​OP-ED: I Am From Another Country. May I Offer You a Cigarette?

Hi, I’m Ahmet. I’m from Turkey.

I see that we’re both milling about outside of this bar. May I offer you a cigarette?

I am standing out here so that I can smoke a cigarette. I assume that you are here to do the same.

Do you have a cigarette of your own to smoke? If not, here is a cigarette of mine that you can smoke.

I hope that you enjoy smoking it. I like the way smoking makes me feel. I hope that this cigarette gives you those same pleasurable feelings.

Nice to meet you. Enjoy your cigarette.