Originally Posted by
gaelflyer
Smoking bans did indeed spread East, as Ireland was first and Norway was second. There was no backsliding in Ireland and none of this "most bars" stuff. I was pleased to see a ban introduced in Berlin on Jan 1 when I was there.
I was in Berlin earlier this month - and the smoking ban was openly being flouted in one of the restaurants we went to. When I complained I was told that it doesn't come into force until August - which I knew was a lie, and on reflection I should have voted with my feet and gone elsewhere (instead of accepting their offer of a table in a small and not very comfortable non-smoking room)