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Texashorselady · 09-12-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nealberk

Hmm, I heard that somewhere many years ago which was one of the reasons I put Costa in my "no" list. This is one topic that I think needs more exploring.

Costa bills itself as a predominately European and Italian line and the Italians are far more lax about smoking than is the US. Wonder if this is why?

Whenever we go to Europe (usually every year) it amazes me how many people smoke. Everybody from pre-teens to grandma seem to have a cigarette going!

smitty · 09-13-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nealberk

Hmm, I heard that somewhere many years ago which was one of the reasons I put Costa in my "no" list. This is one topic that I think needs more exploring.

Costa bills itself as a predominately European and Italian line and the Italians are far more lax about smoking than is the US. Wonder if this is why?

it's not all european lines, just costa's demographic attracts smokers, particularly out of the italian ports