The point with smoking is that to "enjoy" it, you're getting in the face of those that don't (literally). Smokers have been abusing the freedom of non-smokers by poluting their clean air. Unfortunately smoking bans (government imposed) seem to be the only way to change anything. I'm not a fan of big government. But banning smoking in restaurants, bars or other public places is a good thing. Though I do agree with allowing for a (fee based and limited) licence for a smoking lounge - at least in spirit. in practice it would be self-defeating if all establishments applied for it. This would be something I see reserved for select bars and cigar/smoking lounges.

It's all a matter of perspetive and accepted behaviour of course. You can't very well just whip it out and give it a shake in public (in most places), yet that's not likely to affect someone like cigarette smoke will.

Bruno