More smoke in S.F. than in other urban counties

SFGate.com ^ | 12/21/10 | Victoria Colliver

[NormsRevenge]

It used to be opium and wood smoke back in the day .. now it's more likely to turn out to be 'medicinal' marijuana and diesel luxury cars&coaches emissions.. a sign of the times..

[Gen. Burkhalter]

Smoking what, though?

[Old Retired Army Guy]

San Francisco residents have “issues”.

[WayneS]

In San Francisco?

Probably “pickles”.

[circlecity]

These smokers are the same people banning Happy Meals.

[sappy]

pole smoking

[mikey_hates_everything]

It’s from all of that pole smoking.

[Venturer]

Smoking White Owls.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Could be Hispanics...

[AppyPappy]

Homosexuals are more likely to be smokers than heteros. I guess they think it looks glamorous.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Lots of Asians in SF, and even the younger ones tend to smoke more than US Caucasians.

[martin_fierro]

Man, you haven't lived until you've been scolded, on the Fourth of July, in a public, open air park, by a Chinese expat, about how your cigar smoking is harmful "fo' tha chilllrun...".

[samtheman]

Homosexuals are more likely to be smokers than heteros. I guess they think it looks glamorous.

Plus, their lifestyle is a bit on the nerve-wracking side. Trying to constantly justify to themselves who and what they are. All the while living under the threat of AIDS.

[Abathar]

Yep, they don’t care what it does to them but what they look like now. Smoking goes hand in hand with weight loss, riding a constant nicotine buzz helps keep them from being labeled a “bear” by the skinny queers.

[Allegra]

Man, you haven't lived until you've been scolded, on the Fourth of July, in a public, open air park, by a Chinese expat, about how your cigar smoking is harmful "fo' tha chilllrun...".

LOL - I had a robed Kuwaiti man click his tongue disapprovingly at me in Kuwait Airport a few days ago as I was having a smoke.

I smiled, clicked my tongue back and muttered "can't even defend your own country," under my breath as I took another puff.

It bugs 'em to see American women acting like American women and I love that it bugs them. :)

[ansel12]

It helps keep the weight down also, they do not want to look like a suburban dad.

[crosshairs]

Not enough KY lotion = too much friction

[eXe]

Wow, amazing. Makes me glad I left California, I would have to have told that guy off. I had about enough of them telling me how to live and random strangers minding my business.

[samtheman]

AIDS and smoking... in combination add up to a really trendy svelte look.

[swarthyguy]

Well, at least in Kuwait Airport, you can have a smoke unlike so many other airports anymore.

Your little eye contact with the Kuwaiti reminds me of a refrain by a local singer’s original song, part of which runs....

“I love youI love youI love you,
“I hate youI hate youI hate you”