Jump to full article: Xinhua Newswire, 2008-04-28
Intro: Male smokers who think cigarettes make them more masculine may be disappointed as nearly 68 percent of people said in a survey that tobacco leaves nothing but a bad smell, China Youth Daily reported today.
About 67.7 percent of 5,482 respondents said in an online survey by the newspaper from April 22-24 that they felt male smokers smelled awkward while 39.8 percent considered them dirty, the Beijing-based newspaper said.
In contrast, less than 10 percent of respondents said cigarettes can make a man look more masculine and tough like characters in TV dramas and movies, the report said.
The act of lighting up also hurts the image of females as 73 percent agreed that women looked emaciated and perverted
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