Statistically it's not that massively different though. e.g. ~12% of all Americans smoke cigarettes vs ~18% of EU citizens. Over 20% of all Americans still smok

Statistically it's not that massively different though. e.g. ~12% of all Americans smoke cigarettes vs ~18% of EU citizens. Over 20% of all Americans still smoked as late as 2014, so IMHO it's mostly social/cultural and Europeans are just slightly behind on the curve (and have less socially acceptable alternatives like Marijuana) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Tobacco_consumption_statistics https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... vs https://news.gallup.com/poll/509720/cigarette-smoking-rate-steady-near-historical-low.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/509720/cigarette-smoking-rate-s...