{"id":8546,"date":"2017-07-19T12:06:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T12:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8546"},"modified":"2017-07-19T12:06:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T12:06:20","slug":"smoking-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/smoking-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking In Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s post is about das Rauchen<\/strong><\/em> – smoking – in Germany. I was recently in Munich and one of the things that fascinates me every time I go there is the presence of smoking ads and cigarette vending machines in the streets. In the UK, you will not see one single smoking advert, and you definitely won\u2019t see vending machines selling cigarettes anymore! So let’s take a look at how it is in Germany.<\/p>\n

“DAS RAUCHVERBOT \u2013 SMOKING BAN”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All cigarette advertising on television was banned in Germany in 1975. The 16 federal states of Germany have their own smoking laws in place, some weaker than others. That is why you may still see smoking areas in smaller restaurants, bars and cafes. But you\u2019ll find that, on the whole, public places in Germany are rauchfrei<\/strong> <\/em>\u2013 smoke-free.<\/p>\n

“DER ZIGARETTENAUTOMAT \u2013 CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINE”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Zigarettenautomat in Munich. Own photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Above is a photo I took of a cigarette vending machine in Munich. As you can see at the very top, these machines now require a form of Altersnachweis<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 proof of age \u2013 which is meant to prevent underage smoking. What\u2019s unusual is that there don\u2019t seem to be any warning messages on the machine about the hazards of smoking, such as:<\/p>\n

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‘Smokers die younger’ \u00a9 Jared Preston \/ , via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Others you may see in German include:<\/p>\n

Rauchen verursacht t\u00f6dlichen Lungenkrebs.<\/strong> ——- <\/i>Smoking causes fatal lung cancer.
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Rauchen l\u00e4sst Ihre Haut altern.<\/strong> ———— <\/i>Smoking ages the skin.<\/p>\n

Rauchen macht sehr schnell abh\u00e4ngig: Fangen Sie gar nicht erst an!<\/strong> ———– <\/i>Smoking is highly addictive: Don’t start in the first place!<\/p>\n

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“DIE ZIGARETTENWERBUNG \u2013 CIGARETTE ADVERT”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here\u2019s a smoking advert I saw at a bus stop \u2013 but these kinds of billboards can be seen all over Munich. At the bottom it says \u2018Rauchen kann t\u00f6dlich sein\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Smoking can kill\u2019. Germany is one of just two EU countries who still use billboards to advertise cigarettes (the other being Bulgaria).<\/p>\n

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Camel ad at a bus stop in Germany 2017. Own photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“DER TABAK – TOBACCO”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Germany\u2019s neighbour Austria is a little further behind Germany; it has a big smoking culture and as such is yet to impose the full smoking ban in cafes and restaurants. This ban will be coming into effect from May 2018. In the meantime, someone has made a website <\/a>listing all of the smoke-free cafes\/restaurants in Austria (by region) – the website is very cleverly titled http:\/\/da.stinkts.net <\/strong>– ‘It doesn’t stink here’ (where ‘net’<\/strong> is how you say ‘nicht’<\/strong> – not<\/em> <\/strong>– in Austrian)!<\/p>\n

“DER RAUCHER – SMOKER”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Perhaps I only find this interesting because of the complete absence of smoking adverts in the UK (cigarettes are even covered up behind a screen in shops here), but I thought I\u2019d share it with you as it\u2019s always interesting to see how countries differ, and this may be something about Germany that you weren’t aware of yet. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Today’s post is about das Rauchen – smoking – in Germany. I was recently in Munich and one of the things that fascinates me every time I go there is the presence of smoking ads and cigarette vending machines in the streets. In the UK, you will not see one single smoking advert, and you…<\/p>\n

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