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Greece Refuses to Give Up Public Smoking Habit

Greece who is known for its resilience to change is not reacting well to governmental efforts to control its smoking habits. The nation’s reaction has been a lot more inflammatory than predicted.
A state wide initiative to assist Greece to stop smoking last month proved unsatisfactory. The initiative last month placed a blanket ban on smoking in all public areas. All involved knew it wasn’t going to be easy to halt the EU’s largest smoking country. Greece has so far snubbed eight attempts by the government to control its killer habit.
Of Greece’s total population, 40% declare themselves as smokers. The nation’s hospitals are at a severe tipping point and can barely afford medical supplies. At the same time, Greek smoking costs are estimated at over 1.8 billion Euros annually.
Greece is resilient to change this and their anti-authoritarianism traits are very high. Greek restaurants, cafes and bars stated this week that ashtrays will be again placed on tables. The sector claims that the ban has negatively affected their industry in a economically challenged environment.
This collective act of dismissal is yet another example of how Greeks are not ready to change and take the crisis and severe changes without a conflict.

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