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Tips
for Smokers
by Hilka Klinkenberg
Smoking is not only
hazardous to your health, it can be hazardous to your career.
Smoking is now
considered a sign of weakness rather than a sign of sophistication.
In fact, smoking now has strong ethnic and class associations.
- Never light up if
you don’t see an ashtray.
- Because of
possible legal repercussions to you or to the establishment,
never smoke in an ‘no-smoking’ establishment.
- Never ask,
"May I smoke?" even if you see an ashtray and your
host is not smoking.
- When you do smoke,
always keep an eye on the direction of your smoke and make sure
it is not blowing into someone else’s face.
- Be neat; never
litter with your ashes or your cigarette butts.
- If smoking is
allowed in restaurants in your area, always ask your guest
beforehand if smoking or non-smoking seating is preferred.
- Never smoke in
between courses while dining. Wait until coffee is served at the
end of the meal.
- Never smoke while
others are still eating.
- Never smoke a
cigar or a pipe in a restaurant unless it is a
‘cigar-smoking’ establishment.
- Never smoke a
cigar or a pipe in someone else’s home unless the host invites
you to join him in a cigar, preferably in a well-ventilated
area.
- In a smoking
environment, it is polite to offer others a cigarette if you
light up.
- If a non-smoker
tells you your cigarette is an irritant, be considerate and move
elsewhere or extinguish the cigarette; your smoke is invading
their space.
Source:
Etiquette International
254 East 68th St., Suite 18A, New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 628-7209 - Fax: (212) 628-7290
http://www.etiquetteintl.com
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