I continue to be astonished at how many people in Switzerland smoke.
34%
of adults here smoke, one of the highest rates in a developed
nation. Compare to 18%
in the US.
The Swiss don't seem to have reached the point of intolerance of second hand smoke. By law restaurants have to have non-smoking rooms, but many don't. The restaurant I went to last night had the entire upstairs dedicated to non-smoking, but as soon as the downstairs filled up they seated smokers upstairs and brought the ashtrays. No one seemed to mind. Yuck. |