&gt; Bars and pubs were more attractive when they were filled with smoke...<p>A while back, I had occasion to re-visit Alabama to see friends and family. At <i>that</i> time in Alabama, bars and pubs are free to choose whether or not they prohibited indoor smoking. (I&#x27;ve no idea what current regulations are regarding the same.)<p>In bars that permitted indoor smoking, the atmosphere was a <i>horrible</i> eye irritant. My clothing reeked for a week, or until I washed it -whichever came first-.<p>Back in my college days, I didn&#x27;t see what the big deal was. Then, I moved out to a place that prohibited smoking in indoor public places. It took that change of perspective to understand how much nicer I find an environment that is not saturated in tobacco smoke.<p>YMMV, of course, but I expect that I&#x27;m far from the only one who holds this opinion.