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My Parisian students told me that one reason I can't find French anti-smoking policies is that they do not perceive it as a public problem. I can't even breathe on the streets when these heathens walk around dumping their smoke. They think they look so chic walking around smoking
This drove me bonkers. How can a country or an entire population NOT perceive smoking as a public health issue (and therefore as a public issue). Jesus, people. Air is unbreathable here. And people are careless about the negative externalities they impose on others.
Second-hand smoking is harmful. You are welcome to your choices if you choose to smoke, but for the love of God, don't impose your smoke on me. And even worse, they smoke INSIDE METRO STATIONS which is, by the way, PROHIBITED.
