Smoke or not smoke on an arbat

Old Arbat in Moscow can be turned into the first non -smoking street in Russia. The idea belongs to the head of the local municipality Yevgeny Babenko. He believes that people need to talk about the dangers of smoking and offer to enjoy historical attractions without a cigarette in their hand. The initiative of Babenko will be considered at a meeting of the municipal meeting of the district on November 22, the Echo of Moscow reports.

Muscovites walking around Arbat and guests of the capital, as well as employees of the main pedestrian street of Moscow, told Publicpost that they think about the ban on smoking.

Eugene, street artist, smokes

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If the authorities are banned, then I, of course, will not quit smoking. I’ll move around the corner and there I’ll smoke. In general, this is another stupidity. I lived in France for 14 years, they have long been forbidden to smoke in different public places: restaurants, airports ... How can I prohibit the street? Some kind of nonsense.

Alexander, guard, quit smoking

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There is hardly such a ban, because people are stupid. People go, smoke. It is especially unpleasant to watch when a woman smokes. And smoking girls are horror. A girl with a cigarette is a pipe! They would have to run out on their lips so that they would not smoke. How do you forbid them? It is useless. He who wants to smoke will be. Though a stake on the head of the Anti. And men are men.

If a person wants to quit, he will abandon without any prohibitions. I smoked until forty years old and I don’t smoke ten. Because there is a willpower.

Nina, expert in Aeroflot, smokes

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Let them forbid. Yes, for God's sake! While this ban comes into force, I will die. It’s too late to throw it. If I quit, I will want to eat, and I will be fat. With my health, everything is fine with me. It is difficult to quit smoking - I tried twice and began to smoke more. These prohibitions do not work, even if you prohibit by law. I believe that this is an infringement of my rights as a smoker. At work, it is forbidden to smoke with us, and I do not smoke there. And here I go, I walk and I will smoke, let them forbid how much they want.

Alexandra and Daria, athletes, do not smoke

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We do not smoke, we play sports. We welcome the ban on smoking, including on the street. It is scary and ugly. Let the smokers say that this infringes on their rights, we believe that they infringe on our rights when they go and breathe smoke in the streets in the face. We are for a healthy lifestyle and for the ban on smoking. Let the smokers sit in special areas and smoke there.

Anatoly, student, smokes

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They will ban the smoking - I will not smoke, then. Probably must be prohibited. I have been smoking for ten years. If such severe measures are introduced - even on the street they will ban, then I’ll quit. Children walk around, let them see that no one smokes - they will not want either. Well this is good!

Barbara, young mother, quit smoking

Barbara on the right. Photo: Alla Vlaskina/Publicpost

I am against the ban on smoking on the streets. It seems to me that this is some kind of nonsense. See how they, these authorities, will control such a law? And how much power will the money spend on this? And what's the point if they run away from the Arbat around the corner?

I understand when it comes to a ban on smoking in closed rooms. And on the streets? Cameras will be hired, will you get warriors? And on weekends, how many people are there? No combatants are enough to catch smokers.

Alexander, eleventh grader, smokes

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Want to forbid smoking? On the streets? Here are the bastards.

Anna, eleventh grader, does not smoke

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It seems to me that in other countries, such as England and France, they have already been forbidden to smoke on the streets in public places. It seems to me that this is right. Therefore, if they are banned from smoking, it will be good. For example, I didn’t even try to smoke.

Mike, promoter, does not smoke

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I don’t smoke, I don't care. You can smoke here if you want. No problems.

Igor Nikolaevich, an employee of the theater box office, smoking

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This ban is a dog’s nonsense. Although on certain streets to ban, I think it is possible. I will not throw it. Let us make smoking rooms with benches here, we will smoke there.

I would love to forbid women to use spirits-that’s why there is nothing to breathe.

Valentina, student, smokes

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Let them forbid. I will not quit smoking. I went out into the street, on the sideline I smoked and further go, I don’t bother anyone.

Dmitry, seller in a jewelry store, smokes

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I am for. I welcome prohibitions. Let them forbid in the streets, let them forbid in the premises. Today I went out to smoke at the first time for the first time. I quit smoking, this ban will just help me to quit, so to speak, will push to a healthy lifestyle.

Ilya, economist, does not smoke

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If they ban the smoking on the Arbat, it will be great. All over the world is prohibited. Let them even ban everywhere. I do not smoke. Let no one smoke at all.

Vasily Andreevich, a civil servant, quit smoking

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I have not smoked for ten years. I treat the prohibitions on smoking in public places, including on the streets. Go to any cafe: to the right is a room for smokers, to the left - for non -smokers, but the atmosphere is one. Why should the left side suffer from the right? And on the street we all breathe in one air. Let them forbid, I - for.