As a German-Australian, and ignoring that this is anecdotal, but I've often noted the big difference in levels of smoking when I visit German cities vs Australian ones.
Smoking just isn't popular in Australia among my age group (late 20's), where it is still way more common in Germany.
Young people just don't seem interested in Australia outside of having a smoke with a beer at a party, it's very much perceived as something poorer people do, and is not considered classy at all.
So yeah, compared with other countries that I've visited, smoking is seen quite differently here and seems like its well on the way out. It'll be interesting to see if it rebounds in future generations though.
The price is one thing, but there is a huge stigma attached now. There has been a long winded information campaign for decades, and it is impossible to ignore the health effects when they are litterally and grotesquely displayed on the pack.
Amongst friends my age, mid to late 20s, most of those who smoke have to do so separated from the group outside as well, as you are not allowed to smoke indoors. So people simply don't. There are enough barriers to make social smoking less prevelant and then if you are by yourself it is harder to justify the health cost and monetary cost.
To smoke a pack a day here you would have to spend $300 a fortnight.
Did you notice any major price difference compared to Australia vs Germany? Consider buying a pack of cig's is damn expensive, not mentioning alcohol too here in Auz.
> Did you notice any major price difference compared to Australia vs Germany? Consider buying a pack of cig's is damn expensive, not mentioning alcohol too here in Auz.
Yes, huge difference.
But alcohol also has a huge difference in price, but that doesn't stop Australians from drinking a ton. (Though its not as a big a difference as smoking).
Smoking just isn't popular in Australia among my age group (late 20's), where it is still way more common in Germany.
Young people just don't seem interested in Australia outside of having a smoke with a beer at a party, it's very much perceived as something poorer people do, and is not considered classy at all.
So yeah, compared with other countries that I've visited, smoking is seen quite differently here and seems like its well on the way out. It'll be interesting to see if it rebounds in future generations though.