I know exactly what he felt. I can't stay at clubs after but a few minutes.

Me too. Hate it, especially cigar and cigarette smoke. Pipe smoke can sometimes be tolerable.

Yeah, about this. The place we went to apparently had air vents (ones designed to take up smoke) that weren't working. It being a small space, the smoke filled the room easily and apparently got into my eyes. I also thought I was sleepy and kept rubbing my eyes to stay awake until Warugaki asked if I was okay and someone pointed out how red and puffy my eyes were. It got better once I started hydrating my eyes with the wet towelette.

I did try to keep up with the conversation as best as I could by listening, but speaking is beyond me apart from a few phrases. It was fun overall.

Oh, I didn't know it was allowed in Japan. Ugh hate that smoke!

I remember as a kid when it was allowed here in the states but it's been banned all my adult life. Took me a moment to even remember that might be an issue in other countries because it's just not something you think about here any more.