Cigars vs. Cigarettes (an observation of recent tobacco popularity)

There are signs everywhere that cigars are becoming popular again. For example, you can't pass a magazine stand without seeing two or three new magazines glorifying the subject, and restaurants all over the country are devoting entire nights to 'smoke dinners.' So why is the cigarette still considered offensive and is generally scorned by all? This seems strange since cigars and cigarettes have so many things in common: both are made of tobacco, both …

…the fine care taken in growing cigar tobacco, as well as the hand rolling, and the distinctly different aroma has somehow been re-discovered by this anti- tobacco generation. Sales are up five-hundred percent in the last seven years, while cigarettes are still loathed by all, even by many of the people who smoke them. Maybe, if the cigarette companies would improve the quality of their product, they too could enjoy the renewed interest in tobacco.