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In Shinya Shokudou, S3EP08, a Japanese lady who currently works in New York
(but is back home in Japan for a bit) asks the owner of a Shokudou for a
cigarette as he's smoking. The owner says "Over in the US, I heard that it's
frowned upon if you're a smoker." according to the subtitles, but I can't make
out what's being said for the "frowned upon if you're a smoker" part. Anyone
have any idea?

Here's the clip: <https://files.catbox.moe/8e1f4f.mp4>

To me, it sounds like he's saying "Mukou ja, _**aigenka wa katami ga semai**_
tte kiku kedo.", but it's the emboldened phrase that I can't find anything
relevant about. All I know is "kokoro ga semai" would imply that someone is
close-minded about something.
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words expressions spoken-language listening
What is being said here that means "it's frowned upon if you're a smoker [in the US]"
It says 愛煙家{あいえんか}は肩身{かたみ}が狭{せま}い. 愛煙家 means literally just _smoke-lover_.

[Jisho](https://jisho.org/word/%E8%82%A9%E8%BA%AB%E3%81%AE%E7%8B%AD%E3%81%84)
lists 肩身が狭い as _ashamed_ , but to be a bit more precise, it describes the
situation where the person feels s/he must squeeze her/himself (taking
narrower space) by surrounding pressure. Or more simply the situation makes
her/him feel awkward.
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