Posted on 10/21/2012 6:26:15 AM PDT by chessplayer
Nobody lights up like Eastern Europe, where average annual consumption can exceed 2,000 cigarettes per person. The very highest rate is in Serbia (2,861 cigarettes per person per year), according to data from 71 countries compiled by the World Lung Foundation and American Cancer Society. Fourth-place Russia, not far behind at 2,786 cigarettes per person per year, is now finally dealing with its smoking problem.
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Oh- they don't? hmmmmmm....
The tobacco companies USED TO BE one of the biggest GOP donors in the country.
If they had been big Democrap donors I bet we would all be hearing about “the healthful benefits of bathing your lungs in cleansing smoke”
Interesting that Mexico has such a low rate....
Anybody know why ?
On the flight back to the US, some of the passengers grumbled when they had to put out their smoke so the pilot could clear the cabin air. When the no smoking light went out 15 minutes later, they all immediately lit up again (this was in the mid-90's of course.)
On the flight back to the US, some of the passengers grumbled when they had to put out their smoke so the pilot could clear the cabin air. When the no smoking light went out 15 minutes later, they all immediately lit up again (this was in the mid-90's of course.)
Like a GI marching all day in training drills, the E. Block folks know the only “Joy” may be a smoke during a break - all the rest is mind numbing back breaking hard work...with a loud boss making it harder. Ha or LOL
The map I see shows Spain in the 1750 -1999 per capita range. Were you confusing France and Spain on the map perhaps?
Interesting that Mexico has such a low rate....
Anybody know why ?
I don’t know. I was kind of surprised by that too.
In my recent (and limited) travels I’ve found that Western Europeans smoke a lot as do Asians.Much more than we smoke it appears to me.
Oops, you’re right, my bad.
(this was in the mid-90’s of course.)
I’ll never forget my flight from San Antonio to Chicago back in 1966.
The No Smoking light went out, and so many people lit up it looked like a fog so thick you could not see the front of the cabin.
One poor man went into a sneezing fit for fifteen minutes. After everyone there got their nicotine hit, the fog cleared out somewhat.
I don’t smoke.
I do not smoke, either. I remember a situation where I was taking training as part of a Reserve unit. The room was small and the instructor was probably a little nervous and smoked non-stop. The atmosphere grew dense and uncomfortable.
As the senior man present, I felt it my duty to ask the instructor to open the door to allow for some ventilation. He did, but later complained that I had pulled rank on him.
Now we have gone far, far in the other direction. I am only surprised that we have not forced smokers to sew cigarette pack sized orange patches on their clothes so that they can be more easily identified. Some jurisdictions have tried to make smoking illegal out of doors and in peoples own homes.
The appleation anti-smoking nazi is appallingly close to reality for some people.
Back when smoking was still permitted on international flights, I flew to Europe. There were no seats available in the non-smoking section when I booked my flight, so I was stuck in smoking. As soon as the no-smoking light went off, everyone from the non-smoking section got up, came to the smoking section, smoked their cigarettes and when they were done, went back to their seats in the non-smoking section.
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