My whole time growing up I knew exactly one (tobacco) pipe smoker, the father of a friend of mine. Now I know several. Is pipe smoking on the rise, or am I just noticing it more?
Probably just noticing it more. I knew someone had to be smoking the stuff if I saw multiple stores selling Prince Albert, Borkum Riff, Captain Black, etc., but for some reason I never noticed anyone actually smoking a pipe until I picked it up again myself.