Paris is smoking

Just been to Paris and I was surprised by the number of smokers in the city. The pic above is of Gare Du Nord, the main Train Station in Paris and it reminds me of Pahar Ganj somehow. The restaurants were foggy, hotel rooms smelt like ashtrays despite labeled 'non-smoking' rooms. The pantry car in the train from Paris to Hamburg was smoke filled, the metro stations were full of smokers. I was overwhelmed by the smoking Paris. On my walk to the Eiffel Tower from my hotel room, all I could see was cigarette butts on the pavement. God. Parisians, quit smoking so much.

What felt nice was that there were a lot of scooters and motorcycles (totally missing in the US) and the people were all mostly slim and well kept. They looked good in general, compared to an average red neck(I lived in red neck country, so don't let's argue about it). The metros were surprisingly not climate controlled and it was a sweaty experience given the formal attire we had to adorn for the strings of meetings scheduled at the AirShow.

Overall a 7+ on a 10 Paris. Quit smoking if you want to improve your rating. ;)