Chapter 337: Recent Cigarette Trends in the United States
Jessie Chou has received a lot of text messages and phone calls in the past two days, all for his somewhat magical watermelon. Friends say the taste is really amazing. There are also some people who have just known each other for a long time, and they are also happy to receive his gifts, so they casually ask if they can bring two more friends, because this watermelon was also shared by friends at that time, and they also wanted to take some back.
Of course, Jesse Chou can't agree right away, and it depends on who it is. No matter what, we have to let people know that we will give you an extra place, which is to give you face, but it is not that we have no one to come, so we agreed to let you bring your friends. This point is very crucial, and Jessie Chou said so.
He was still putting on makeup, as if he was looking up something, and after a while, he nodded in agreement. People are still happy about this, and it is really very face-saving.
As for what the facts are, they don't care about it, so why bother to delve into so much about mutually beneficial things. He's already waiting for what he wants, so it really doesn't matter what it is, otherwise he's a little tender Jessie Chou, and it's really a little too tender!
The most important of them are a few people who have received incense from him, and this kind of people want more than just watermelons. Some of them also called to ask what it was, because it smelled very comfortable, so they didn't take it and ordered it, so they specially called to ask Jesse Chou.
Jessie Chou also told these people that this is made according to the ancient recipe, and the effect is very haode. We see that you are a good friend, so I gave you a little. For the person over there, he vaguely said that there is still 'incense' in his hand, this can be bought with money, and he can't let his friends suffer.
Jessie Chou just snorted haha, saying that the things were being made, and some medicinal materials were not easy to collect. This also makes it a bit difficult to make things, and how can we be rich people, so how can we have time to make this thing every day. Although in fact it was not actually made by him, but the work of the little goblins.
The plants and herbs in the space, as well as ginseng, etc., were used to grind them into powder and mix them according to a certain proportion to make the incense in Jesse Chou's hands. Among them, Jessie Chou provided a unique copy of an ancient book, which was obtained from the old lady.
Jessie Chou copied a copy first, and even the other books that he had read and had not read, he was afraid that there would be an accident sometime, so he also copied a copy. Of course, this is what the goblins are doing again. If those lone books were gone, it would be a pity to die.
The goblins followed the production method introduced above, and it took a lot of time to start. didn't get it out, and then Jessie Chou didn't have to do it all the time, and improved it directly, and finally got the version, although it was a little different, but the effect was not half a point, or even better than that. It's understandable that the space medicine and the aura are added.
When I saw Li Shuanghe's sandalwood, I itched to get this. This time, in fact, this one was also put up for auction, and there was also the medicine cigarette. To say that it is a modern version of this, it can also be said that it is in the past. However, if you sell it, it can't be said to be a medicinal cigarette. After all, the United States requires a license to sell cigarettes, and it cannot be sold casually.
In fact, the smoking ban in the old United States is very serious. Not to mention that you can't find cigarettes in shopping malls, supermarkets, or even gas station kiosks, etc., of course, except for Coca-Cola, you can't even see a cigarette butt.
When Jessie Chou went to buy cigarettes by himself, he was a little dumbfounded, this is still the United States, claiming to have money to buy everything? He couldn't help but wonder if Americans had quit smoking.
Along the way, I passed through Los Angeles, San Francisco and other places, and at that time, I saw that Nima really didn't have many people smoking, and there were no ash barrels and ashtrays in public places. Is this because no one smokes and doesn't sell it, or does the country have regulations that make people not smoke?
Jesse asked Atwood about it at the time, and he learned the mystery.
For the sake of the health of the American people, the government has been advocating a healthy lifestyle. The number of lung cancer deaths caused by smoking is the main weapon of the U.S. government to impress smokers. Do you want to smoke, or do you want to be healthy? As a result, people choose to be healthy, and people prefer to give money to sports coaches rather than tobacco companies.
In this way, tobacco manufacturers have no choice but to move overseas in the shrinking market environment, and Europe cannot enter, so they land in the Celestial Empire, where the market is huge.
The United States is a country that is good at passing on crises, and if it wants a pure land, it will definitely be able to do it. The affluence brought about by economic development has made it cherish life very much. However, it will never give up on profits, just earn it in another place.
On the contrary, when Jessie Chou was in the Celestial Empire, he occasionally visited the supermarket, and he could see cigarette counters with Marlboro signs and camel brands and other cigarettes.
In front of the public, in a public place, as if no one was around, swallowing clouds and spitting fog, this was a common scene in the Celestial Empire. This is not only detrimental to the health of others, but also a very uncivilized bad habit. But who cares, when Jesse Chou was in his previous life, he also paid attention to the fact that there were children around, and tried not to smoke.
