I think one or two members have been find R100 for smoking on the street,

Is that all they do Lezlie, 100rps
Do you get any sort of document? That would make a funny souvenir.

yes- the 100rps comes complete with a certificate which you can frame when you get home!

There's a law against spittting too!!! These are some of the many many laws in India which are never enforced.

my favourite law is the crash hat law, only the driver has to have one, the other three on the scooter don't

Been unable to smoke in any public places in Scotland since March this year and its fantastic! I dont object to folk smoking but its so much better without it. Anywhere I go outside Scotland now its strange to see people having a puff.

hi
im partial to the odd puff or two as well & ive never had a problem or been sold a 100R certificate for indulging my habit in goa. most shacks have 'no smoking' signs up but will rush over with an ashtray if they see you lighting up & theres not one on the table already. i think every bar & resteraunt ive been in allows smoking too. (although i refrain in resteraunts as i dont think its fair for other folk eating around me) ive never seen anyone being chastised for smoking either so dont worry you wont have to go & hide behing a loo or a tree something to enjoy a fag! i just wouldnt light up right in front of a tourist or other policeman............no point in asking for trouble!!!

although i was told off in the airport on our first trip as i hadnt found the little spot where everyone has those last puffs before boarding then, a rather gruff looking moustachioed military man snapped 'no smoking' at me..........i moved 4 ft to another row of seats where the other reprebates were indulging ( & this row of seats had 2 big fans positioned to blow our evil smoke away) & he was quite happy with that & left me & all the others alone.

its a bit like election time in goa where all alcohol is banned......you will find most shacks will serve you 'special tea' (beer!!!) in a china teapot with mugs, we were in goa last year during an election & my husb nearly had a fit when he heard about the 'no alcohol rule' but he still managed to drink his usual quota day & night of kingfishers! oooooooops i mean 'special tea'.

same with topless sunbathing, occasionally the tourist police patrol the beach telling women to put their tops back on, people usually oblige but as soon as the police have moved 3 ft away they take them off again & nothing is done & the police seem to not want an argument with a tourist & give up.

Hi peeps

Thanks for all the feedback. Totally agree smoking is bad form and never smoke in restuarants anyhow but will now look forward to a bit of a smoke somewhere (away from non-smokers) and if I get a certificate then I'll pretend its an ASBO just so I can be cool (sorry, a tongue in cheek remark that).

Yoo, roll on the 19th November

Suey

oh i know its 'bad form' but hell you just cant beat a puff with your fav alcoholic drink of choice................ok i know its not politically correct to say that but its true!!!!

If I wanted political correct I would stay in London. Nowadays everybody is too dammed worried about putting a foot/word wrong/smoking etc etc - that's why Goa's so refreshing. People are still people and not brow beaten into thinking one way is the right way! Lets have a puff or twenty without the thought police looking over our shoulders......

not been to goa but will be there in 2 weeks time,cant wait i agree with last post,PC is not some thing I want in Goa enough here in uk.Open air belongs to us all,

I agree to many people telling us what to do ,i stopped smoking a year ago,but i dont mind anybody sitting next to me in the open smoking,which most places are in goa,live and let live.