Smoking Chinese tourists irritate Seoul  

赴韩中国游客街头吸烟引当地人不满 展开香烟战争

据韩国中央日报中文网报道，在首尔小公洞乐天百货商场总店打工的金某(19岁)将一天的工作概括为“与香烟展开的战争”。从上午9时上班直至晚间9时下班，他的工作就是在百货商场附近提醒中国游客不要吸烟。金某表示，“我每天要制止200至300名中国客人吸烟，提醒他们不要在此吸烟”，“清除花坛插在深处的烟头也是件苦差事”。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Republic of Korea's capital city Seoul has been irritated by smoking Chinese tourists who ignore the "No smoking" signs and dump cigarette butts everywhere, the ROK-based news website chinese.joins.com said.

A group of Chinese tourists were seen smoking on Sept. 30 next to flower beds in front of Lotte Department Store in Sogong-dong, regardless of the "No smoking" signs, and some even threw flaming butts into the flower beds.

An employee surnamed Kim at the store said he discouraged 200 to 300 Chinese tourists from smoking there every day, and "cleaning up the butts deep in the flower beds is also a tough job."

Tourist spots in Seoul are also troubled by Chinese smokers who smoke at will and don't care that there is a smoking section a few steps away.

A proposal to ban smoking in some areas outside shopping centers was handed to the city government this April, but was still in discussions, as many businesses are worried that the ban may lead to a decrease in Chinese tourists.