what's the problem with cigars in UK??

[Pandyboy]

I think people assume that you are a bit eccentric if you smoke cigars in public or on the streets, at least that is what Mrs Pandyboy says.

I think that British people are a funny bunch and don't like things that do not conform to the norm!

I wish UK was a bit more like the continent for bars etc.

Pandyboy

[pedro_han]

I think the cigar smokers are not that much, or even if they are huge number, they just don't smoke outdoors that much ? Hm hm ?
I was smoking the other day arround Kings Cross (not the best area I know), but yeah I've noticed some strange looks at me! (not like I careee)

haha good that you dont, because I do most of the times.
I live quite near kings cross, let me know next time you're around haha

[crslaytor]

I think the cigar smokers are not that much, or even if they are huge number, they just don't smoke outdoors that much ? Hm hm ?
I was smoking the other day arround Kings Cross (not the best area I know), but yeah I've noticed some strange looks at me! (not like I careee)

[pedro_han]

by the way, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Brussels, Paris & Toulouse were all OK with cigars, for that I mean at least nobody would stare at you, and looking funny at you. Im sure it's even better in places like Germany and Switzerland, never been there though

[pedro_han]

Well..let's not compare it with Beijing where I come from, if I had smoked one on the streets, I'm sure people would look at me like aliens.

But..when I compare UK with France and Spain, I felt cigar smoking always have got something to do with classes in UK. Whereas it's different in France and Spain.

Came to this country in early 2008, and for a first time I smoked a Jose Piedra on the street with a friend near where I live, and a lady passing by said "boy that really suits you'. well I've quite embarrased and never smoked a cigar outside ever again.

then about 2 months later, I visited Spain, and surprisingly, but expectedly, I could see at least a man smoking a cigar on every street in Andorra, Barcelona, Valencia & Seville, and nobody was looking strangly at me when I lit up one.

So...what is this class thing in UK about cigars??