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OK. Brian, if it will make you happy I'll reduce the number to
66,000,000. The population of the US is roughly 309,000,000 souls so 21% of that would bring the number up to 64,000,000 and change. I didn't limit my statement to ADULT smokers so we'll toss in a million and change for under 21 smokers. The 21%, btw, is subject to question. I have seen numbers as high as 30% - who really knows?? Who really cares? I don't. |
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Brian, I think that you missed the intent of my original post which was
to poke a little gentle fun and what I considered a ridiculosly overbroad statement - "all" being an absolute expression encompassing tens of millions of people. So far as your statement that our smoking bothers the other 250,000,000 or so souls, does it really? If I smoke in the privacy of my home am I bothering anyone? If I smoke in appropriate smoking areas does it bother anyone? If I smoke in my automobile does it bother anyone? If so, why should it? Those are about the only three places I smoke so exactly who am I bothering?? This is unprovable but I suspect that the majority of smokers are more respectful of nonsmokers space than the nonsmokers are of ours. On the Mariner we had two instances of people coming into what was clearly described as a smoking area and make a fuss about the smoke. They didn't stay long. |
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Costa is the most amazing cruise out there.
Yes, it's different. You won't hear the same jokes you hear on every other cruise ship and you won't see the same entertainment, menus or people. If you cruise to see your neighbors, stay home. But if you cruise to meet lots of folks from lots of different places, this is the ship for you! The cruise staff is talented and actively gets you involved. The Roman night is the best original entertainment night afloat. Entertainment goes from classical to opera to popular is is top notch. The people do smoke, and do other things like in real life. German, French, Spanish, Italian and even some English are spoken, ut we can hear Englsh anytime at home. The topless gals are beautiful. an you get all this without having to fly across the ocean. The only thing I don't like on Costa is the specialty steak house. The meat is impossible to eat, but the dining room is where all the action is and the food is good if you are willing to discover how Europeans eat. I'm going again this month and look forward to Cruising Italian Style again. Gadget |
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Kurt, you're correct; there are idiots on both sides. My perspective is
probably distorted because I would never invade a nonsmokers space, as in smoking in a non smoking area, I have had multiple experiences where my smoking space was invaded, even to the point of receiving lectures on the "evils" of smoking. Those lectures didn't last very long and I don't view myself as an evil person. As I told my cardiologist Tuesday, "Hell, I'm 77 years old, I've outlived many of my contemporaies, something is going to kill me most likely sooner than later - why should I quit something I enjoy?" She agreed to leave the issue alone. |
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