You are in the non-smoking section of a restaurant. Someone at
the next table lights a cigarette.
Vous êtes dans la section non-fumeur d'un restaurant. Quelqu'un
à la table d'à côté allume une cigarette.
Ask the waiter to resolve the situation.
Depending how they look, i'd ask them to be quiet or I would move.
Give them a disparaging look, tell the waiter/restaurant staff.
i ask them if they can put it away....or give me one?
I don't care. I like the smell of cigarette smoke.
I let the restaurant management take care of it - it's not my problem.
I reach over, take their cigarette, and put it out on their forehead.
I stand up, go to that table, and tell them to please stop smoking.
I would ask the waiter to ask them to put it out. If they don't, I will ask them. If they still don't I will get up and walk out.
I would ask the waiter to tell them not to smoke.
I would ask the waitress/waiter to have the patron switch tables or put out the cigarette.
I would ask them to stop smoking
I would ask them to turn it out, as it is not allowed in that area.
I would feel annoyed and would try to make indirect comments or gestures. If that didn't work, I might ask the waiter to tell the smoker to stop
I would kindly ask them not to smoke there.
I would let them know that it is a non-smoking section, and they should go outside.
I would object, and tell a manager if they don't stop.
I wouldn't care.
I wouldn't mind
I'd tell them to put it away
If I were with family or friends, I would tell the person to put out the cigarette in a polite fashion
Maybe if I start coughing and sneezing, they'll get the point.
Point out to him/her that it is the non-smoking section (restaurants still have smoking sections?)
that doesn't happen here.
ca ne me dérange pas
Ca ne me dérange pas étant donné que je suis fumeuse.
je change de place
je demande au serveur de les déplacer ou de leur faire éteindre
Je dis bien fort : "les gens en plus de se tuer la santé ils tuent celle des autres."
je l'enchaine
je laisse faire
je leur demande d'éteindre la cigarette sinon je le fais pour eux!
je lui demande aimablement de l'éteindre
je lui demande de l'éteindre car cela m'insupporte
je lui demande de l'éteindre
je lui demande de l'éteindre
je lui demanderai gentiment d'aller fumer ailleurs.
je lui dit gentiement que la fumée de sa cigarette me gêne
je lui rappelle que l'endroit est non fumeur
je lui retire
je lui signale que c'est un endroit non fumeur
je me lève et je l'insulte
Je ne dis rien
je ne dis rien, ca ne me gêne pas
je ne fais rien
Monsieur, c'est un espace non fumeur
t'as pas un spliff
vous en avez une?
éteins la stp
Discussion
Today while in class we were considering the responses to this situation
and found that the French seem to not care much about the laws against
no smoking in public areas. It is noticeable here in the US that many
people do respect these laws, possibly to a much further extent than the
French. Is there any reason why this is, or did we come to an incorrect
conclusion?
En général, les gens respectent les règlements intérieurs d'un
restaurant et aujourd'hui il y a des sections fumeurs et non-fumeurs
dans la majorité des restaurants français. Donc ce problème se pose de
moins en moins. Néanmoins, dans une telle situation, je pense que ce
serait impolie de fumer dans la section non-fumeur et un manque de
respect pour les nons fumeurs.
Comme le dit très justement henri, les français sont de plus en plus
civilisés. Et même s'ils n'atteignent pas encore le niveau des
américains, c'est peut-être parce que les lois françaises n'engagent pas
autant de répression qu'aux States.
Même si je suis moi-même fumeuse, je ne me permets pas de fumer dans une
zone interdire par respect pour les autres. N'importe quel fumeur
devrait en faire autant. Par conséquent, même si sa fumée ne me gène pas
mais qu'il y a d'autres non fumeurs autour je lui fais une réflexion.
les zones non fumeurs ne sont pas présentes dans tous les restaurants,
loin de là, ou alors elles existent mais sont très petites et/ou collées
aux zones fumeurs. Je trouve cela fort impolie de fumer dans une zone
non fumeur, que ce soit dans un restaurant ou dans d'autre lieux public.
Chacun fait ce qui veut tant qu'il n'impose pas ses choix aux autres! En
France, un nouveau label vient d'etre crée sur Paris pour les cafés non
fumeur, cela partage fortement les avis. Certains restaurateurs ont même
été insulté pas des clients qui ne comprenaient pas pourquoi ils ne
pouvaient pas fumer dans leur café....
In the US, or at least in Boston, smoking isn't allowed in restaurant,
bars or night clubs, work... I guess the laws here are pretty harsh
against smokers, but it works well for non-smokers. Do you think that
there is more smoking in France because the law against it is less
rigid? Or is the price of cigarettes less? Also, in the US, people may
get offended if a person next to them lights a cigarette. How does that
work in France?
The way I saw it in Paris, the price of cigarettes is pretty much the
same... about 5.20 euro or more. What I am interested in is why people
dont' really care about the smoking laws? You're not supposed to smoke
in most metro stations, in train stations, etc. But people pretty much
do it anyway - are the consequences not serious?
I think the reactions on both sides were similar, but I'm curious as to
why less of the French students would ask the waiter/management to
handle the situation.
I noticed the same thing as esther, that the reactions were basically
the same although more americans would ask the waiter to handle the
situation.
I do think it is worth noting, as was mentioned briefly above, that
there are way way less non-smoking areas in most restaurants. Some of
this has to do with tradition, i guess, but also restaurants tend to be
quite small in comparison to many here, making it impractical to have
two sections. When I was in france I only encountered one non-smoking
section, and i was there for five minutes when the table of five next to
me all lit up at once. I asked the waiter to handle it (as I guess I'm
more apt to do as an american) and they asked them to move, which they
did, while making a bit of noise about it.
to the french students - would you say non-smoking areas are becoming
more prevalent? what kinds of establishments are beginning to institute
them?
As we discussed the attitudes towards smoking in class, one of the
possible explanations for the popularity of smoking in France centered
on the French health-care system. Specifically, the idea was that since
French health-care is free, people are more willing to take risks with
their bodies.
To me, that seems a little bit unlikely. However, does the health-care
system affect French attitudes and behaviors at all?