chicago's grossest habit

[keryx]

If you, or anyone you love, ever need to quit smoking... may I suggest a month in Chicago?

People smoke and litter their butts all over downtown. At first, it makes an ex-smoker think man, I really want a cigarette, but this gradually turns into a general feeling of disgust. The air in Chicago is fairly urban (that is, clogged a bit with dust and dirt and exhaust and stuff), anyhow, and the addition of secondhand smoke to that mix is straight-up foul. It makes Richmond smell positively tropical in comparison.

When I smoked regularly, I had no idea how unpleasant it was for passersby... and, well, one person smoking isn't that bad. But one person smoking every 5 feet is a bit like walking through a bar. Only the bar is like, 2 miles long.

Comments

[tupelo.livejournal.com]

I was fascinated when I lived in Winston-Salem. People smoking in the mall. In the grocery store. Everywhere.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Chicagoans can only smoke on the street. So of course they have to go at it non-stop.