The difference in smokes is difficult to describe. Very pronounced though. Best I can say is that American smokes tasted more like horseshit.
seriously though, it seemed that American smokes were drier and harsher than Canadian. Lot's of people here now smoke bootleg cigarettes that come from the Indian reservations along the border. They taste a little more like American Cigarettes.
I don't know if the difference between Canadian and American is as pronounced as it used to be though.
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