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Old 08-01-13, 10:33 AM   #12
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Some years ago, there was an article in the Taz, about the most common complaints folks have about their neighbors. To my surprise the second biggest complaint next to noise was smell - about 40% of all interviewees were ticked off about this.
So with this in mind, it is very, very, very sensational and astonishing that German courts deal with this stuff.

Btw the article is not 100% correct. Smoking is banned on a federal level onlay inside all federal buildings and further as part of labor-protection laws at the workplace. Each state has its own smoking laws - sadly most banned smoking in bars. However there is nothing as a smoking ban in public places - for example parks or streets are also public space, it is still legal in every German state to have a smoke there.

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Never let the facts get in the way of good propaganda:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2441844/
Glad there are still people out there who read sources which cover pre-1933 history - or who inform themselves at all!
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I assume that I will be informed when the time comes to rip my hair out and cry hysterically.
Hey Tak, nice to see that you're posting on here again!
You have no time to rip out your hair, because the socialist-feminist-muslim-green-fascists will shave you, before its time to take a smoke-free shower.
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