Hygiene and smoking...

New rule:

Any Gelato establishment with a sign that says:

"Due to hygienic reasons, it is not possible for us to let our customers taste the ice cream. Thank you for your understanding. The staff"

Well, such a place ought also to ban smoking, don't you think? I don't care if they do have a full bar, also. (Wait, why does a Gelato place have a full bar? And why is that sign only in English? Well, I'm guessing I can guess at the latter answer - only Americans expect the option, perhaps. But still...)

Rauchfreizone

To all restaurants and the like who exist within a locality which has not banned smoking within such establishment (and to the localities: please do), yet which have a smoke free area:

First off, thank you for at least going part way on being smoke free.

Would you like a tip on making it even better, though? Since this is a mostly of one-way form of communication, I'll just hope you answered yes to that, and give you this suggestion:

If you make sure that all the critical sections of your establishment (and especially: entrance, cashier, and WC) are in the smoke-free zone, you'll surely make your non-smoking customers much happier, while costing little to your smoking customers.

Thanks.

- David, in Wien.