I was a fanatic smoker untill 4 years ago. One day I stopped deliberatly without any help because it started boring me. Then I got my freedom back. I didn't have to worry about smoking allowed bars, restaurants, taxis, etc., disturbing non smokers, empty packets, lighter, smelling clothes, dirty tooths, jeopardizing my health,
This said, these low level people are really a burdon for most of us normal educated farangs. One have to keep in mind that we are strangers. We are spied, judged, scrutinized by the locals. Any misstep will be exaggerated to extraterrestrial proportions as they are not fans of know-it-all visitors, some of whom act like colonist conquerors, making us even more unpopular