Tea Shops in the footpath

Sometimes I wonder if the tea and coffee shops in Chennai are a part the culture that will never fade away! Guys please excuse me, but I am sure women dont like them at all. We cant even walk properly in the footpath! The shops occupy 75% of the footpath and the remaining 25% belong to the smokers who enjoy to stand and keep puffing away to glory .
I wish the govenment does something about this, I do have my own doubts too, the government also makes money selling the cigarettes, they may be reluctant to touch these tea shops.
I do feel there should be an alternative. Like they should not occupy the footpath and the place should be decent enough for women to walk in front of it.
Any thoughts?
Teju

Thoughts are right here!!

It is true that there si no action being taken against this. I am sure, a remedy wont be to remove tham al together, but to ban smokin and gutkha atleast in public. I wish tea shops can jus be decent places to hang out, probably have a chat. Since this concept of coffees hops is hit, why not try a more desi economic version of tea kadais?

Hi Archana,
I totally agree with you. Desi tea Kadai sounds good! Where women also can hang out and have fun!! like the coffee shops.

As long as it is not public nuisance I ilke it. It should be hygenic. I appreciate the 'ghaddos' than the snobbish coffe Day where the present day youth hang on for hours together at their parent's cost
In kerala I like those parippu vadai shops with hot filter coffee. Nice.

With small investments somebody finds a livelihod.

In Mumbai I know people who sell eats in the ghaddos. Actually it is a family affair. Till the husband takes over the lady of the house or children run the show.
I personally know one family in Goa- The couple work for a bank. Till the parents come back children(2boys and 2girls) take turns. Once the parents come they get ready for the next day. By 11pm the shop is closed. All of them go home. Mother cooks, children make the rooms tidy and by12pm they have a 4course dinner . None of them are tired or make any compromise in cooking. The wife remains neat forever.

Believe me one of the daughters was doing PHD when we left the Quarters! GREAT! Good thread. kanaka

Hi Kanak,
What you mentioned about Goa is decent stuff, family run stuff. Here in Chennai decency is scant in the tea shops. Just like TASMAC shops. In Bangalore there are bars and pub where women go and drink. In Chennai no woman can enter the TASMAC wine shops!! The whole appearance is bad unappealing and indecent.