Smoking

The Smoking Issue

by Craig Turp May 24, 2011 Bucharest

Yesterday, flying in the face of what the rest of the civilised world is up to, Romania actually softened its existing anti-smoking rules. In fact, to all intents and purposes, there will soon be no more anti-smoking rules in Romania. This post – written in jest last year – could well become sound advice for [...]

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Come smoke with me

by Craig Turp December 6, 2010 Bucharest

We went to another cracking night’s comedy at Mojo on Saturday (the next English Comedy Night is January 16th, by the way), and as before all three comedians commented on the fact that you can smoke just about anywhere in Romania. Said the compere: ‘At this stage of the evening I would normally say [...]

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Nesimtit de bun simt

by Craig Turp February 25, 2010 Bucharest

(OR: Can you buy ashtrays in Bucharest?) We live on the ground floor of a small Bucharest block. It has four floors in all, and while it’s not in the most salubrious or sought-after parts of the city, we’re happy here. The neighbours are by and large fine. No noise (you can hear a pin [...]

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Fag End of the Smoking Story

by Craig Turp February 4, 2009 Bucharest

The patron of one of Bucharest’s first restaurants to declare itself totally non-smoking, last night told us that a customer – pissed off at being made to go outside to smoke – stole the ‘No Smoking’ signs as he left. Classy.

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The Smoking Issue

by Craig Turp January 12, 2009 Bucharest

To smoke or not to smoke? Or, more pertinently, where to smoke… Since January 1st, all of Romania’s restaurants, cafes, pubs, bars and clubs have been subject to a new law that calls for the clear delineation of non-smoking and smoking sections. Indeed, smoking is only to be permitted in those areas of a venue [...]

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