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[+] 147 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)
  • [–] 105 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Yeah, smoking bans and discouraging it is absolutely something the US done very well. It's one of the few american things I'm envious of.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    I think laws like that wouldn't pass now. It'd be seized as ammo for the culture war and anti-smoking would be woke and all that.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    German here, albeit not a (tobacco) smoker. The only places where you can lawfully smoke nowadays are public spaces and specifically designated areas on private properties, which are also physically separated from the non smoking areas.

    There are also some Kneipen (roughly equivalent to pubs) which allow smoking anywhere inside, catering to the smoking demographic; although those tend to be frequented by older people who are used to smoking while having a drink. Well there are also the alternative places which definitely have a younger clientele, some allow it anywhere some don't (and have a designated area outside as most other places do).

    Ultimately though I believe we have a fair compromise going; and i am always taken aback by people being zealously anti tobacco anywhere, with no regard for individual liberties. Who then throw up their hands when I ask for a ban on personal cars.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (14 children)

    Because smoking anything in public is always intruding on everybody else's right to not have an increased risk of lung cancer. And it smells horrible. I'm fine with smoking in areas where everyone has consented to it, but public spaces like outdoor seating in restaurants aren't that.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    I also had to fake smoking on occasion in China, to avoid offending people. I then learned I could accept an offered cigarette and "keep it for later". By the time I left China though, "I don't smoke" had become pretty acceptable.

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  • [–] 91 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    That people are still smoking in 2025 given the verified risks involved?

    You're right, that is incomprehensible

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    [–] 63 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    What am I not comprehending?

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    [–] 62 points 1 year ago

    I think it's about mixed use zoning, medium density, walkable car free streets. And perhaps drinking under the age of 21 but not so sure on the last one.

    Too funny Reading the comments from Americans insisting they comprehend but then saying it's just about drinking and smoking lol

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago

    A woman not wearing a bra?

    Drinking under 21?

    Smoking?

    No fat people?

    No flags?

    Odd sunglasses wearing style?

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Comprehend what? Smoking in public? Drinking in public? Maybe eating in public? Have you not heard of Las Vegas or New Orleans that shit is everywhere. It is also prevalent in many small towns where the local populace has decided fuck it. I worked in a small town bar after they banned smoking indoors in public places but you would never have known because no one gave a fuck and did it anyway.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    As an American, the only thing in this picture you wouldn't see at a trailer park are the fancy shops and restaurants in the background. Also the girl in red would be 450lbs (204kgs).

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    Americans thinking the bad part of this is the smoking when it's really the Marbella French restaurant charging you eight bucks for a side of mashed potatoes.

    In their defense, there are few minds who can comprehend that one. Nuking this place from orbit could very well be the rekindling of US/Europe military collaboration.

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  • [+] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)
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    [–] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't get what I'm not supposed to comprehend. I suppose you can say I'm not comprehending.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Can't comprehend what? Proceeds to focus on a single element of the photo and contextualize it within American culture

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    I comprehend cleavage

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  • [+] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
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    [–] 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Yes, please lump all of us into the same category of ignorant hicks. I mean we are all so alike.

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    [+] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
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