Smoking in France

Cathy and I both agreed that we have never recently been around so many smokers as in France.  It reminds me of when I was a kid.  It is really quite surprising  that when the health effects are so well known that there are so many people who smoke.  Please be warned that those inviting street cafes are a haven for smokers.  People also smoke indoors as well.  Given that the French government is trying to reduce the amount of smoking, I would suspect that smoking has declined, but Canada is much further along the curve.  I think this is why we noticed this issue so much.  We noticed a lot of smoking by teenagers and young adults.  One image that sticks in my mind was that of a mother and her likely late teen son walking down the street in conversation, both smoking.  The things we teach our kids!!