After One Club

[WickedWillie]

What law????? There's no ban against smoking in public establishments in Sosua that I know of.....

Ley 48-00. Been in existence for 11 years since June 2000 and covers every public place in the country including Sosua bars.

[FritoBandito]

Ley 48-00. Been in existence for 11 years since June 2000 and covers every public place in the country including Sosua bars.

Really???? Obviously the law is very loosely enforced on the North Coast then......the only place where I've seen Dominicans follow the rules on the smoking ban is Santiago........

[WickedWillie]

Really???? Obviously the law is very loosely enforced on the North Coast then......the only place where I've seen Dominicans follow the rules on the smoking ban is Santiago........

You should get out more!!!!

Are you surprised that laws aren't enforced in the DR??????

FYI last time I read it's a RD$48,000 fine for the bar owner for a smoking violation. Good pay day for the cops if they ever decided to take action.

[FritoBandito]

You should get out more!!!!

Are you surprised that laws aren't enforced in the DR??????

FYI last time I read it's a RD$48,000 fine for the bar owner for a smoking violation. Good pay day for the cops if they ever decided to take action.

I've been from Puerto Plata to Nagua, on the North Coast, all over Samana, and from Santiago to Jarabacoa to Sabaneta.....and the only place I saw the ban enforced was Santiago......so I've been through a large part of the DR.......

It's kind of like the Volstead Act, prohibition, in the US in the '20s.....there's a law on the books, but basically most of the country flaunts the rules......

[MrHappy]

Really???? Obviously the law is very loosely enforced on the North Coast then......the only place where I've seen Dominicans follow the rules on the smoking ban is Santiago........

Well, I can tell you for the most part, most Dominicans do not like smokers. Girls are more than happy to tell you your breath stinks.

I've been sitting in front of colmados, and watched folks leave because somebody started smoking a cigarette.

I can't remember the last time I was in an establishment where smoking was permitted, even before the law was enacted.

[sporthobbyist]

Fucking great!!!!??
I do not mind smoking outside of Classicos.
But going outside of AO??? Being attacked by annoying Moto guys. You have to fight them off with a stick when you leave, now you get to see them all night long.

[Trib]

Fucking great!!!!??
I do not mind smoking outside of Classicos.
But going outside of AO??? Being attacked by annoying Moto guys. You have to fight them off with a stick when you leave, now you get to see them all night long.

OMG I was at after one with a friend that drank more then he should of that night. We were taking a break from the volume of the music and I wondered out loud how to get rid of the motos and the harassment. Don't get me wrong those dudes are just trying to earn a living and I respect that.

A euro tourist who just asked for a light (friend smokes) said "just piss on them or use a fire hose" My friend started to open his zipper!!! I laugh so hard I blew snot out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dquick]

Hmmmm. So After One is enforcing the no smoking law. I wonder if they are also going to enforce the law against chicas "powdering their nose" in the bathroom. Or maybe stop the rampant sale of "party favors".

Of course not. If they did that, they would loose most of their dominican clientel.