While smoking among men seems much more prevalent here than in American, I do not remember having seen an Indonesian woman smoke. Apparently one of the female ETAs was told something along the lines of, "don't smoke in public; people might think you are a prostitute." Maybe it's a good thing that I haven't seen women smoking.
Indonesian men tend to start smoking earlier than Americans. Pak Muslim , a teacher at my school, started smoking in elementary school. Apparently this is normal. Indeed, in addition to making the news for various tectonic events, Indonesia also has its share of smoking-toddler news sensations like Ardi Rizal (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/ardi-rizal-smoking-video_n_590404.html). Sad times. Now if only someone would start a rumor that all men who smoke are Johns...
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