France has struggled to kick its smoking habit. A new public health decree published Saturday aims to change that. In the coming days, smoking will be banned in all French parks and sports venues, at beaches and bus stops, in a perimeter around all schools, and anywhere children could gather in public.
It’s a big deal because in France, babies are born with a lit cigarrette in their mouth.
And if they’re from further south than Lyon they also have a pastis in hand.