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The funny thing is that Germany and the USA have about the same smoking rate (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/smoking-rates-by-country https:

The funny thing is that Germany and the USA have about the same smoking rate (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/smoking-rates-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/smoking-r...) but in the USA, it is culturally prohibited in almost every single state or city to smoke around children, in restaurants, in hotels, near primary entrances, or on sidewalks because people feel ashamed for doing it (and in many cases are punished criminally for smoking in those places). So yeah, the attitude is very, very different. Over here, smokers know it is bad for them and do it anyways. In Germany and Austria, many people consider it their way of life and that it isn't actually bad for them.

browningstreet 4y ago
Just this summer I spent a few weeks in three European cities. Europe gets extra points for all the outdoor seating, but loses all of them because it's impossible to sit outside and enjoy a coffee or a meal without someone lighting up a cigarette next to them. I do wish Europe would discover non-smoking rules near food & drink.
lelanthran 4y ago
> The funny thing is that Germany and the USA have about the same smoking rate (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/smoking-r https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/smoking-r...) but in the USA, it is culturally prohibited in almost every single state or city to smoke around children, in restaurants, in hotels, near primary entrances, or on sidewalks because people feel ashamed for doing it (and in many cases are punished criminally for smoking in those places). So yeah, the attitude is very, very different. Over here, smokers know it is bad for them and do it anyways. In Germany and Austria, many people consider it their way of life and that it isn't actually bad for them. That's very interesting. I'd love to see the comparison between the stats on smoking related diseases in those places that prohibit public smoking and those that do not, given that both places have a similar number of smokers.

browningstreet 4y ago

Just this summer I spent a few weeks in three European cities. Europe gets extra points for all the outdoor seating, but loses all of them because it's impossible to sit outside and enjoy a coffee or a meal without someone lighting up a cigarette next to them. I do wish Europe would discover non-smoking rules near food & drink.

lelanthran 4y ago

> The funny thing is that Germany and the USA have about the same smoking rate (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/smoking-r https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/smoking-r...) but in the USA, it is culturally prohibited in almost every single state or city to smoke around children, in restaurants, in hotels, near primary entrances, or on sidewalks because people feel ashamed for doing it (and in many cases are punished criminally for smoking in those places). So yeah, the attitude is very, very different. Over here, smokers know it is bad for them and do it anyways. In Germany and Austria, many people consider it their way of life and that it isn't actually bad for them. That's very interesting. I'd love to see the comparison between the stats on smoking related diseases in those places that prohibit public smoking and those that do not, given that both places have a similar number of smokers.