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Ok-disaster2022 t1_iwp7odh wrote

They were running in China though, so the air quality wasn't really much better than smoking a cigarrette anyway.

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8-36 t1_iwpcs8h wrote

The filter made the difference

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elucila7 t1_iwpe0xk wrote

aren't the smog and smoking compounding detriments though?

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uwquestion t1_iwpfxcp wrote

Yeah but the nicotine gives you the energy to power through.

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SirCoco t1_iwqjk12 wrote

Pollution isn't very bad in Chinese cities anymore. They fixed that issue.. People really have no idea what goes on in China...

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MadNhater t1_iwrapgu wrote

Not as bad as it used to, still bad.

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pattyG80 t1_iwrd75x wrote

But my local party official told me the air was perfect and that I shouldn't believe the media, or science...or any facts

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ViridianEight t1_iws31r3 wrote

you’re canadian

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pattyG80 t1_iwurinf wrote

Whoosh...that went right over you

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ViridianEight t1_iwvv60u wrote

You realize that china scores better on education than the US or canada

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pattyG80 t1_iwwb1mj wrote

That seems strangely specific. We were talking about air quality and the fallacy that it has been magically resolved

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ViridianEight t1_iwy1hhg wrote

It isn’t as bad in Chinese cities anymore. This is true. It was much worse before. Now it is on par with cities of comparable size.

Seems reasonable to me

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bountygiver t1_iwrx2w0 wrote

They were only good when they are hosting international events and have all the factory that has emissions be shut down for that period.

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