Geneva x Havana x cigar x cigarette x no smoker

While the smoke is malign for us and that Geneva will vote on September 27th on the banning of smoking in public places, an association is organizing the 1st World Cigar Night, right before the eve of the election. Daniel Ceszkowski, president of Geneva Cigars, however, claims: "We do not celebrate the end of the world, but early recognition. Recognition of Geneva as the capital of the cigar. Because it is not known - fairly or not - is that besides banks, watchmakers, the ICRC or the UN, Geneva is also the world capital of the cigar, after Havana. It is indeed the most important place of international trading in this sector. "

This association wants commercial recognition, but not only. For Charly Schwarz, secretary of the Geneva Association of Cigars "they also wish to establish Geneva as a city of epicurean pleasure.They also wish to send a strong signal to the authorities who do not know how to improve the image of Geneva, I don't really understand how....

Smoke for pleasure, "The cigar is also linked to the sustainable development of the personality," dares Daniel Ceszkowski. "Smoking is the stress and the cult of performance, all of which belong to a modern old-fashioned. The cigar, it is an element involved in sustainable development. Because it takes time. You do not smoke a cigar at the foot of your office building during the break between 10 am and 10:05. Instead, you expect to have time for you and time for others. "

For the president of Geneva Cigars in effect, "the cigar provokes discussion and enriching friendship by what he creates. Taste, shapes, brands, personal preferences and changing current smoking permit, when sharing, to better understand each other, become more intimate, without being aggressive. "

The association claims that "unlike cigarettes, cigars do not constitute a public health problem because it remains the realm of complete pleasure, without the manic side-compulsive who knocks on cigarette smoking." They also say that it creates social ties in a society desperate to find. In addition, we are here in the land in the craft and not in the industry. Another value that is dear to us because it is endangered. "

What about luxury?
I always associate cigar with luxury, in the interview the secretary of the association says that "The cigar is a pleasure eminently democratic, contrary to what one might think at first." He explains : "Look. It is the only luxury item that you can buy the part with your money daily. Try to do the same with a Ferrari, a Vuitton bag, a yacht or an apartment overlooking the water jet. It is also the only luxury product that is produced entirely in the Third World. "

Even after resuming this interview I still don't like any kind of smoke, all of them are harmful for our beautiful lungs.

This month there will be a voting for a law against smoking on public places. People against the law says that it is a type of dictature, and that this is the type of law that separates the people into two. Also, they claim that it is very bad for the sick people in the hospital because they won't be allowed anymore to smoke in their room, forcing them to leave the hospital in wheelchairs or with their infusions in order to smoke. Why can't the build a smoking room like the ones in some of the train stations or airports? If it is already difficult to convince people that smoking is harmful for everybody but I also don't want to keep being a passive smoker everywhere in this city.

So, my dear reader, if you are a smoker, sorry, but this is my opinion.