I know why this is: it’s because my mom, the only family member that I was close with, smoked a whole bunch, and so I have positive childhood associations.
Whether it be the active smell of somebody who’s smoking nearby or the lingering scent that’s left or that sticks around in place where people smoke frequently, such as bars or hallways or similar, I like it a lot.
Yet even so, I was actually stunned when I found that there are very few people who agree, and many are the folks who think that it smells bad.
Mid to late 90s, Boy meets girl, step by step, family matters, etc. Would just hang there most of the night while both my parents ran the restaurant and if I got too tired I’d pass out in a booth and my parents would wake me when it was time to go home.