the people who most enjoy smoking

[Phil rr]

are those who live in the poorest areas and single mum's.

 

is this some sort of wierd back handed reverse psychology?

 

not sure. 'sides which if POOR ppl stopped smoking (i dont think i'd say anyone who used this board was "poor"..that i know of) wouldn't they get less poor in the long run.

 

wtf do i know, i don't smoke

Edited June 9, 2004 by Phil rr

[Lisa]

& where did you get this info from???

[Phil rr]

radio 1 newsbeat

[Guest]

QUOTE (Lisa @ Jun 9 2004, 19:00)

& where did you get this info from???

I'm glad someone knows what his on about

[Aaron]

Yeah i heard this too

[teabag]

Some politician or other said that smoking shouldn't be banned in public on council estates because it was the only pleasure left for the people who live there. What a patronising arsehole

[teabag]

that was the health secretary who said that BTW

[Lisa]

so how did they come to get this?? or these statistics then???? & what was the reason behind it, did they explain, why poor people & single mothers are the people who enjoy smoking the most??

 

 

What a fooking stupid thing!! I think most people smoke, due to the fact that niccottine is addictive

[Lisa]

QUOTE (teabag @ Jun 10 2004, 09:35)

Some politician or other said that smoking shouldn't be banned in public on council estates because it was the only pleasure left for the people who live there. What a patronising arsehole

yeh just a wee bit, what an arsehole!! I hate these people that think, they are far better than others!!

 

You know alot of people actually own their homes on council estates now a days!!

[Guest]

i cant see the problem. apart from incestial sex and burning cars, that is their only pleasure left

[Lisa]

QUOTE (Mr_Happy @ Jun 10 2004, 09:50)

i cant see the problem. apart from incestial sex and burning cars, that is their only pleasure left

dont happen on the estate, i live on. Must be just your way Mr Happy!!

[teabag]

here's the link

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3789591.stm

 

 

[Lisa]

on reading the first few lines, i kinda agree with him & see where he is coming from, i do not think he ment it in a patronizing sense

[Louise]

it wasnt meant in a patronising way, iv seen the interview on TV a few times in the past 2 days, to be honest a few of you have got the wrong end of the stick

[Lisa]

yeh, like I said Lou, I replied, before seeing or hearing anything, going by what was originally put, phil's fault, not enough info

 

As I say on reading the first few lines on the link, it is cear, he ment no malice or to be patronizing at all