Do you know who made a first
drag of a smokables in a world history? I think this question is very confusing
even from the professional historians. Someone says that it was ancestors from
China, other that it was native population of America. However, smoking had appeared
and spread around the globe very fast and different nations has different point
of view on it.
In Ukraine
smoking is one of most recognizable features of Kozaks (see photo). Essentially
Kozaks were slaves who run away from the masters and created an own kingdom,
which were never conquered. Kozaks were the most powerful worriers of XVI century in Europe and other
nations often recruit them to participate in pivotal battles.
Despise an ancient tradition
of smoking; in modern Ukrainian society a question of smoking policy has been vividly
discussed. Now far ago the price of cigarettes was increased and a reach a mark
of 1.50$ for Marlboro. It did not bother me a lot because I’m not smoking, but
it was horrible news for my dad, who has been smoking for a 35 years. Also it
is widely know that cigarettes make horrible impact on health of the smokers
and lead to cancer, which is not easily to overcome and thousands
researchers work on this problem for a long time. So now in Ukraine a lot of
people try to quit smoking for saving some money and become healthier. However,
population of people in Ukraine, who are smoking on the streets, is almost the
twice bigger that I’ve observed in the USA.
I would be very happy to see less and less people without cigarette in mouse around the globe, because personally I believe that smoking is stereotype which must be overcome in modern society. Nevertheless I would like to finish this blog with question, which was kindly provided to me, by one very talented Fulbright colleague, who I’m very proved to know: “How about the smoking in your country?”.
Great post my friend. I pet you have a genius roommate who helped you develop your analytical as well as English skills.
ReplyDeleteOh really, I did not remember that:)
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ReplyDeleteSviatoslav, who is your roommate ?
ReplyDeleteMy roommate is upcoming star of Harvard University Mr. MMM (Mohamed Mansour Moussa).
DeleteMr. 3M :)
ReplyDeleteNew York City was a leader in prohibiting smoking in all bars and restaurants to protect the health of the employees, who were being endangered by second-hand smoke (that is, inhaling smoke produced by other people's cigarettes). Now NYC even bans smoking in public parks and beaches, although the law is not always strictly enforced. If you had visited New York before these laws were enacted, you would have seen many more people smoking. Also, people aren't allowed to smoke in their offices, and it's really inconvenient for them to take an elevator downstairs and smoke outside. Still, some people remain addicted, but many have given it up. It has a lot to do with public policy, but also with fashion and social trends.
ReplyDeleteLet’s get things straight here. I wrote my blog by myself without checking my grammar or assistantship of fluent English speakers. However I used Alina’s advice to end my blog with open-ended question, which she kindly provided to me when we were gabbing in a subway. So, MMM’s comment is a great example of misunderstanding of humor from different cultures/majors. Nevertheless thank you Alina for good advice and thank you MMM for idea to a new blog.
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