The good old days

I know I sound like an old person but sometimes I think it was actually better before. Like this with smoking for example. Had an interesting meeting today in a smoke-free building (well, which building isn't these days? Apart from my flat of course...and the bars. Still, even though some evil people want to change that too). Anyway. Halfway into the meeting the guy asked if it was all right if he smoked. What a question! Obviously we didn't know each other. So I lit up one myself, while remarking on how unusual it is to smoke in offices these days. "Nah", he said, "it's really smoke-free here, but I don't care. I smoke anyway". Really? What a very Swiss and endearing approach!