So I was at the popular Al Remal Al Dahabi garage the other day with a friend of mine sitting in the waiting room when someone lit up a cigarette. Right away to my surprise someone comes in over the PA system and announces that there is no smoking allowed in the waiting room and they should go smoke outside.
I was like completely taken aback by this. If a garage in Al Rai has started enforcing a no smoking policy then there’s still hope that malls and restaurants will also stop indoor smoking as well. At least I hope so.
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I still have a news clipping from 2002 and in the article Reuters went to Malaysia which was the craze during that summer for GCC citizens and they interviewed Kuwaitis on following the laws in that country. Unanimously, all of them stated that they respected the laws of Malaysia and would follow all the laws with pleasure. Moral of the story: If you don’t enforce the law, then it is human nature that people will not follow the laws. The Avenues, for example, does not enforce a non-smoking policy. If they had mall cops that went around the malls doing the same thing, people would not smoke and the mall would be a much better place to shop in. I run out of the Avenues now and prefer to go to Dubai to shop and spend my money there.
I HOPE NOT.
before applying a non-smoking policy u have to consider an adequate smoking corner or place . end of the story
agreed
not at all, non-smokers should not be subjected to 2nd hand smoking regardless of anything: your freedom ends where mine begins.
if the establishment does not have a smoking corner and it bothers you so much then you should stop going there.
+1
No you don’t. In all malls in Dubai people must leave the mall and be so many foot from the door before they can smoke. All malls such as Emirates Mall, Dubai Mall are totally non-smoking. Avenues must provide outside non smoking areas like Dubai for smoking and eliminate it from the mall. You do it in Dubai, now you can do it here. I never ever saw a Starbucks that allows smoking like they do at the Avenues – it is disgusting and second hand smoke is extremely harmful to people near by and that includes your children.
Dubai is not an ideal example of a modern society.
Dubai is a good example for many societal rules of respect and many Middle Eastern countries could learn a thing or two from it.
There is NO ideal example of a modern society.
I lived in Dubai for 3 years and have been visiting it all my life since it was a small town up to last month. I have seen allot of good and bad there, ups and downs, The business laws are the best to my understanding in the gulf yet the, daily encounter with people in the streets and, parkings, parks, main roads, and other places that we don’t need to speak of, are not as pleasant as many might think !!!
I do agree that many people respect the laws there though, you still have to remember that there is only 11% emirates who live in dubai there rest of the 3 mil and expats. Many of whom are there to use and abuse this wonderful city. Not trying to generalize so no offense
In Bahrain no one smokes in malls period. Ive never seen a security guard have to speak to anyone about this issue except on the weekends when all the saudis come.
Nazis!!!!!! 😛
Watch this funny clip from the IT Crowd tv show on the new smoking area
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MToRvo5RExg
Nice story. But you didn’t say what happened
AFTER he was told to quit:
The smoking guy:
1. Completely ignored the request.
2. Insisted he would ‘stop’ after finishing the
cigarette.
3. Told the employee to fuck off or he would be
‘deported’.
4. Lit up another one.
5. he stepped outside
Mark
Not that I would like them to smoke in every corner, yet in smoking corners would be fare enough.
Although I find it both interesting and funny how you want alcohol to be legalized in Kuwait and band smoking !!
there is no such thing as second hand drinking…..if i drink you’re not going to smell or inhale it…..and drinking happens in designated areas like bars and what not while smoking happens everywhere
I dont like the fact that people smoke everywhere and I wish they could regulate it.
Drinking is another story though. If drinking would be allowed in Kuwait it will be nice and cheeper then now, yet only 10 % of the majority young Kuwaiti would like it and enjoy it in such places as public and not private, what about the rest of the people who will be offended and wont like even the fact that this restaurant, caffe or hotel serves alcohol. How fare is that ?
Do the math
Kinda wondering more about the car that was being inspected ;p
I’m looking for a used car at the moment. Never bought a used car before and this feels a bit ‘risky’ ;/
Remal al dahabi is the best place in Kuwait to check a car. They check everything and give you a report at the end telling you if the car has ever been hit, where it was hit, if there are any mechanical problems etc.. they even give the car a grade out of 100.
How much do the checks cost?
around 35kd
I was reading about it on other Arabic Kuwaiti forums… actually the garage sounds very good. To my understanding, if they give you a report that the car is OK and you go ahead with the purchase, then turns out that the car has hidden problems, they’ll end up paying for fixing of the problems. If the car damage was not mechanical but say the car had chassis damage from an accident which they did not detect in their report, they’d buy the car from you for the same price that you originally paid to buy it!
I hope they keep things the way they are…!
I have never seen as many young kids smoking, in public, as I see in Kuwait. I think there needs to be a huge education campaign to teach them what they are doing to their long-term health.
Agreed and true
Can anyone tell me the location of this place?
Thanks
enforcing a no smoking policy is not as good as having my car tested:
in 2009: (buying)
the Nissas Altima 2005 Gear Status: Good
in 2011: (selling)
The Nissan Altima 2005 Gear Status: Very Good !
me smiling with amusement WTF ?!
lol
I think we should stop trying to make everything like the states/uk. Law enforcement, rules and all that. Ofc they are an essential part of life but overdoing is just as bad. When I travel to Kuwait I love the fact that rules here can be bent and its soo relaxing, rather than worrying about breaking a law at every single step. Im just saying, be very careful what you wish for ! (I live in uk/states)