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You also have to understand the Chinese culture :?:
As a commenter in China Daily wrote: “Serving a cigarette is good manners. When we meet our boss, we serve a cigarette to him to show our respect. When we talk to somebody, we offer a cigarette as a peace offering, which will build trust observably. We thank our plumber with his fee and a cigarette, we serve a cigarette to a guest, suggesting ‘You are very welcome.’ A cigarette (a nice cigarette is better) is an external, material expression of a compliment. To our shy, not-good-with-words Chinese, cigarettes helps us talk.”

They really like their Cigs there :(
 

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The flip side of that is they probably make 75% of the ecig supplies we buy and that's a lot of dough-re-mi to trash.
Well in 2014, Chinese manufacturers including Shenzhen Smoore Technology, FirstUnion Group, Shenzhen Seego Technology Co Ltd and Ruyan Tech made around 95% of the world's e-cigarettes.
If they ban them in China, the vape industry would take a major hit :(
 

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Any Chance that Report is a Lie :?:
Things to consider,

China has the world's largest population of cigarette smokers, with an estimated 300 million daily smokers.
Roughly 2.4 trillion cigarettes are consumed annually, 4.8 per person, per day - and the country accounts for one-third of global consumption.
China
is the world’s Largest producer of tobacco.
The Chinese government has a literal monopoly on its tobacco, and earns $95 billion annually from its tobacco taxes.
To put this in perspective, domestic tobacco sales are just over $80 billion.
Which means the Chinese government collects more in taxes from smoking, than the total combined sales of U.S. of tobacco products.

So is it Lies if you just don't tell them in the First Place? :unsure:

Only 25 percent of Chinese adults have a comprehensive understanding of the health risks of smoking,
and less than a third are aware of the dangers of second-hand smoking, according to World Health Organization.

Population Control :blink:

The One Child Policy, a part of the family planning policy, was a population control policy of China which was introduced between 1978 and 1980.
January 2016 they changed the existing law and it's now a Two-Child Policy. o_O

The annual deaths in China caused by tobacco is approximately about 1 million, and predicted to rise from 2 million in 2030 and 3 million in 2050.
Of those already killed by tobacco in China:
45% die from chronic lung disease
15% from lung cancer
5-8% from each of oesophagus cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, stroke, heart disease, and tuberculosis.

Of over 300 million males in China are now aged 0-29, at least 100 million will eventually be killed by tobacco. Half the deaths will be at ages 35 to 69.


Money and Population Control :grr:

Lets just Say, I don't think the Chinese Government will be letting A Billion Lives play in China anytime soon. :facepalm:
A Billion Lives



You also have to understand the Chinese culture :?:
As a commenter in China Daily wrote: “Serving a cigarette is good manners. When we meet our boss, we serve a cigarette to him to show our respect. When we talk to somebody, we offer a cigarette as a peace offering, which will build trust observably. We thank our plumber with his fee and a cigarette, we serve a cigarette to a guest, suggesting ‘You are very welcome.’ A cigarette (a nice cigarette is better) is an external, material expression of a compliment. To our shy, not-good-with-words Chinese, cigarettes helps us talk.”

They really like their Cigs there :(


Well done, Chief. I had no idea of the cultural attitudes toward cigarettes there. VERY interesting.

Thank you!
 

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Can't wait to see what DD has in store for us. Gonna be sweet I'm sure...




Me: Como te Llamas?

Rev.4 BB : Revision 4, Llama.

Me: Sorry, I asked what your Name is?

Rev.4 BB : Revision 4, Llama.



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I go away and come back to pages of catch up reading. But I needed to get my mind off the other things so here I am now. Still waiting to see what the version 4 Billet Box will look like.
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I like the middle one! But you did have some wonderful musical selections to accompany your reading!

Just couldn't bring myself to read if after seeing the title! that's so sad. And of course, really weird since they do produce most of it
 

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I like the middle one! But you did have some wonderful musical selections to accompany your reading!


Just couldn't bring myself to read if after seeing the title! that's so sad. And of course, really weird since they do produce most of it
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There.
Did someone call?

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Well done, Chief. I had no idea of the cultural attitudes toward cigarettes there. VERY interesting.

Thank you!

Did someone call?

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Speaking of Chinese culture, Bans, and the Dalai Lama :offtopic:

China Baned Reincarnation Without Government Permission. :facepalm:
State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In 1995, the Dalai Lama named a six-year-old boy as the reincarnation of the second most important leader in Tibetan Buddhism,
the Panchen Lama.
But he was hidden away by the Chinese authorities and replaced by a boy of their choosing. :blink:
Panchen Lama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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