed to serve you with Shisha??? Its really all up in the air at the moment...if I had the option I'd get up and come straight to Dubai but unfortunately Im not as lucky as half of you....anyway, enough whinging, hows the weather in Dubai today?

It's about time they banned it here in Dubai as well.