China's Smoking Culture Explained

Smoking in China
China is the world's largest consumer and producer of tobacco. More than 350 million are everyday smokers in China. Millions more are what I regard as "closet smokers" since smoking by women & children is often looked down upon in public. So, many smoke in private and don't admit that they smoke. Yes, this also includes children who smoke at a very early age in the Middle Kingdom.
China's smoking culture is deeply ingrained & a part of every day social interactions, especially in regards to business.
Smoking is HUGE business & a significant part of the fabric of Chinese social society. It is difficult to imagine China as a smoke free nation.
Yes, expensive cigarettes are a part of the bribery system that surrounds so many social interactions among men.
China Proposes Smoking Ban In Public Places (Hard to imagine...)
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[@taitheguy85]

Had a new (Chinese) neighbor move in next door. Never spoke to him b4. Come back from walking my son to school early in the morning 1 day, & he heads me off at the sidewalk, puts a cigarette in my mouth, & lights it for me. I just thought that was the most badass thing ever! No words. This video makes it more clear why he did that

[@ggff3761]

Tai Theguy what a cool guy

[@northpappyflappy]

Tai Theguy You're lucky he put the wrong cigarette in your mouth. The right one had chloroform, you would have woken up in his sex dungeon never to be heard from again.

[@johndowe7003]

annnnnd boon youre addicted

[@taitheguy85]

northpappyflappy 🤔

[@liranpiade4499]

I'd spit it out immediately. What is he doing?! It's not okay to just stick a cigarette in someone's mouth! You wanna wreck your lungs and be addicted to it? That's your business. Keep it to yourself. I'm not interested!

[@WhatAreYouBuyen]

Why did KZbin recommend this to me? I don't even smoke or vape lol

[@salemawdry6556]

Well clearly because Chunghwa dont come equipped with an K-Tech Amplifier, so KZbin thought you should see this and fix the problem lmao

[@isellnudes1233]

You probably just watch a bunch of weird random videos lol. Or a ton of random cool fact videos.

[@willm3345]

WhatAreYouBuyen you just got a new subscriber my guy

[@smackeddie3826]

Not yet you don’t. 😂

[@N12Gautam]

WhatAreYouBuyen you probably watched some science video about health and smoking

[@wheelstandr]

I got offered a cigarette by a Chinese hipster at my local restaurant. I accepted it and we talked about his Mercedes. I guess I’m a man among men. I had no idea this was such a big deal in China.

[@ross4329]

wheelstandr same thing happened to me with a chinese person I befriended at a casino guy offered me a cig and we talked and talked about shit at the black jack table

[@SmokeandSteel]

wheelstandr I don't smoke but if a Chinese dude in a nice suit offered me a cig, I might have to accept! That would be a pretty cool experience I bet.

[@HeroofSomething]

Did y’all watch the actual video. It’s not just any cigarette. It has to be that expensive ass one in the red box that’s government limited or whatever. Regular cigarettes don’t count :p

[@wheelstandr]

HeroofSomething A social justice warrior. Has arrived to save the day! Making sure we have comprehension as good as him! Bye!

[@HeroofSomething]

Are you just upset that your situation doesn’t mean as much as you think it means? You can get upset all day if you want champ. Doesn’t take away from the fact that the scene you described doesn’t mean what you think it means. Have a good day!

[@TheR3negadeMaster]

My university is filled with rich Chinese people who all smoke highly premium Chinese cigarettes. They always keenly offer me cigarettes and some of them taste so nice and smooth. Also, they have gold ribboned filter tips and premium looking packs. They tell me they pay around $30 a pack for them. Most of them look down on Marlboro and Camel.

[@mercurialmagictrees]

Alfie Moon oh yeah I've tried a few from people at my school. they're diffrent but essentially just tobacco after all

[@eusticerubberduckyninerone9129]

That’s how it is. They also sport a lot of designer clothes from Burberry bags to Salvatore Ferragamo

[@MaxHarrison]

Holy fuck $30 a pack! And I'm too cheap to buy the $11 a pack American spirits. I'll stick with my $2 a pack reservation cigs.

