Let's talk about airplanes or restaurants filled with cigarette smoke as a norm. Public life before the mid 80s was like living in an ash tray. People smoked defensively just so they wouldn't have to breathe other people's smoke.
Chris KluweAs someone who grew up in SoCal and remembers smog alerts and maybe being able to see the mountains once a year, yeah, air quality is soooooooo much better these days