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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
that sounds really sad, but i think cafés are a more important part of culture here than smoking so they are not closing because of that, luckily ! we just shiver outside and then go back inside to get warm, if there is no heated terrasse.  maybe we are just more stubborn (or hard-headed  ) than the brits. |
I think that a lot of Brits just buy cheap beer from the supermarket, invite their friends to bring some more, round and socialise at home. This saves a fair amount of money.
And cigarettes are well over £5 here; in fact, nearly £6.