Living in Berlin and coming from Eastern Europe I would say that people smoke and drink a lot more than US. It’s quite normal to have a glass of wine with your

Living in Berlin and coming from Eastern Europe I would say that people smoke and drink a lot more than US. It’s quite normal to have a glass of wine with your business lunch in Italy and Portugal. As well as a cigarette allowed restaurants in Czech Republic, and smokers bars here in Berlin. Almost everyone drinks and smokes at least on the weekend. I was really shocked when I visited SF 2 months ago to discover that having a beer and a cigarette is impossible at any bar I tried ( smoking was forbidden 20 feet from entrance ). Not sure how does it help reduce the death percentage compared to here ( Europe ) where most people consume moderately.