The Dane, The baby and The cigarette…

paulathecatlady — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:52:29 +0000

Babies and cigarettes don’t really go together, but if you walk the streets of Aarhus or Copenhagen or even go to a mall during the day, you will probably see some mothers smoking right in front of their baby carriages. And in the most normal Danish behavior, no one will say anything – they will see it and go right back to whatever they were doing, minding their own business.

Do all mothers in Denmark do this? NOPE, but plenty do.

Is it socially acceptable to smoke in front of small children (not just in outside areas) in Denmark? Well, THAT I would like to ask Danes. My impression is that it is, since I don’t see people staring at such parents or behaving any different around them.

This behavior does surprise me. In a society that all get a good education and the effects of cigarettes are widely known, how can this still happen so often?

Posted in Culture, Denmark, Just weird Tagged: parenting, smoking

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The Dane, The baby and The cigarette…