Gadling

I find it hard to believe Vietnams not on this list..They have near 80 million people and it seems every adult male there smokes heavily

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I'd have to agree with the person before me. I just visited Vietnam recently, and it was impossible to escape smokers.

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how they did this survey? What about Indonesia ? This is a country with more/less 300 million population where cigarette industry is one of the country main source of income. Where smoking is part of the culture and they even rolled their own cigarettes. Not to mention the most popular one is the one without filter. Ever heard the word "kretek" ? That's come from Indonesia for non-filter cigarettes.

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Ahaha...Ukraine is no surprise..Don't get me wrong, I think it's a country with a lot of potential, but whenever I smell cigarette smoke I think of Kyiv.

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LOL LOL in Greece the favorite past times is to smoke where there is a sign posted NO SMOKING>>>
i have been travel there for 20 years and believe me ban or no ban the greeks will never give it up.
on a special note...smoking in the hospital [as a patient] not allowed but its okay to open the window and stand in your nightie and smoke..too funny but true..personal experience. :-)

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Any news of which country smokes the most pot?

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I am sick and tired of these non-smoking hypochondriacs complaining about second-hand smoke everywhere they go.
You think that I like to walk into a public bathroom and smell second-hand s***?
Most of the animal kingdom have evolved to adapt to their environment. I think it is time that people learn to do that too!

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Hey Gary, how about you take a second-hand whiff of my ass!

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Well, let me think here - more sex & more smokes, sounds like heaven to me. I'm already packing. How refreshing it would be to live somewhere away from the hypocrites that expect me to pay a fortune to smoke that I'm not allowed to smoke anywhere. Why are they hypocrites? Because they expect me to allow them to control my life as it relates to tobacco, but expect me to turn a blind eye to their use of something that causes even more health problems & lost work time - ALCOHOL! Then you have to factor in the problems that are unique to alcohol: traffic fatalities, crime (especially family violence, breakup of families & so on. When was the last time you felt threatened by someone who had one too many cigarettes? Come on people, open your eyes.

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Have you noticed the price of nicotine patches, gum go up and expensive meds are out to replace tobacco and guess what maybe the smoke won't get you but the nicotine will so says my cardio. Lots of tax on tobacco and does it go to nicotine substance rehabs?
Did the tobacco settlement help us "bad" smoker addicts get help to quit. NO IT DID NOT AND WHO IS MAKING MONEY OFF THIS. NOW THE FOOD POLICE ARE OUT. THERE ARE ALWAYS DOGOODERS TO ENFORCE THEIR WAYS ON US. THERE IS WAR, DISEASE, IMMIGRATION OUT THERE BUT TOBACCO IS THE CAUSE OF ALL EVIL AND DISEASE. I HAD AN UNCLE WHO MADE TO 105 WITH ALL HIS MARBLES AND HE SMOKED. HE DID NOT DIE OF LUNG CANCER NOR DID ANY OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY DIE OF SECOND HAND SMOKE. THEY ARE IN THEIR 80'S NOW!!!!!!!!

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I'm not surprised to see this many Eastern European countries in the top ten; their governments could care less about the environment during the communist era (and even today), let alone what people did to their health. I'm surprised to see Spain in there but not Denmark.

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MIKE N ID SAY THE GOOD OLE US OF A

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It amazes me, the idiot smokers who whine about not being able to smoke everywhere, while calling non-smokers whiners.

I remember when eating establishments first separated smoking and non-smoking areas. And smokers would breeze through, lit cigarette in hand, just to be assholes, and defy anyone to say anything.

I was sitting in a chair in an auditorium, a no smoking sign ont the wall above my head. (The entire building was designated no smoking.) And a man walks up, lit cigarette in hand. I didn't say anything, didn't cough, but fanned the smoke away--not causing a scene. But the smoker barked at me and said, "If the smoke bothered you, then why the hell didn't you ask me to move my cigarette?" I asked him if he knew there was no smoking in the building. He responded that he did so I asked him, why the f*ck would I think he'd move his stupid cigarette? No response.

Not all smokers are this stupid. But I have been told (by smokers) that I shouldn't have parties if I don't allow people to smoke in my home. (I told the idiot that, should I have a party, inviting him wouldn't be a consideration and had nothing to do with smoking.)

I helped a couple of acquaintences out when they were down on their luck. Both smokers, all I asked of them was not to smoke in my home. Both did (like I wouldn't find out about it). One even had the nerve to challenge me, telling me that it was no big deal--that it wasn't like he was going to fall asleep with it. Both too self-centered to see that the point was that I did not want smoking in my home. Never mind that they didn't pay rent; they stayed, though, until they got on their feet again. And when each fell on hard times again, when they needed a place to stay, I told them, well, good luck with that.