[@mercurialmagictrees]

Tim Kramer haha right. basic tobacco is what it is honestly. with marijuana I can understand the rationality with high priced products but with tobacco I just feel it's just a rip off because the flavor differences is done artificially.

[@MaxHarrison]

Oh yeah with mary jane, buying the higher priced stuff yields a better buzz and allows you to use less to get the desired affects. Quality over quantity all day with weed. With tobacco though, I feel like once you get used to a brand of smokes, it just tastes like any old cigarette after a while whether your'e smoking the cheap cigs or expensive cigs.

[@deniedprophet6141]

Some of these cigarette packs are a work of art

[@McHoneyBunnyLPs]

Yep i stopped smoking. And here i`am. Damn those chinese packs looking delicious.

[@juliazn14]

I know right? Why the fuck is this NOW on my recommended feed

[@McHoneyBunnyLPs]

Kexha you are one of the few good people in youtube. Thanks for your good advice :)

[@charlesf6247]

Gringo lolo you don't want to buy cigarettes, you want to go home and rethink your life

[@jonathanhardee6675]

Gringo lolo pls don’t start my mother just started again a few months ago

[@juliazn14]

Kexha Your comment actually made me feel more comfortable with abstinence, im so glad there's still good people in this platform. Namasté.

[@sugoiiiboy]

My second semester at my university, I met a student from China who today I consider family. He taught me about cigarette etiquette and culture (which was mostly covered by the video). For anybody interested in learning a bit more, it's considered bad etiquette to reject a cigarette when offered. Also, from personal experience, the best way to meet somebody is just to offer a cigarette. Many of the students coming from China at my university will openly carry their cigarette box with them, so it's easy to see who smokes. Offer them one, and you'll earn bonus laowai (foreigner) points if you happen to get your hands on Chinese cigarettes in the U.S. You can usually find them in Asian markets or Asiatic-ethnic neighborhoods One more thing, every province/large city has it's "favorite" cigarette. You usually can tell where somebody is from by what they smoke, though Chunghwa being the universal favorite of China. Also, as the video mentioned, what you smoke is a status symbol like what you drive is here in the States. So my recommendation is if you're with someone important, whether it be someone your romantically interested in or a potential employer, have a respectable brand on you (again, can't go wrong with Chunghwa).

[@ADOBEFXPRO]

Did he teach you about lung cancer etiquette?

[@NucleareWarfare]

ADOBEFXPRO lol thumbs up.

[@legendapersonală]

@@ADOBEFXPRO I'm pretty sure you don't get lung cancer from one cigarette. And you should maybe stop judging people so hard for what they do

[@ADOBEFXPRO]

Adrian Costache OP obviously is a regular smoker. So where did you get that implication? Obviously 1 cigarette won't do anything. Either way, I'm not judging, I'm stating facts. Don't try to justify your terrible habit when you know it's shortening your lifespan. There's absolutely no benefit smoking cancer sticks.

[@6stringhellion]

Thank you, I'm not a tobacco smoker but if the opportunity comes I won't be a dick lol

[@6ThumbsYT]

Sometimes I think KZbin knows I can’t sleep so it’s like “yo we know your trying to sleep and struggling to find something good to watch so do you wana watch this Random but interesting video” then videos like this pop up on my recommended lol

[@tnc4700]

"cardboard and other plants"

[@3forte]

One of my uncles said that smoking cigarettes eliminates bad germs. One of the most bizarre things I ever heard.

[@agent4754]

I struggled since 18 with smoking. Now at 25, I finally stopped cold turkey. 6 months later, here I am watching a video on Smoking culture in China and I don't even smoke anymore.

[@charlesUG256]

Congratulations, I also went cold turkey

[@agent4754]

@@charlesUG256 congrats too brother!

[@xforextreme99]

@@agent4754 damn you are 30 now

[@Reyfan601]

So, stay strong?

[@Yugioh_Flo]

I used to work at a Chinese restaurant, the chefs out back would always take cigarette breaks. Whenever I walked past they would always offer me a cig. Never did but they ALWAYS offered.

[@CarpeNoctem135]

You think red packages cigarettes get sold better over there than let’s say kools or so on? I know how important red it is in the Chinese culture

[@mercurialmagictrees]

Carpe Noctem good point

[@jacob4895]

Red is also known to make you hungry/consume more.

