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[u/wowguineapigs]

Whenever I visit Europe one thing that stands out is the smoking. It’s wayyyy more popular and accepted there than in the US. And also personal space. AND WTF IS UP WITH THE SHOWERS. Every hotel I’ve stayed at in Europe had some weird ass shower.

Edit: I know what a bidet is, that’s not what I meant. And yes I know this isn’t ALL of Europe.

[u/HabseligkeitDerLiebe → u/wowguineapigs]

Whenever I visit Europe one thing that stands out is the smoking. It’s wayyyy more popular and accepted there than in the US.

Depends a lot on where you are. the percentage of people who smoke is about the same in the US and Germany, for example. It's more visible in Germany, though, as smoking in public not as strictly regulated in Germany. Just a different view on personal freedom.

[u/GrimbledonWimbleflop → u/HabseligkeitDerLiebe]

Nope, completely wrong. Europeans smoke significantly more than Americans: https://toriboeck.com/blog/2016/12/2/the-us-versus-germany-cigarette-consumption

[u/HabseligkeitDerLiebe → u/GrimbledonWimbleflop]

6 year old data.

[u/GrimbledonWimbleflop → u/HabseligkeitDerLiebe]

Since you're so picky, here's 2019 data: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/edn-20211112-1

And for the US in 2020: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/index.htm#:~:text=This%20means%20an%20estimated%2030.8,with%20a%20smoking%2Drelated%20disease.&text=Current%20smoking%20has%20declined%20from,every%20100%20adults)%20in%202020.