Europeans smoke more than Americans. Teenage smoking still seems to be a rite of passage. I remember people telling me that smoking goes with drinking, and kids can drink beer or wine over here at age 14 when with parents or 16 in general. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age. Thanks goodness they don't drive until 18. But if you are having a glass of wine or beer, and you are a smoker, then you are much more likely to light up right?
There is no smoking in restaraunts here, and that is a big difference from when we were here last time. Our friend from England, who smokes...yuck, had her pack on the table and I "took a gander" at her smokes. The warning labels are a little more clear.
That is a little different than, "The Surgeon Genral...blah blah blah." I've seen German cigarette packs that warn smokers about sterility. That may change things a bit for some smokers. One would have to be a real "nube" to smoke if it would shrink one's "Johnnies".
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