Why can’t we have ads like this in North America? Granted, smoking in Asia is a lot more prevalent that it is here. But maybe, in order to put the final nail in the lung-dart coffin, we could re-create this wonderful ad, much in the same way we re-create European television and movies. Just a little extra to get even more North Americans to quite smoking. I think we need to make a special effort to make a commercial like this in French. Quebecers smoke like chimneys.
Agreed. They should definitely put something like this in this states. However, I always thought Canada was much better with their warnings on the package than we are in the U.S. I remember when I smoked picking up packages and seeing the photos of people in hospital beds on the packs, or the “limp” cigarette with a reference to impotence. Those stuck with me much longer than any Surgeon General’s warning.
Paul
Great commerical. Sadly, airing a commercial like this here wouldn’t make someone who’s been smoking their entire adult life stop, nor would it prevent someone from starting. Who the hell would ever want to smoke in the first place?!
People have been known to change their lives for the sake of children. Ironically, it’s childhood where cigarette addictions start, and tobacco companies know that well.