Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Page 2 - Britmovie

Ascoyne D'Ascoyne · 03-08-2004, 11:56 AM

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</div><div class='quotemain'>JIM:
Morning Dave,

Smoking in public is now very antisocial, just as wearing fur used to be. Our 'government' are considering a no smoking ban in ALL public places; even in the boozers! I think if people want to destroy their health then they should be allocated an area in the pubs just like old the fashioned pubs used to be 'smoke room'; 'lounge', etc. Having 'lost' two family members with smoke related illnesses, I feel pretty strongly about ciggies, so there, I've had my say!

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Very sorry to hear this, Jim.
An ex-40-a-day -smoker myself I have long-since realised what a dangerous habit smoking is; nowadays it surely shouldn't be encouraged.
We can't blame the old film makers for glamourising the practise though; I believe in the 1940s and 1950s many doctors recommended that their patients smoked in order to calm their nerves! Today it sounds incredible that smoking could have ever been thought in any way beneficial to health.

MaxieM · 19-08-2004, 10:52 PM

I must admit to being shocked by seeing genteel Celia Johnson in "Brief Encounter" - all twinset and pearls and cut glass accent - drawing on a fag in the station buffet scenes. Doesn't ring true these days at all, although of course everybody did it in the 40s and 50s.

Steve Crook · 19-08-2004, 11:34 PM

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</div><div class='quotemain'>MaxieM:
I must admit to being shocked by seeing genteel Celia Johnson in "Brief Encounter" - all twinset and pearls and cut glass accent - drawing on a fag in the station buffet scenes. Doesn't ring true these days at all, although of course everybody did it in the 40s and 50s. [/b]

Yesterday I had to take a train from Paddington station (where they found the bear) in London. I got there a bit early and sat outside the station buffet with a cup of coffee watching the world go by.

A large percentage of them were smoking.

Possibly because many of them were between travelling on the tube and the train and you can't smoke on the tube or on the trains.

Steve

David Brent · 20-08-2004, 07:28 AM

Same thing happens outside those tall office buildings.
Quite often you'll see groups of people standing in the doorways having a quick drag during working hours.Have a look at the potted plants around those areas & you'll see scores of nub ends.
Seems the poor non-smokers are not allowed the same number of breaks and have to keep on working!
Although we still see actors smoking on screen do the film studio's themselves have a 'No Smoking'policy inside their buildings- for health or safety reasons?

Dave.

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19-08-2004, 10:52 PM	#17
MaxieM has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 6 iTrader: (0)	I must admit to being shocked by seeing genteel Celia Johnson in "Brief Encounter" - all twinset and pearls and cut glass accent - drawing on a fag in the station buffet scenes. Doesn't ring true these days at all, although of course everybody did it in the 40s and 50s.

20-08-2004, 07:28 AM	#19
David Brent is EXCLUSIVE to BritMovie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Queensland, Australia. Posts: 2,231 Country: iTrader: (3)	Same thing happens outside those tall office buildings. Quite often you'll see groups of people standing in the doorways having a quick drag during working hours.Have a look at the potted plants around those areas & you'll see scores of nub ends. Seems the poor non-smokers are not allowed the same number of breaks and have to keep on working! Although we still see actors smoking on screen do the film studio's themselves have a 'No Smoking'policy inside their buildings- for health or safety reasons? Dave.