Warning Labels

Everybody knows cigarette warning labels. They are a fact of life, although evidence of their effectiveness in preventing people from smoking is scarce. Frankly, no one knows if they really have any significant effect given that, these days, everyone already knows about the health endangering nature of smoking. In fact, at least in Europe, warning labels are also supporting scores of accessory designers, who now create and sell special cigarette cases. It’s hard to believe, but they have become something of a fashion item…

Now, after the re-election of President Bush, will the US lead the world in creating another accessory category? Lyssa may well have the definitive “four more years” entry.

Now don’t say Germans can’t be funny.

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About Tobias Schwarz

German, turned 30, balding slowly, hopefully with grace. A carnival junkie, who, after studies in business and politics in Mannheim, Paris, and London, is currently living in his hometown of Mainz, Germany, again, working on a phd when he's not too busy writing, composing, or supporting his home side Mainz 05. Turned New Labourite during a research job at the House of Commons, but difficult to place in German party-political terms. Liberal in the true sense of the term. His political writings are mostly on A Fistful of Euros these days. His personal blog Almost A Diary was a predominantly political blog in 2002-2003 but is now usually living up to its name, even though it can also be reached through the promising URL www.ichbindeutschland.de. Other bloglike activiy includes his musicblog www.tapsmusic.de, his musician account at myspace.com (myspace.com/tobischwarz), where you can listen to some of his songs..

3 thoughts on “Warning Labels

  1. In america the labels were added because the industry saw them as a means to reduce liability. Also Koop said if they didn’t support the ones he proposed he would propose ones that warned against cancer.
    You lucky bastards don’t have to live here and don’t have to work very hard at avoiding the sound of bush’s name or voice.
    Cheers!