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by seanp2k2 977 days ago
Not very true here in California where most people take the indoor smoking ban pretty seriously, and recently in France it seemed like regular cigarettes still outnumber vapes 20:1 or more. I haven't been to Japan in a couple of years, but regular cigarettes were still very popular there in 2019, and I don't recall seeing a single vape, though I wasn't specifically looking for them. Seems like a very regional thing -- I know that in the Midwestern USA for example, vaping is extremely popular across many demographics.
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At least in Nürnberg and surrounds, vaping has taken over for people under 40. I’ve had colleagues vape on camera during informal meetings. The vapers I know (adults past college age) were all tobacco smokers before, so this is (hopefully) better for them. They definitely smell better!

Adults tend to use the refillable ones, and I usually can’t smell what they’re vaping, but I see high school age kids with the colorful, flavored disposable ones that my little kid seems to have a tropism for.

What straightedge CA bars are you hitting? I’ve been up and down from Crescent City to San Diego many times, and indoor vapers are everywhere.