@SadieMartinPaul I graduated high school in ‘85 in MD in the metro DC area. Actually, by then most public areas were smoke free, although restaurants still had smoking sections I think? Malls were smoke free, i don’t remember when they got rid of it innrestaurants? I moved to FL in 1990 and I only remember it being no smoking in public areas there, but maybe it was still in restaurants and changed during my years there. The bars still had smoke. When I moved to NC around 1999 my husband and I were shocked there was smoking still in restaurants, but then again it is tobacco country, then we moved back to FL. Then in 2005 we moved to TN and again they had smoking in restaurants, but eventually got rid of it a few years later, you had to either desginate your restaurant smoking or not, smoking sections were outlawed. Although, most restaurants allow smoking on their property ourside if they outdoor seating, except for chains that don’t allow it. Just a few years ago MI finally got rid of smoking in restaurants. I found it shocking how many states were really slow to make laws about smoking and second hand smoke.