日本での発見 / Discoveries in Japan #22: 喫煙 / Smoking

Oh, I'm sorry. I don't mean that as in, "I discovered smoking as something for me to do." I mean that as in, "I discovered smoking as something for me to think about, because there are actually people smoking around me."

Sometimes the smell of cigarettes is enticing, gritty and sexy in a gratuitous way. Other times (like when I wake up in the morning and my stomach is empty) it makes me want to throw up. Smoking while eating and drinking seems akin to watching a movie with blindfolds—missing out on half the fun.

これからは飲食店では個室にしたい······