Sorry, but the courteous smokers have to pay for the "sins" of the assholes in their group--the same when rules are made for any other group. (Why do you think speed bumps are cropping up in neighborhoods?)

So go stink up your own house, and if you choose to do so, love cigarettes more than your own health and the health of your own children. Tell me how smoking is just like breathing to you. (I actually heard that argument from an ass who smoked around his kids, even though two of them had asthma. Nice.)

Now, excuse me while I go cry for you.

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Chuck, I'm so sorry you've had so many negative experiences with smokers. There will always be a few in any group that make all look bad. Almost all the smokers of my acquaintence are very considerate with their smoking - waiting until seated in the smoking section before lighting up and respecting the wishes of those who don't want smoking in their home. (And quite a few of them are smokers) Even in open air situations like kid's sports I always moved away from the bleachers to smoke. I just resent those who try to blame smokers for the problems of the world. If they want to make the world a better place they need to clean up air pollution from the major sources (vehicle, refinery & chemical plant emissions) & maybe even apply their watchdog scrutiny to other problems like alcohol abuse that cause more damage than cigarettes. When was the last time you worried about someone getting violent because they had smoked too many cigarettes? Or worried about the smoker in the car behind you? We need to get our priorities straight.

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Bravo Sarah! Even the "experts" have to admit (when forced to) cigarette smoke ALONE doesn't cause anything. They are saying it is the combination of it with vehicle & refinery emissons & various other pollutants that causes problems. Does anyone see the big picture here? It's obvious that the tobacco lobby is nowhere near as strong as the auto, oil & chemical lobbies. Otherwise we would be seeing pressure on those groups too. I live near the Houston metropolitan area & I'm not exaggerating when I say there are many days when you can see the air around you & more days than not are alert days where they advise you to stay inside if you have respiratory problems - & a majority of them are days when they advise EVERYONE to stay inside. Now tell me again how much damage a little second hand smoke will cause - or even better, tell me how the minute amount of CFC in asthma inhalers (which are inhaled not sprayed into the air) has triggered yet another witch hunt which has resulted in the pharmacuetical companies being forced to use another propellant that is not as efficient & doesn't last as long as the present formulation. The inhalers are expensive enough without having to buy them more frequently because of government forces changes. I guess they think we can afford to spend $80.00+ on inhalers & waste it by running around outside spraying it into the air. Our Founding Fathers must be spinning in their graves at the numerous ways the government is finding to control our lives. I've heard rumors about them wanting to barcode us with our social security number - not happening here, I've actually read my Bible.

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Years ago, in the height of the ruckus over tobacco marketing, RJR Nabisco (from the RJ Reynolds tobacco merger) publicized their marketing plan, which included Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Third World developing nations, to make up for the market loss in North America, particularly the US. This was a deliberate plan, not a coincidence. I saw it in print. Maybe it wasn't publicized. Maybe I was working (temp) for RJR Nabisco at the time...

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It never ceases to amaze me how much non-smokers claim that they do not want their health put at risk by breathing in second hand smoke. It is dangerous they say. But at the same time these same people are cleaning their babies toys with Lysol, which is a registered pesticide, they wash their cloths with Tide, their dishes with Dawn, and the list of household chemicals that they subject their bodies to on a daily basis goes on and on. The shampoo that they use, the tainted spinach that they eat, the hormon containing beef and chicken and even the milk that they give to their children. And now, it seems, even the air that they breath, not air that is polluted from second hand smoke from cigarettes, but the air that is polluted with the toxins from the chemical plants and the exhaust fumes from all of the gas gulling SUV's on the roads.
These chemicals are in their homes. People use them on a daily basis. They are killing us in a way that we can't even comprehend at this time. I am not saying that cigarettes are great, I am just saying that cigarettes are NOT the greatest threat out there at this time. We have children dying from cancer that are 5 years old. Is that from cigarettes? The cancer rate for the general population is through the roof? Is that from second hand smoke or from everything else we are exposing our bodies to? I just think that people need to take a broader look and not be so fixated on one thing. Yes, second hand smoke can be harmful, but so is that glass of chocolate milk you are giving to your kid, or the make-up you are buying for your teenage daugher, or that bar of soap that your family is using to take a shower with. Look into these things and when you find out what is in all of the stuff that you are using at home, that second hand smoke issue that you have to deal with from time to time won't seem like that big of a deal anymore....

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I'm addicted. Would love to quit for better health,less cleaning, fresher air, costs of cigarettes, health costs. I've tried numerous times and failed. People who aren't smokers just don't understand. This is not a habit, it's a true addiction.

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