[@mercurialmagictrees]

Jacob Barreto oh yeah that could totally apply to smoking, I all ways thought that applied for only food.

[@rred4923]

Dark mild n smooth Buy clove cigarettes if you get the chance. 🍃👀🍃

[@shelly8563]

Carpe Noctem Red cigarette packaging usually = Stronger Cigarettes. Thus why most stronger cigarettes are called 'Reds'.

[@henrywhyte]

People don't understand why the Chinese smoke so much until they're in Chongqing at 3:30 am looking out your apartment window at all the cyberpunk lights and enjoying a Chunghwa ciggy

[@patricklo753]

TBH Chinese cigarettes tastes better and smoother.

[@geddyleesowlnose]

Patrick Lo wow lol

[@trevvorphilip2515]

Stereotypical foreigner bashing america.

[@jamesdobson709]

Patrick Lo so do their women

[@kornelcajka5320]

Yeah those chungwa cigs are actually pretty damn good

[@CochinchineRaconteur]

Patrick Lo Depends on the brand. Some are awful. Some taste great

[@Metroid545454]

It’s interesting to witness a culture that so blatantly loves smoking, even more than America did from the beginning of time till the 80’s. We have Chinese neighbors and they had a party. About 150 people came, most of them American citizens of 10-15 years and even some people from Vietnam, and I counted maybe 15 men who I didn’t see with a cigarette in their mouth. It was kinda cool to see and I pointed out to my friends how smoking still makes you look like a badass regardless of the negative health implications lol. I mean who are Americans to talk with our severe obesity.

[@marionmoseby7490]

Tobias LOL this dude thought mexico as a country weighed the most

[@harrylawson6293]

The difference is that obesity only affects the individual, whereas smoking can also affect anyone in the individual’s immediate vicinity.

[@SuperEpicStuff123]

@@harrylawson6293 it affects everyone that's gotta look at the fatty

[@harrylawson6293]

Tobias From my understanding, having obesity doesn’t affect one’s genetics, although one’s genetics can predispose one to obesity. Correct me if I’m wrong.

[@fauberkaupfmann982]

SuperEpicStuff123 at least the fatty won’t have a hole in his neck when he is 50 something talking like 21 savage but worse

[@hamadalhussain1286]

Because foreign smoke brands in China are not imports. They are made in China and they are bad. The Chinese cigarettes on the otherhand are expensive and they taste very good.

[@scentlessxapprentice]

Hamad Al Hussain cigarettes don’t taste good lmao they taste like burnt assholes

[@chrisbleezy2988]

Dick Gozinya hey man, some people are into burnt asshole 😂

[@dudemanismadcool]

Australian Marlboro Lights are horrendous because of the same reason.

[@scentlessxapprentice]

Chris Blahnik smoke weed bro

[@yoink4]

@@dudemanismadcool it's because Marlboro just licenses out their name in different countries. That's why if you buy a pack of Marbs in Vietnam it is very different from a pack of Marbs in Ukraine, or anywhere else. They sell the right to use the name in each country, that way they don't have to import them into the host country and they can let them handle manufacturing. They don't have to do anything, they just collect a royalty and a huge signing deal. Practically no Chinese smoke Chinese Marbs, however, if you give someone a real pack of American Marlboro reds, this will buy you some major cool points.

[@ASTURAL1234]

Anyone else think the flashlight was some kind of cool lighter?

[@heroesandcons09]

My friend gave me a Chunghwa cigarette I'm not much of a smoker I love smoking weed but not tobacco. I opened it up n rolled a spliff with some nice kush n damn that was the best joint I've ever smoked. I liked it more than smoking just weed it was a perfect combination of flavor.

[@georgea.4125]

What about the crutch?

[@rochikardo]

Mario Stalin go fuck yourself you fucking piece of horseshit

[@w4t3rsn3k5]

Mario Stalin fucking junkie lol? Would you rather him smoke opium?

[@JohnLothe]

Eduardo Suárez nicotine destroys thc and as far as making it burn smoother that has nothing to do with the tabbaco, if you want it to burn smooth grind it properly with a good grinder, it should be all leaf and no stem and stop mixing ur tabbaco with ur weed. Smoke one then the other, weed then tabbaco, you will thank me later.

