Smoking
Is there an obvious answer to why people smoke? Some say it relieves us from tension, others say, it is a habit and may be the so-called 'coolness,' for the youngsters. Well, I would definitely not re-mention the drawbacks that are being advertised all the time in symposiums or radios, because those who smoke don't give a damn about it; and this is why in economics when it comes to the example of a product that is inelastic, the example is always cigarette. Some things depend on mentality, undoubtedly.
Though smoking in public places is strictly prohibited, who listens? I agree that smoking is just a habit and only smoking doesn't make one bad either, but smoking in public places with lack of common sense does make one look bad. One should possess the minimum common sense not to smoke in public.
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