I'm walking down Rue Custine the other night and walking past me is this little kid. With a cigarette in his mouth. And he's puffing away like he's been doing it all of his very short life. I wonder what he thinks of the smoking ban that comes into effect next year. He probably doesn't care nor reads the newspaper.
Here's something I didn't know. Approximately 20% of Parisians are smokers. This is a very visible and vocal minority. And it ruins the image of foreigners of Paris. You know where we pull up to our local bar to have "une clope et une cafe".
I wonder what percentage of >10 year olds smoke in this city?