[@jungleninja8415]

Eduardo Suárez yeah but they burn down way too fast , bakky spliffs don't last and tobacco affects the high

[@MrMakeDo]

“China is.. *wheeze*.. a smoking culture..”

[@michelleheaviside6490]

Hey! I'm doing thesis project for my undergraduate degree about this Chinese smoking culture and this video does really help me to understand their culture. Thank you and hoping you to make another video that related to it. Cheers!

[@mudassirpubg1007]

Love from 🇵🇰🥰

[@blackdeath-rt6qw]

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[@zliu4208]

Chinese government doesn't enforce stricter tobacco restrictions law because they don't want to lose the huge tax revenue.

[@turbodistortionirmc]

They also encourage doctors to smoke, the public see doctors smoking and think it must be healthy etc

[@Y-or1tg]

no There is no such stupid person

[@willkirkoff1333]

The way he was treating the shopkeepers pissed me off they're just trying to make a living give them a break.

[@obeseperson]

On some REAL shit man

[@beepot2764]

I stopped smoking and yet here I am! Such an awful yet indulgent habit lol. A very interesting and informative video, thank you very much.

[@bsherman8236]

these cig packs look so beatiful, makes me wanna chew them.

[@shashankashura1654]

🤣🤣

[@brotherdon6439]

I'm not even a smoker but septwolves just appeals to my _a e s t h e t i c_

[@qpOffBeatPanda999]

That's because you are a 30 year old boomer

[@pssoa1112]

They are the worst

[@chemicalaffair.]

this cigarette looks kinda short

[@cocostewart3519]

Like the people

[@babygoatjuice9508]

Lars S that's so racist.

[@christopherfilthy5836]

Yea because they aren't 100s

[@davidmarshall1032]

Lit Username nah

[@mercurialmagictrees]

it's packed with tobacco so it will be a bigger volume of smoke. the long cigarettes are light volume of smoke

[@thegoodlydragon7452]

I think I might know why Western cigarettes are so cheap in China, though if my suspicion is correct I don't know why it wouldn't apply similarly to Chinese cigarettes. Basically in the West (especially more liberal American states) well over half the price of a pack of cigarettes is tax. Therefore if there's no tax on cigarettes, the price can be lowered substantially. Like I said though, if that's the reason I don't know why it wouldn't apply to Chinese cigarettes.

[@mushypotatoes5906]

An Asian girl asked me for a cigarette at my college, I honestly told her it was my last one! Hope I didn't offend her

[@Soul_Alpha]

Mushypotatoes Well if anyone asks you for one ans you say it's your last one they automatically think you're lying which will offend them

[@mushypotatoes5906]

Soul Alpha eh fair enough. I guess I don't care lol

[@Soul_Alpha]

Mushypotatoes Definitely, you shouldn't, but people will always be declined a loosie and be sad about it then throw the exec out the 18th story window and bawl in agony because this is when they realize this was the straw that broke the camels back...

[@Shabbymannen]

Mushypotatoes: If I only have one cig left and someone asks, I tell them it's my last and let them have it. I mean I'm kind and all but that's not it. It's just that giving a fellow smoker a cigarette is pretty much the most cost effective gift in terms of the appreciation I get for what I paid, and if it's the last one it's like double the appreciation. I can just get another pack, and if I can't that one smoke would just have kept the agony away for 30 minutes and then I'm fucked anyways. So those are my two cents.

[@Soul_Alpha]

Shabbymannen Great comment, former smoker and I've been blessed not to have felt that agony. Although the stories are tragic.

[@DRAGNOLtheallFTHR]

I visited China in 2016 and I was presented with the 99 brand almost everywhere I went. I’m not a cigarettes smoker, I’m a cigar smoker and I don’t know how to read Chinese. I don’t know if that brand is any good but I did bring a box back to the states with me and gave some to some friends. They seemed to like them.

[@hudsongalanou5647]

$15 USD is around $20 AUD... $20 would be one of Australias cheaper ciggarettes

[@norgepalm7315]

Hudson Galanou the fuck are you serious

[@michaelmillington9444]

water bear trying to stop people from smoking. people buy cheap black market tobacco to make up for it.

