San Stefanos Online ~ North West Corfu

I have to share this.  Been shopping in a nearby town today.  I picked up a couple of charity shop books and sat on a bench reading while I waited for my husband.  A lady sat down at the far end and I gave her a friendly smile.  She said 'I'm not being anti-social but I want a ciggie so I'll just sit here and turn away'.  I nearly fell off the bench laughing.  Luckily a woman called to her and she left, so I didn't have to explain myself.

Just my type of smoker - polite and courteous.

Lilly

I have never posted on this or any other forum.  As I said in my original post it has never been a problem in the past, only this year.

See my post on the Delfino Blue topic and you will see how much I love Greece and San Stefanos.

Sadly this will be my last post as I dislike the 'gang' mentality I have encountered here.

Lilly

Wish I'd had my TCP Eau de Perfume with me in Yiannis, I would have been a happy bunny.

By the way, the 'upended table' comment was a joke.  We are in our seventies and one of the smokers was a big, muscly, tattood lad in his twenties.

I think it was your initial 'tough' response that elicited it, as that was the response I had envisaged from him if I had asked politely for him to refrain.

Gillywoo

As you say common sense and tolerance should be expected anywhere not just in Greece.  Would you be happy to have your evening meal sitting next to a shirtless smelly person.  I don't think so.

Loftyscot

As I said in my original post, a cigarette at the end of meal, when most people have finished eating is acceptable.  The four people on the next table lit up before the starters and chain smoked throughout.  In my opinion extremely bad manners!

Jimbo - Just to clarify - I did not use the term 'obnoxious', that was your interpretation of them.  I said 'discourteous'.

Hi, this is my first post on this forum.

We have been coming to San Stefanos for 8 consecutive years and returned last Monday having enjoyed a fabulous 10 days.

The only thing that spoiled it was the smoking in the tavernas and it seems to be getting worse.  We were in Yiannis one night and four people on the next table smoked continuously all through the meal.  Little Prince was another taverna where people seemed to smoke continuously, as against previous years when it was one cigarette at the end of a meal when most people had finished their meals.  We ate at Olympia 3 times and did not see (or smell) one smoker.

I really do think it is about time the taverna owners had smoking and non-smoking sections and ask as you enter which you prefer.

Sorry to bring up this controversial topic again, as I seem to remember a heated discussion some time ago but I do think a solution should be found, as leaving it to the discretion and courteousness of the people who smoke does not seem to be working.