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It's simply too much for them (feddit.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 147 points 4 weeks ago (33 children)

The smoke definitely is too much for me, at least.

It was the worst part about living in China, too. Can't go anywhere public without just being overwhelmed by the stench of cigarette smoke because everyone is a smoker.

When I once told a coworker I didn't smoke, they thought I had some sort of condition. Like people couldn't even imagine it was just a preference.

[โ€“] anguo 8 points 4 weeks ago

I also had to fake smoking on occasion in China, to avoid offending people. I then learned I could accept an offered cigarette and "keep it for later". By the time I left China though, "I don't smoke" had become pretty acceptable.

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