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James Hetfield · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 99 Location: Los Angeles

Please take poll and post comment:

WHAT CITY DO YOU TEACH IN? URBAN OR RURAL AREA?
How much do your students smoke?
Most men smoke in your region? Females too?
Is there a NO-smoking health trend in your region?

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I smoke, but much less these days than when I first came to Mexico. I'd say about as many Mexicans smoke as Americans or Canadians do, broken down evenly between men and women.

Mexico City enacted a law this year banning smoking in public places, including restaurants, bars, and anywhere else. Barbaric if you ask me. But, such are the times. At least it's not like my hometown where you smoke outside the bar in -40C weather.

GambateBingBangBOOM · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 2021 Location: Japan

I don't smoke. It's not healthy, and I am sort of a marital arts guy (but not one of the 'I live to FIGHT!!!!' kind, more of the Mr Miyagi kind) so it's just something I don't do (I don't drink a whole lot either). My students are in high school so they don't smoke (or hopefully they don't smoke). This is Japan, so a LOT of adults smoke- probably more than half, although less now than in the past.

I'm now in an urban area. In the past I've been in semi-rural and rural areas of Japan as well. Smoking is common thoughout. The older the person, the odder it would be if they didn't smoke.

There are no smoking areas and quit smoking campaigns out here.

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Sonnet · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 235 Location: South of the river

I'm what you'd call a social smoker, used to be a chainsmoker. Living in urban Germany & China helped to cultivate that habit.

Where I am now (small, modern Chinese city), the vast majority of men over 25 smoke. A surprising amount of the younger guys don't smoke (or even drink), and good girls don't smoke - guess that's an Asia-wide thing, though. There are more anti-smoking laws here than you'd believe possible in China: still an awful lot less dictatorial than those back home, though!

Shonai Ben · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 617

I used to smoke but I quit 2 years ago........

Mike_2007 · Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 349 Location: Bucharest, Romania

I also gave up two years ago.

- WHAT CITY DO YOU TEACH IN? URBAN OR RURAL AREA?
Bucharest, Romania. Very urban.

- How much do your students smoke?
Maybe 25% smoke to some extent.

- Most men smoke in your region? Females too?
Don't know the stats but a lot of men smoke here and it's extremely common among women too.

- Is there a NO-smoking health trend in your region?
You can still smoke pretty much everywhere. Restaurants and bars are supposed to have a no-smoking area. Smoking in offices generally not allowed, except in the especially-provided areas. No smoking on trains now. As a result I think younger people are smoking less.