I met a Japanese girl carrying a cute pink pouch. I said, “That’s pretty! What is it?” She explained that, like many people in her country, she uses this pouch to ash her cigarettes in. When she gets home, she empties it out. That’s one way to keep the streets clean. How classy!
After googling the words “portable ashtray,” I found that it’s one thing that Americans don’t seem to have much of. If you’re lucky enough to live in New York, you can get one at the MUJI store in Soho. If not, there’s always Ebay.com. Happy hunting!
