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[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago

Is that a cigarette in his hands? He was 12 years old in 1955.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 57 points 3 weeks ago

Well, the princess is downing a bottle of fortified wine, so it would seem that's just par for the course.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

When I was 14, my parents ordered a bottle of wine in a restaurant and asked, if I wanted a glass. Nobody thought twice about it.

[-] ValenThyme@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

all around the world including in most US states minors are legally allowed alcohol with their parents consent.

In 8 US states minors can drink at restaurants with their parents permission but in practice you very rarely see it!

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 weeks ago

In 1955, basically everyone smoked. Like 65% of Europe were smokers, and I do mean 65% of living humans of all ages.

[-] cazssiew@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

I was smoking at 12 in France in 1999, I told tobacconists I was buying them for my mom. Pulled the same thing off in the states when I moved there 2 years later. And I was far from alone. These are far more recent (terrible, obviously) habits than you might think.

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Started smoking at 12 too, also in the 90s. Quit in high-school.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My dad was smoking at 6.

Rural Canada, 75 years ago. Still alive.

[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Cancer is nothing you can count on. For the bad and for the good.
Hope your dad stays healthy.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yah, my uncle lived to 94, smoked for 89 of those years. Pretty sure if we'd had a nuclear war in the 60s, that fucker would have still made it into his 80s.

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