which is my favourite spot although I do not smoke. Most restaurants have one and it is amazing how many people still smoke in this country. Maybe because cigarettes are so cheap here!
Bane of my life these days are vapers in the street with the horrible sweet smelling and very long lasting things they smoke. I would rather be smelling tobacco truthfully! Pretty corner.
Beautiful scene and vibrant colours. I used to smoke when young sometimes even up to 40 cigarettes in one day. Haven't smelled a cigarette for the last 40 to 45 years Have no intention to start again.
Lovely location beautifully captured Diana, it’s an area I would avoid cannot stand the smell of cigarettes, that’s why I have never smoked as well as trying to staying healthy:)
I just finished watching a news report that said smoking has dropped dramatically this century and currently sits at about 30% globally, 10% here in Canada. I myself gave up smoking many years ago while still in my twenties. I cannot abide the smell of cigarettes and could not sit in that smoking section, no matter how nice the view.
I am allergic to smoke so I'm really glad that it's banned or relegated to back corners in most places here. It always makes me shake my head that with all the health issues it's been proven to cause that people still do it- but then- several years ago our surgeon general said that nicotine was one of the most addictive drugs on the market. The tobacco growers weren't too happy about that! Anyway...! This is a lovely shot- I guess if you're going to ruin your lungs, you might as well do so in a beautiful setting!
@cwbill@johnfalconer@olivetreeann It unfortunately is mostly the youngsters that smoke here which makes me rather furious when I see that. A close friend of mine is battling with lung cancer and she was a smoker all her life, only quit when she was about 60. I also hate the new scene here, vaping which has so many chemicals in it and surely is not a healthy thing to do :-(
(I don’t smoke but here in Australia smoking is prohibitively expensive!!)
Surely it’s the older people smoke? The younger people know better!! 😀😀😀