Smoking is a deadly sin. But that doesn’t stop every Australian and American exchange student to ever set foot in Italy from developing a menthol fetish. Neither does it stop 998,000 Italians between the ages of 25 and 34 from smoking regularly.
In a move that would make Australian authorities proud, however, Milan has just banned smoking from a range of public places. The upshot? The fashionable crowds who usually mill around the city’s canals, aperitivo in one hand, cigarette in the other, may now face a €40 fine.
“Smoking within a 10m (30ft) distance of other people is no longer permitted…