But in the United States, smoking is not allowed in public places. Thus, in shops, supermarkets, public toilets, libraries, airports, hotels, restaurants...... I couldn't see anyone, no one was smoking, and I couldn't smell a little smoke.
After Jesse Chou came to the United States, when he went to the town to buy groceries, or when he went to San Francisco, he saw many public places with eye-catching anti-smoking goals; In some buildings, smoking is not only prohibited in the building, but also stipulates that even if you smoke outside, you must stay 10 meters away from the building.
But doesn't anyone in the U.S. smoke? How could it be! Of course someone smoked it. He went to Atwood and asked Atwood, if these people were going to smoke, where were they going to smoke?
Atwood smiled slightly, and said to Jessie Chou: "If they want to smoke, then they should be in private territory, in their own homes, or in their own cars......
But it can also be smoked outside, of course, this should be paid attention to, he didn't pay attention to it at the time and caught someone. After some education, I learned that outside the gate of the hotel, outside the store, you will usually see a black half-human high iron bucket, which is for you to put cigarette butts.
There is a burning cigarette painted on it, and with this sign, you are allowed to smoke here. On the lawn of the campus, you will also see a black iron bucket with a burning cigarette painted on it, and there are some wooden benches next to it, where you can sit and have a cigarette.
In the park, although there is no sign of no smoking, the beauties generally avoid children or tourists and smoke in a less crowded place. But to be honest, Jesse Chou is in the United States, and in the places he has experienced, it is really rare to see cigarette butts on the ground.
Think about the time when I used to watch Hollywood movies, those who smoked big. People who are numb are not also secretly in their own homes, or in the toilet, or in the car to smoke a few puffs. In fact, cigarettes are similar to this.
Due to the heavy economic penalties imposed on the United States, it may also be because of the cultural and educational level of the whole people, and the Americans consciously or unconsciously abide by various laws and regulations. Under normal circumstances, no one is willing or necessary to take this risk, and it gradually becomes a conscious action.
To use a saying from the Celestial Empire: the leader is not the same as not. In the United States, there is a police force as there is no police officer. The police in the United States are not like China, they are driving cars, carrying guns, patrolling everywhere, and they are ghostly.
Who knows, when it will suddenly appear, maybe it is when you commit a crime. It is not uncommon to see police officers issuing tickets on the side of the road. The police in the United States do not distinguish between traffic police and bailiffs, and they are in charge of everything. This functional part is almost comparable to the mighty city of our Celestial Empire. Tube!
Thinking of this, Jessie Chou remembered that when he went to rent a car, the salesman specially explained that he couldn't smoke in it.
I didn't know Weishenme at the time, but I later figured out that in my car, I could smoke; But in a rented car, smoking is not allowed. Because car rental companies are facing a large number of customers, if you leave a choking smell of smoke in the car, how can the car be rented again?
If the smell of smoke is found when you return the car, you will get into trouble again - fines. Car rental companies in the United States are also unprecedentedly developed and convenient, and even if Americans have their own cars, they will rent cars for various needs, which begins to make Jessie Chou very puzzling. But then I also understood that this is also a special national condition of the United States.
In addition to not smoking in public places in the United States; When entering customs, one person can only bring one cigarette. Sadly, U.S. law states that non-adults are not allowed to buy cigarettes. If you sell cigarettes in supermarkets or shops, you must show your ID to prove your age. If a salesperson breaks the law, they will go to jail if they are found by the police or someone reports it. ”
In supermarkets where cigarettes are bought, there are very few varieties of cigarettes, and the familiar one that Jessie Chou knows is Marlboro. And unlike ordinary products that are placed on the shelves, they are placed behind the salesperson, and customers are not allowed to take them themselves.
It actually comes in two prices: one is 4 per pack. $9, a pack is $2. $3. He was also a little puzzled at the time: 'Why is the gap so big?' ’
When I asked, I realized that the cheap one is not a real cigarette, but a cigarette similar to chewing gum, which allows you to put it in your mouth and chew it when you miss smoking to relieve your craving. There are few varieties of cigarettes and they are expensive.
And the U.S. tobacco tax is very high, so cigarettes are expensive.
The purpose is obvious: not to promote smoking, but to make it so expensive that you can't afford to smoke or smoke less. Look at you yourself don't want to be healthy, don't let others be healthy!
Even real cigarettes, like American beer, are light and heavy, and the taste is lighter and cheaper. It took 4. $9, bought a pack of cigarettes, more than double the price of the Celestial Empire. At checkout, it's funny that you still have to pay taxes, about ten percent, and that's according to each state's tax laws.