[@SmokeandSteel]

Michael Millington lol thats illegal! Someone should stop them!

[@jamesluck2969]

TheGoldFish, you go first, many have tried but with no success

[@latte1608]

You can get a pack of 20 superkings in Britain for £8.15

[@compaovi8374]

My manz said machismo, Subbed immediately Toxic masculinity of the world unite 😎

[@AlexKS1992]

I wear my toxic masculinity as a badge of honor.

[@JoeL-kn9tc]

The Chinese love smoking cigarettes.

[@Anthony-qu7qd]

I remember the lead content in the cigarettes from China are like 10, 20x higher than western brands.

[@brendabuja1296]

Ooh, lead, my favorite

[@xWORLDxCHAMPIONx]

2:57 Ligma

[@molotov3396]

Ligma what?

[@molotov3396]

*Objection!* NO U!

[@xWORLDxCHAMPIONx]

MOLOTOV ligma brand cigarettes you thick fuck did you even watch the video?

[@PleaseDoNotDoThis]

Pewdiepie needs to see this NOW.

[@johnscala7147]

It actually says “ligun,” unfortunately

[@shashankashura1654]

I never seen such classy cigarettes pack till now....

[@erichusayn]

Used to get chinese marlboros from the indian reservation. They were very far below the quality of american manufactured ones....

[@tarerestehchola3048]

Eric Husayn where do you live

[@erichusayn]

Outside of Buffalo, New York, USA

[@conorsouthard3759]

Awasasne?

[@rigomortisss6753]

King Mountains from Yakima

[@perforongo9078]

I was about to say, "People do that all the time in Western NY...", and it turns out you live in Western NY. I don't remember ever seeing Chinese cigarettes at Smokin' Joes, but they had a pretty huge variety. My mom used to like buying the Seneca's.

[@RektOrNah]

A 30 pack of Winfield blues in Australia is roughly $26USD

[@nickmtini]

I went to china this summer and smoked many different packs of cigs I found it crazy that you can buy a pack for a few dollars and their is no age limit

[@hotscoffman111]

Lol i found a full pack of panda ciggarettes someone on the ground here in the u.s. Im glad i dident smoke them like they were cheap ciggs...and looked them up before i lit one lol

[@clearasvodka]

Actually, there are several Panda branded cigs. There is a Panda brand out there that is among the most expensive in the world. Over $10 per pack.

[@hotscoffman111]

clearasvodka lol $10 a pack? Thats what cheap ciggs cost here in california...i looked the ones i had up and they are sold here in the u.s. for around $100 a pack

[@haydenhayes8497]

clearasvodka in Canada cheap smokes are 13 bucks decent one are 17.50

[@jamesluck2969]

Hots Coffman come to Chicago cheap ones are around $5 a pack. The more expensive ones are 15 and up

[@InDisskyS131]

They are cheap considered in China.

[@Kim_E]

We have two chinese cigarette ads framed in our house lol

[@cloud_monkey422]

K.Evrgrn nice pic

[@Kim_E]

@@cloud_monkey422 thx

[@cloud_monkey422]

K.Evrgrn no problem I’m a huge cobain/nirvana fan

[@xtc___3027]

Cool story bro

[@evankahl3230]

lol fucking losers

[@OR.TINO-IGACCT]

Widely accepted as best cigarettes in China are, Nanjing 9-5 ZhiZun and Huang He Lou 1916 These used to price at 1000-2000 USD a carton but because of government limits nowadays, the most expensive a pack a cigarettes can be is 99 RMB.

[@lagoveride]

I always find your videos very informative into another culture that I find very interesting. Of course I prefer the precious metals content, but these types of videos are cool as well. I wish I was able to pick up a pack of these here in the states just to try them out. $15 bucks a pack is almost double what we pay here. Then again if you live in a major city like New York I think they are around the 12-14 dollar price range these days.

[@davidgusquiloor2665]

This kinda makes me want to smoke. But i won't.

[@OR.TINO-IGACCT]

most expensive is huanghelou 1916 or nanjing 95

[@inaquiilarragorri]

3:30 they looking at ya like dude get tf outta here

[@davidvanbeveren]

3:30, they are watching you mate! :-) How do you usually record? I always assumed your camera was hidden when you walk around. Great video.

