It is possible that the millenials have not experienced the level of tobacco smoke that the boomers grew up around. Neither my brother nor I was ever tempted to

It is possible that the millenials have not experienced the level of tobacco smoke that the boomers grew up around. Neither my brother nor I was ever tempted to smoke, and for my part that was largely because I remember riding in a car with anywhere from one to three smokers. It was not pleasant. As late as the early 1980s, the only social gatherings I could expect to be smoke-free were for a running group I belonged to. Another guy in the group said, Runners' parties are great--an hour after they start you can still see across the room. I can recall another gathering in those days where I was one of two non-smokers, and we stood as close as we could to a cracked window. As for "What did he expect?", I suppose that happens. But I know how addictive cigarettes can be, having watched my father try to kick the habit for a dozen years or so before he succeeded, and having seen an aunt relapse. I have never seen hassling smokers ever do any good.