Groceries were about the only place I can remember where people didn’t smoke. I don’t know why; there wasn’t a law against it. Its possible our local grocer didn’t allow it but I don’t recall signs to the effect. Our school bus - the driver smoked either with one hand out the window or using the always full ashtray on the dash but us kids weren’t allowed to until high school. At that point we (students) had an officially sanctioned smoking lounge of our own and some teachers would smoke at their desks during class.
I’m a sensitive guy, and I don’t get it. What’s wrong about asking people in close quarters to share their empathy with their brethren? It’s not as though smoking (or whatever other unhealthy habit) killed anybody.
ETA I do agree I’m tired of coming in from a job and having all my work tools stink of smoke – but that’s the price one pays to live and work in America (e.g.), no? At least it ain’t France.