[@canadianroot]

Population control.

[@samb3206]

Panda. Panda. Panda panda panda panda panda panda brrrrrrrrrra

[@davefekete7187]

no

[@samb3206]

David LOB Lol

[@AM-hh2jb]

I got broads in Atlanta

[@xXRedEyedStrangerXx]

Twistin dope lean and the Fanta

[@davidmarshall1032]

Sam B skeeeeeeeeerlraaaaa

[@alexfaudel5245]

"The cigarette stand with the cigarette girl, selling cigarettes"

[@kayzeaza]

Damn those Commies are beating us at our own game!

[@chrisbleezy2988]

Space Racer26 this perspective deserves an A+ 😂

[@Frektelfilms]

4:04 "on the front you notice there is beijing there" before you stated that it looked like noah's ark to me lol

[@FSSRKeyno]

are they into E-cigaretts? Me I am into Cuban Cigars. All fakes in Mexico, but I hear I can catch a flight from Mexico to Cuba. Watching my cigar rolled and lite up in Downtown Havana is on my bucket list.

[@silverfishVT]

Now that is an interesting bucket list item. Ive kind of been thinking a lot about a personal bucket list myself. Maybe its just a function of getting older, but there are many things that I would like to do, that I havent come close to.

[@clearasvodka]

They don't smoke e-cigarettes here but you can get real Cuban cigars. Cuba and China are friendly & they do have trade relations. In fact, a few years back and probably even now, China has helped Cuba build a port and I'm certain they share intel.

[@FSSRKeyno]

clearasvodka why does buying a Cuban cigar from China sound, hilarious ? haha

[@FSSRKeyno]

silverfish VT hehe, my other bucket list is being chased by the police. I want to be in Guinness Records for the longest, lol.

[@InDisskyS131]

Being one of the worlds largest manufacturer of e-cigarettes they do smoke them here. I must say, it is not very popular though.

[@ShootAUT]

Chunghwa 5000 sounds like the kind of cigarette they'd advertise in an asian Robocop knock-off movie. XD

[@alfonsedente9679]

Americans always say chinese cigs taste like crap. The reality is, thats what cigs without chemicals taste like. Consider how many more chinese smoke, and how many less die from it.

[@CYC_JP]

The most expensive is Nanjing 95. It's 100 rmb for the hard packaging, and soft packing isn't sold at the counter since the government introduced the selling cap at 100 rmb over the counter. If you buy a soft pack Nanjing 95 behind the counter it may cost you well over 200 rmb per pack.

[@Trentonpage]

Interesting, I want to buy them all lol.

[@reacts]

A Chinese friend of mine gave me his favourite brand of Chinese cigarettes once. Best cigarette I have ever had. I smoke real US Marlboro Reds which are really hard to come by and illegal to sell in Canada. I gave him one and he was astonished that I had them. Kinda cool to see that it was because of his culture and cool to see why he might have given me the cigarette.

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

In US business offering a fine cigar fits with that tradition

[@johnisaacfelipe6357]

Weird how China and U.S is so similar except one is communists and the other is capitalist

[@-user_redacted-]

I'm not sure what brand it was but someone gave me a Chinese cigarette once that had a really rigid filter, with a hole down the center of it. Tasted pretty good as far as nonmenthals go and it smoked a hell of a lot smoother than most that I've tried.

[@JNava]

3:30 those stares & that noise 😂

[@Iowarail]

Can you go in the backroom and smoke opium??

[@Iowarail]

@Emperor See!!!! I knew the British were still slinging dope over there!!!!!!

[@Leny1777]

40s and 50s America well I think the 70s was part of smoking society. Until the 80s war on drugs stopped people from smoking.

[@ggff3761]

Man I'm going to China

[@2fast4u34521]

Is panda overall better quality?

[@cirquedude123]

Why would government have different cigarettes?

[@Anonymous-gu7wz]

Jacob Hutton my guess would be that government officials in china are more well respected because of how their government (is china still communist lol) and class system is structured but idk forsure

[@chrisbleezy2988]

Neither of your responses provide any explaination lol your guess is as good as mine. What does your gut tell you the reason is?

