Nach Angaben der öffentlichen Statistik rauchen etwa die Hälfte der aserbaidschanischen Männer (47%), während der Prozentsatz für Frauen 0,1% (am niedrigsten in der Welt) beträgt. Nirgendwo anders auf der Welt hat es ein so verzerrtes Geschlechtsverhältnis, wenn es um das Rauchen geht. Es kann nicht am Islam sein, weil die Zahlen sind in Armenien ähnlich. Ist es kulturell? Oder lügen die Frauen wegen Stigmatisierung/Schande zu den Umfrageteilnehmern?
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Why don't women in Azerbaijan smoke?
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Von jeb2026
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It used to be higher during Soviet.So yeah probably just cultural change
They realize that even cowboys suffer from lung cancer
Very cultural. Its a new thing our grandmothers/greatgrandmothers used to smoke like trains lol.
It’s definitely cultural. In Azerbaijan, smoking is highly associated with men, and for women, it is almost shameful and very inappropriate.
Also, even if women smoke, they are way less likely doing so in public or admit in surveys due to fear of judgment, so the statistics may not be that accurate. In contrast, men are expected to smoke, so it’s completely normalized.
I know that society regards women who smoke as whore, maybe I’m wrong, I don’t know.
because why the fuck would they
because most of the azerbaijani girls, including myself, don’t like cigarettes and smell of it. i have tried multiple types, every kind of it to understand why people do it so much but i hated it lol. my bf doesn’t smoke and i wouldn’t want him to smoke too. we don’t like it. not all girls think this way ofc, opinions may vary.
smoking is a bad thing
the question is why do men smoke in azerbaijan? they shouldn’t do it either
I don’t smoke in Azerbaijan and Caucasus, and I do smoke in Turkey.
The look people in Caucasus give me when I smoke, makes my sigarette taste sour.
So, I smoke in Turkey and in Europe.
I do smoke sigars wherever a have a chance regardless of the country though, puros are different
Because they are smarter.
It’s cultural. Most people think it’s not something normal („narmalni“) girls would do, decent women don’t smoke, blah blah. Because of this approach, (as a female) you can’t smoke everywhere easily, cause people will look at you weirdly. I also smoke and can do it without feeling uncomfortable only in certain parts of the city.
Medically, it’s good that they don’t. But I would say it was not really encouraged by our people back in the days. Nowadays people of older generations might be rather judgemental towards smoking women, while younger generation doesn’t care at all.
Women smoke but not in public and usually do it in taxis. Since Baku is small and it’s common people to know people you know or relatives
It is indeed considered shameful to smoke. Even men in their 30s still don’t smoke near their elders out of respect.
It is quite cultural, but I think it is great, actually. Smoking is unhealthy and a waste of money. To me, seeing people smoking too much in countries I visited was quite a shock.