A friend working in the hotel industry tells me footfall (oh, that’s the number of customers in the amazing world of newspaper vagueness) has really gone down the drain. The reasons are obvious, as television reporters never tire of telling us: the scare phenomenon in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attack in November (oops, sorry: “26/11”) and the economic slowdown.
Good enough reasons, I say. But one more reason here: Fuhrer Ramadoss’s diktat. I mean, the forced no-smoking signs inside restaurants, bars and pubs. Many, like me for instance, have simply stopped going out for a meal and a drink or three due to that human excreta of an order. But hey, aren’t many industries and sectors getting economic sops in this season of gloom?
So, here’s an idea for the hospitality sector: petition our esteemed health minister to withdraw the ban on smoking at eateries and drinking dens, temporarily at least. After all, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, Fuhrer Ramadoss.
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