[@cirquedude123]

Chris Blahnik I’m not saying for sure maybe the government poisoning their citizens?? Maybe it’s happening in the USA as well? What do you think?

[@TheCrystalEssence]

Jacob Hutton Its simply the hierarchy class system.. (The nobles don't want the same quality as the peasants) keep the best cuts for the house and send the scraps to the dogs to fight over kinda thing.. Your not going to have a chinese government official millionaire/billionaire want to sit with his peers and smoke locally made ciggarettes with inferior tobacco, I mean keep in mind the standards for the local cigarettes are so low if you thought cigarettes had chemicals these are on steroids. In essence these are imitation knock offs so to say.. we call it chop chop from the asian vendors around my side of the woods who smuggle it into the country and sell it under the counter for cheap. The Government smokes on the other hand is what you would consider western shipped cigarettes because of foreign western countrys minimum requirement regulations.

[@joelweidenfeld471]

350 million would make the Chinese lower smoking percent wise than America then right ???

[@quindariousgooch88]

i love china now

[@chaosunleashedband]

"Some of the most expensive in the world"... cheaper than the cheapest pack available in Australia (prices start at $20, anything decent is $30+)

[@damnmillennials3913]

白酒 Baijiu is not made from rice. It is made from sorghum

[@damnmillennials3913]

Other than that great video!

[@budwzr8199]

They think red is lucky. That's why B of A went "red", and most chinese banks.

[@changye9604]

All my Uncles back in China are severe smokers its crazy.

[@johnisaacfelipe6357]

Very macho culture.

[@popeyedoyle6360]

@@johnisaacfelipe6357 yea chinese real macho, body of a bug and treat animals like shit.

[@Smoji069]

"A man among men" my ass. The chinese yuan is 7 times less valuable then the U.S dollar. A box of American Spirit or Parliament is more than these "expensive cigs". You'd be out of your mind to think that you could bribe someone with these things.

[@gorganfredman5363]

In Russia cigs cost like 1-3 USD , but 90% are shit, even international brands like marloboro, parliament, kent, camel, etc...

[@michaelexman5474]

Government cigarettes rather Orwellian.

[@Clorox.Bleach]

I was offered a Chinese cigarette shit was smooth af

[@GiveMeBass93]

Western cigarettes? Not having Lambert and Butler Fresh Burst Sad times.

[@meowmeow1733]

Arabs, Romanian, and Asians have to be the top 3 smokers on earth.

[@AM-bx7eh]

3:26 lol you just go up to them and start filming them you weirdo

[@soulassassin0g]

I used to work with the Chinese and they'll always go outside, squat on full heels like a true Slav, in a circle and smoke up.

[@greenblooded395]

15 a pack i wish $22 to $50 a pack in Australia

[@Andant98]

XLR8 GAMEING 6$ USD at most where I live in the Midwest, US. No way I’d smoke if it was that expensive.

[@greenblooded395]

Alek Hibler lucky u

[@Kaiyats]

8.50 in England

[@macarilemaricon1994]

Alek Hibler around 2-3 bucks in poland lmao

[@thedarkknight4243]

smoking to lung cancer, environmental pollution and hell

[@plyjhny]

15USD, that's nothing

[@cafenightster4548]

Damn those are fancy packaging, somehow I'm one of the few people who will make a pack last a month. Right now I'm smoking Marlboro Reds.

[@101platayoro]

Do the Chinese use other forms of tobacco,like chews, cigars, pipes etc. are these forms popular at all?

[@clearasvodka]

No. Some older men smoke cigars once in a while to mimic successful businessmen in the West but mostly no. I've never seen a Chinese chew or use e-cigarettes. It's about cigarettes all the way. Expensive packs are like status symbols and most Chinese men show them proudly. Go figure...

[@SomeNativeOfficial]

You think $15 is a lot for smokes lol in Canada $15 is what the cheapest packs cost.

[@yuriambassador]

wHAT I was traumatized when I saw a 7€ pack, and just plain refuse to buy anything over 5€ how do y’all do this

[@SomeNativeOfficial]

@@yuriambassador It’s the main reason I quit, I was tired of wasting so much money on it. And it’s so expensive here because of all are different taxes you have to pay on them.

