From the Associated Press:
Some 10,000 people, mainly tobacco sellers, marched through Paris on Wednesday to protest a smoking ban in French cafes as of Jan. 1.
The demonstrators want a modification to the decree banning their Gitanes, Gauloises and other brands of tobacco in all cafes, restaurants and nightclubs at the start of 2008 so that smoking rooms with ventilation can be set up in the establishments.
Some 10,000 protesters wearing Day-Glo vests marched from the Montparnasse train station to the National Assembly, the lower chamber of parliament, to press lawmakers into…
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Lol I’m sure they couldnt make it past a hundred yards before the march turned into a giant cough-in !!
And it’s weird, I thought funeral services unions would have joined the march as a show of solidarity (and with order forms in hand just in case). After all they’re like business partners.
Comment by Fabrice 11.23.07 @ 9:21 amLeave a comment
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