Liydmyla Lugovskaya,
Prego cafe commercial director
“Our restaurant obeys the law, so now we don’t have smoking areas and we’re totally happy with it. Some people, I think, will save their money and won’t waste it on cigarettes. As far as I know, about 80 percent of Kyivans put thumbs up for this law. And more visitors have come with their children. Of course, people who used to smoke want special places for smoking. But our clients came to us more for dinner than to smoke.”
Evheniy Vyshnevskiy,
waiter
“I don’t understand why they have done it. It’s nonsense! Before this law, every person had a chance to choose smoking or non-smoking areas in the bar. It’s a problem because I’m a smoker. But our (T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant) clients are ok with this.”
Dmytro Tymchenko,
government employee
“I think it’s a great improvement. Maybe more people will quit smoking. In the restaurant where I used to have a lunch, I saw that all the ash trays disappeared from the tables. So now I also don’t have the problem that my jacket smells bad. By the way, I’m also trying to give up smoking, so every time I want to have a cigarette I’ll think twice whether to go outdoors or not.”
Daryna Kalashnikova,
recruiter
“For those families with children, it was a big problem to find a non-smoking place. So it turns out to be a good step. People in public places will no longer suffer from passive smoking. I’m a smoker (but) it’s not a problem for me to go and smoke on the street.”
Vlad Tkachenko,
student
“I don’t care because I will keep smoking wherever I want.
