What is a Smoke-Free Zone?

           I am not surprised anymore when I am back at my room and my clothes smell like cigarette smoke. I am used to it now. At first, I wouldn’t know where the smell was coming from. But after several seconds I realize the smell is coming from my shirt. Often, I am walking to the gym and I’ll have to walk through several “clouds of smoke” because the person in front of me is casually walking while smoking as I try to dodge the smoke. A couple of days ago I was eating with my roommate at a nearby Chinese restaurant. The food was delicious! We had a carved-out pineapple with purple rice in it, spicy fried potato slices, and more. But that’s not the point. A man sitting to the table next to us was smoking a cigarette. The wind was also blowing in the direction toward our table and most of that gray unpleasant smoke was blowing in our face and I think I remember us having to deal with this for a while. I am guessing people have accepted this kind of behavior but I feel like maybe some don’t care? Or maybe people are used to secondhand smoke? Most of the natives, if not all, seem so chill with people smoking around them. I don’t even think there are smoke-free areas. Okay maybe I am exaggerating and there are. I never have seen so many people smoking on any day of the week but when I do, it’s because I am in China.