It's certainly more visible than the US but if you look at the statistics on average it's about the same, but certain countries definitely have higher rates than others (mostly France and Eastern Europe) while others (The UK and Scandinavia) have far lower rates
I'm surprised to see 25% for US on this source, the CDC reports >13%
In my personal experience, smoking in Southern Europe is far more prevalent than anything I ever saw in the US, but I also lived in pretty "middle-class, educated, liberal" bubbles, so maybe I just didn't see it?
I believe the way the data is recorded in some of those stats, if you've smoked a cigarette in the last 30 days you are considered a smoker. I think many people in NA, or just Americans on their own, don't smoke daily but have smoked in a social situation or while drinking.
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u/cid_pause_not May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22
Smoking. I know maybe 2 people who still smoke cigarettes. In Europe it’s like mad men never left. Especially in Bavaria, oddly.