[@BigShaneGillis]

Cigarettes are gross. Nicotine turns you into a walking zombie. You’re dead and you can’t even do anything about it until you quit

[@Playinghaloin2004]

Cigarettes are bad but niccotine is essentially harmless. Its equivalent to caffeine

[@nowhereoac3192]

Hamel thank u someone with common sense to know that nicotine is not the problem it's the chemicals

[@garrettbowen6366]

Nowhere OaC nicotine is carcinogenic m8 doesn’t matter where it comes from. Although the chemicals are probably what’s worse for you

[@jamesbaker1392]

It's a cigarette, not fucking heroin. "A walking zombie"?? You've got to be 12 just spitting out shit your parents told you lmao.

[@Playinghaloin2004]

@@garrettbowen6366 Nicotine is not carcinogenic. Google it.

[@dankcax3811]

Long live to the ☭

[@willshealy5963]

Britain: Hey China! We got this awesome stuff that we really think you would like! Here’s a fuck ton of it for free! China: Oh than- *o o f*

[@aperson22222]

This is sad. Cigarettes ruin so many lives. :(

[@clearasvodka]

+aperson22222 Cigarettes don't ruin lives. Only people and their choices can ruin lives. Tobacco was actually used as a medicinal plant by the native Americans for centuries.

[@aperson22222]

clearasvodka They used tobacco because they didn't have anything better; we do. But they certainly didn't use it as it's used in cigarettes. Cigarettes have no positive or responsible use at all, so the only choice is to choose never to touch them. Even then you're still subject to the harmful results of other people's use, from second-hand smoke to the environmental damage, from rising health care costs and lost productivity to the death of loved ones. The only winners are the ruthless, blood-soaked shareholders of tobacco companies; and even their victory will only be temporary.as their product makes the entire world a worse and worse place.

[@aperson22222]

clearasvodka Wow. If I hadn't already figured out what a fool I'd stumbled upon, the fact that you put all of five words between "People have rights" and "You have no rights" would have told me everything. Of course, I'd already figured it out before that. Here's how: -You submit as evidence that cigarettes can be used responsibly these two points: "There are alternatives to cigarettes" and "Elements of cigarettes are harmful." Neither is terribly convincing. -You accuse me of judging when I've done no such thing. (Not here, anyway.) -You repeat your point about people choosing to smoke while pointedly ignoring the fact that I've already cited at least five ways in which those of us who choose not to smoke are still harmed by it. As to whether people actually choose to remain addicted--That's a complex point. One I don't think I'll suss out in an argument with an adversary whose middle name is Logic . . . and whose first name is What Is?

[@AlexKS1992]

If people want to smoke that's their choice and they are responsible for their own choices and health. If people want to smoke let them and in my opinion tobacco doesn't ruin people's lives it's people who ruin their ruin their lives.

[@aperson22222]

***** Another claim about how people _choose_ to smoke cigarettes? I've already shown how ignorant that is.

[@andrewlankford9634]

Madness, given that the urban air quality is reportedly lethal enough...

[@wendelrichard5]

China has one of the highest smoking rates in the world. The social credit score has you loose points if you buy too many cigarettes. Why do people turn to smoke ? Stress. Why are people, unfortunantly, stressed in China in the first place ? There is a reason for this. The SCS doesn't fix the root of the problem, just addresses a symptom of it. What is the root of the problem ?

[@tuncer1234]

i thought this was a documentary from the thumbnail

[@aaddaarraakk]

Ever encountered fake cigarettes, especially in China? They could hand roll them and pass them as brand name.

[@joeybeck8118]

*Australian accent* HERE WE ARE IN THE DEPHS OF CHINA WHERE YOU CAN SEE THESE BOYS SELLING CIGARETES

[@LawrenceTimme]

Well I guess if you are going to get lung cancer it might as well be premium lung cancer.

[@Armadurapersonal]

Started college again and damn I want to smoke some cigs again.

[@TheUmar2007]

I quit smoking 2 days ago, KZbin brought me here... Smoke-Porn

[@Albatorwow]

Sooo,they're still in the 1950's cigarette-wise

[@brucelee42069]

Just added “get offered a cig by a Chinese dude” to my bucket list.