While Irish pubs for two years, turnover dips wengen complain of the smoking ban (the atmosphere, even if it was a "bad" health point of atmosphere, just not the same), are relatively good news from Scotland. The Scotsman reports: Scotsman.com News - Pub sales soaring Despite ban on smoking . Sales of food and beverages have increased in Scottish pubs since the introduction of the Smoking Ban by 25 percent. And would the guests drink faster, the newspaper quoted Jeff If the Blind Beggar pub: "People who might have avoided pubs because of the smoky atmosphere are coming in. Non-Smokers are drinking a bit faster - they are not pacing themselves with cigarettes. " And Colin Church points out that the tables outside, where smoking is allowed, would be much better now occupied.
