Things have changed a lot across Europe over the past decade or so, with smoking in bars, restaurants, clubs and other public spaces illegal across much of Europe. Honestly, sometimes is seems like smokers are treated as a leperous sub-class (I'm not a smoker myself, just an observation).

Outdoors things are changing too - tax on tobacco is ever increasing, even if it's still relatively cheap in some European countries, and more people are conscious of the damage smoking does to their bodies. Additionally, a lot of smokers, especially in more affluent European countries, have switched to vaping.