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Originally Posted by Stretch
Tough times.
All in all I think it is best not to be smoking anymore. When I first came to Holland about ten years ago smoking was rife. Everyone smoked - you could still smoke in the trains and restaurants. It was pretty grim. It was a bit like the 1980s. New EU laws came in and it is much nicer in a way but you can smell more piss and sweat than you used to!
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I'm glad to hear this. I spent a LOT of my time in Europe in the early 2000's and people smoked everywhere. It was like the US in the fifties and sixties. I don't like the idea of those kind of laws, but I expect that it makes it much more pleasant to be in public.