Opinions - American cigarettes or cigarettes brought back from abroad?

[GForce]

I hear a lot of debate on the subject of which cigarette is better, and I was hoping I could get some answers once and for all. All of my friends, including myself, like foreign cigarettes much more than what we can buy domestically. They're the same brands and stuff, but I've had some of my favorites but brought back from different locations in Europe, the Middle East, and Russia and they've always seemed superior to their domestic counter-parts. People that me and my friends have met abroad think the completely opposite; that American cigarettes are far superior to what they have. Is this just a case of liking something different than the norm or is there actually a difference between the two? For example, I have a friend who hates Marlboro Reds here, but loves Reds he can get in Europe.