A Budapesti smoker is that friend who, despite being a non-smoker back home, seems to surprisingly have a secret alter
ego that only emerges in Budapests smoking areas. This is a person who usually avoids cigarettes but, once surrounded by the atmospheric ruin
bars and lively clubs of the city, picks up the habit with a passion. This results in a peculiar phenomenon: a temporary transformation fuelled by the
unique social environment that encourages a level of consumption
far beyond their usual habits.
" I knew I had a problem when my friends asked me if I'd become a full-
time smoker, and I replied with 'No, I was just a temporary Budapesti smoker' "
" Every
time we come back to Budapest, my friend transforms. It's like her Budapesti smoker persona just takes over at the first sight of Morrisons
bar"