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angsan_F t1_j23qr6j wrote

Reply to comment by joeri1505 in ELI5 Why do asian people smoke so much? by [deleted]

Thanks for the explanation, i was really curious about this but I couldn't find anything online

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Thelgow t1_j23xn2b wrote

Anecdotal but I had a friend who smoked back in Junior High School. We asked why? He said it was cultural and his father encouraged him to do so. There was a belief smoking was masculine and if you didn't you may be perceived as homosexual.

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