Would you like some cigarettes with your sandwich?

Was anyone around / remember when smoking was allowed in restuarants? How did you deal with the smoke? did it bother you? or did you just kind of ignore it?
I am asking because I cant stand imagine what that would be like with today's anti-smoking standards. It just seems like a bizarre idea to me.

They still had the smokers in a seperate and sometimes closed off area. It did suck ass though if you were sat next to that area.

>the waitress will never ask you "smoking or non?" again
only 90's kids will understand

I remember well. Smoking or non smoking was the new initiative for a healthy environment. When I was growing up (1970s) smoking while eating was commonplace. Airplanes had ashtrays in the arms.
I used to smoke on the flights between St Louis and Detroit. There were things called smoking lamps (google it), Life wasn't so touchy feely.

I got to enjoy it again while I was in Seoul.
Smell was totally unnoticeable because koreans actually understand ventilation. Smoking inside, watching soccer, drinking beer and eating pork belly was fucking choice

God, I remember this. I'm getting old.

Korea was pretty cool but the stench was awful.

Getting off the normal corridors was choice. Finding little kettle shops was a joy. All the old timers with their white socks and sandels kicking back with soju and cheering on their soccer teams was a treat. All you had to do was blow $20 for a round and everyone loved you.

R8 my sowse

In some places it atill exsists. They have this piss weak divider in the roof that does nothing. I try not to go to smoking places

I smoke, but I don't during the meal. When I'm at home I might lit one up after the main dish, before the dessert. I truly helps when you feel too full though, for some reason.

In China, they still smoke indoors of some restaurant. To be honest, that's a bit annoying, because the ambient smell of cigarette can overpower the fragrance of the food.

However, since it's very common, you take it like it is and don't really overthink it after a while.