A recent study shows that e-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular among young people in Germany, with even elementary school kids picking up vapes. Health experts are alarmed.
Maybe things have changed as it’s been a hot minute, but smoking in France and Portugal was common and casual in public when I was there, the UK was/is draconian about it i will admit
That’s from a European perspective. To me, they all smoke a lot. Shockingly so when one is used to the US. There are regional differences, but it’s more like comparing the size of Lake Constance to Lake Superior: both are huge.
People giving you flack for treating Europe like a country but tbh I’ve been to Germany (multiple cities), Spain (Madrid), France (Paris), Netherlands (multiple cities), and Norway (multiple cities) in the last 2 years at least and the only one without a smoking and littering problem was Norway (if I’m recalling correctly).
It’s terrible. Now in summer where you can go to places and sit outside to brunch, dine and drink, you practically got cigarette smoke in your face the whole time. But “it’s okay” because you’re outside and the wind that blows this shit in your face eventually blows it away. At least that’s the reasoning why they can ruin our experience.
When I went to Europe there were cigarettes butts everywhere, and people smoked like crazy, felt like US in the 70s
Depends totally on which country. And what demographic you visit.
South and East Europe smoke a lot more than North and West. People outside bars smoke because if they didn’t smoke they’d be inside.
Was Netherlands and germany
Europe the country! - USAsians
I understand its not a country.
Maybe things have changed as it’s been a hot minute, but smoking in France and Portugal was common and casual in public when I was there, the UK was/is draconian about it i will admit
That’s from a European perspective. To me, they all smoke a lot. Shockingly so when one is used to the US. There are regional differences, but it’s more like comparing the size of Lake Constance to Lake Superior: both are huge.
People giving you flack for treating Europe like a country but tbh I’ve been to Germany (multiple cities), Spain (Madrid), France (Paris), Netherlands (multiple cities), and Norway (multiple cities) in the last 2 years at least and the only one without a smoking and littering problem was Norway (if I’m recalling correctly).
Yeah, tbh it shocked me. I live in California smoking is rare here.
Been to many of the same and don’t recall a lot of smoking at all honestly. Nor cigarette butts everywhere.
It’s terrible. Now in summer where you can go to places and sit outside to brunch, dine and drink, you practically got cigarette smoke in your face the whole time. But “it’s okay” because you’re outside and the wind that blows this shit in your face eventually blows it away. At least that’s the reasoning why they can ruin our experience.