It's a habit that is costing France dearly.
More than 70,000 people die in the country each year from tobacco-related illnesses.
The government plans to change cigarette packets. They might soon have no branding and carry large health warnings.
France has often been seen as a paradise for smokers, in part because of the cafe culture. It's estimated that a quarter of the population smokes.
Vocabulary
habit
action someone does often, even without thinking about it, and which can be difficult to give up
tobacco-related
(here) caused by smoking
branding
commercial name and visual symbols of a company which appear on a product
health warnings
written statement which tells people that using that product can make them unwell
a quarter
25 per cent