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>3. Germans have by and large quit smoking. I'm not sure how long ago you were in the US, but it was ubiquitous here a couple generations ago, and the shift aw
by DetroitThrow 6y ago
>3. Germans have by and large quit smoking.
I'm not sure how long ago you were in the US, but it was ubiquitous here a couple generations ago, and the shift away from smoking seems to be a global trend associated with wealth - in Mainland china, I see much less of the younger generation smoking nowadays.
I was in Berlin recently and can attest to the English signage anecdote though, even if your experience seems to be an exaggerated version of mine.
- CodeGlitch 6y agoAs a Brit who went to Amsterdam a couple of years ago, I was really surprised at the number of smokers on the streets. It's definitely regional.
- WalterBright 6y agoGermans smoked heavily everywhere in the 1980s. This all vanished by the 2000s. Smoking largely ended in the US by the mid 70s. Not completely, but in the 1960s I recall every office building stunk of stale smoke. This disappeared by the mid 70s.