January 29, 2005Foreign Affairs

Sunday Levity: A royal fag

Bhutan’s little royal secret

This is an archived blog post from The Acorn.

Bhutan may be the world’s first smoke-free country — but visitors to the King’s royal palace may not be entirely free from the dangers of secondary smoke. That’s because tobacco is one component of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk’s gross personal happiness.

But when the whole world begins to sound like the wife, there is but one thing the smoker can do — promise to cut down on his daily quota. The Acorn, being a well-wisher of Bhutan, wishes his majesty every success in his endeavour.



If you would like to share or comment on this, please discuss it on my GitHub Previous
Shutters down on the Dalai Lama’s office in Nepal
Next
The curious incident of the cops during the riot time

© Copyright 2003-2024. Nitin Pai. All Rights Reserved.