Do you smoke? Could you explain this thing?
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1. Do you smoke? Okay, so what made you decide on the brand and particular flavor you use?
I don't *now* but I did smoke for 15 years. I used to roll my own using Cutter's Choice mostly. Or I went to the tobacconists and got Coffee or Cherry Vanilla tobacco. (Cherry Vanilla was lush)
2. And how many other brands and flavors have you tried?
Many many many different ones.
3. Is it true that smokers always order the same kind of cigarettes?
No although you tend to get a "favourite" brand based on cost and flavour.
4. Why? Isn't it more fun to try something new once in a while?
Er :/ You've assumed that everyone is going to say yes to 3
I don't *now* but I did smoke for 15 years. I used to roll my own using Cutter's Choice mostly. Or I went to the tobacconists and got Coffee or Cherry Vanilla tobacco. (Cherry Vanilla was lush)
2. And how many other brands and flavors have you tried?
Many many many different ones.
3. Is it true that smokers always order the same kind of cigarettes?
No although you tend to get a "favourite" brand based on cost and flavour.
4. Why? Isn't it more fun to try something new once in a while?
Er :/ You've assumed that everyone is going to say yes to 3
1. Mainly use snuff, but I smoke when I'm outside. Chose the brand(L&M or Level) because they're among the cheaper ones.
2. Many... Hard to pinpoint.
3. They pretty much all taste the same anyways, so yeah.
4. Shared answer with above.
2. Many... Hard to pinpoint.
3. They pretty much all taste the same anyways, so yeah.
4. Shared answer with above.
So you come onto a thread obviously for those of us who have a habit you hate to demonstrate your contempt for them? Awesome job dude.lRookiel said:
Im sure that telling all smokers out there that theyre stupid, unattractive, idiots and you hate them makes soooooo many of them hang on your every word of wisdom.
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1. I do smoke - Golden Virginia. Since I smoke roll-ups in the UK it seemed like the obvious choice. Its a decent quality and mid priced tobacco thats available in almost every newsagent and supermarket. I quite like the taste - although its not so nice to smoke whilst drinking as my girlfriends Lucky Strikes. They just dont taste as nice with alcohol.
2. Ive tried just about all of the major rolling tobaccos in the UK and two types of Norwegian ones. Regular cigs ive smoked quite a few - mostly from the UK but also some Chinese ones. Although some of the Chinese ones tasted like it was some prostitutes pubic hair wrapped in old newspaper. Absolutely disgusting. But that being said The Lanzhou Gold brand I smoked for a while when I was over there was pretty good - and cost about 50p per pack.
3. I smoke the roll ups most of the time but when im in a hurry or something I usually have a lucky strike. I dont notice much difference in the effect it has - the rollies and slightly stronger but their isnt too much difference.
4. People often describe smoking as a habit - and it is. You get into a routine of buying the same from the same shops/shops and youll know which places stock it and which places dont. Particularly true for roll up smokers since you need the rizla and filters as well as just the tobbaco.
The title "Do you smoke?" is a question being pointed at ANYONE so I decided to answer it, then voice my opinion of smoking to contribute to this discussion. Which unless I'm mistaken, is valid since this is a discussion ABOUT SMOKING.anthony87 said:
Did I at any point say I hated smokers? NO! (Go and find any point in my post that says "I HATE SMOKERS!" You won't find anything) I said I think they are fools for damaging themselves when there is no good reason to (not saying there are any good reasons to damage yourself). It's an opinion and a pretty valid one at that. Besides the last time I checked, smoking is BAD! I'm bewildered by the fact that some of you people actually defend smoking let alone do it yourself.Mr_Spanky said:
1. Do you smoke? Okay, so what made you decide on the brand and particular flavor you use?
Was not a conscious choice, I just sort of developed a taste over time.
I started with Marlboro Red, switched to Prince Red, switched to hand rolled (which is pretty common in Norway btw), switched to Marlboro again and so on.
I currently smoke Marlboro Beyond Red (the one with the spearmint ball in the filter) and a local brand of rolling tobacco.
2. And how many other brands and flavors have you tried?
Well, it's hard to be precise as I have been a smoker for nearly 15years now.
But I reckon I've tired most brands available in my country by now (and some not available, as I tend to test the "local" brand when I'm out of the country).
3. Is it true that smokers always order the same kind of cigarettes?
For the most part, yes.
Most brands have their own unique flavor and humans are creatures of habit.
4. Why? Isn't it more fun to try something new once in a while?
Yes and no.
While I like to try out new brands and flavors, most of the time I don't like them too much.
Not that they are bad (although a few truly are), but they're just not that good either.
So I mostly stick to the ones I like best.
Was not a conscious choice, I just sort of developed a taste over time.
I started with Marlboro Red, switched to Prince Red, switched to hand rolled (which is pretty common in Norway btw), switched to Marlboro again and so on.
I currently smoke Marlboro Beyond Red (the one with the spearmint ball in the filter) and a local brand of rolling tobacco.
2. And how many other brands and flavors have you tried?
Well, it's hard to be precise as I have been a smoker for nearly 15years now.
But I reckon I've tired most brands available in my country by now (and some not available, as I tend to test the "local" brand when I'm out of the country).
3. Is it true that smokers always order the same kind of cigarettes?
For the most part, yes.
Most brands have their own unique flavor and humans are creatures of habit.
4. Why? Isn't it more fun to try something new once in a while?
Yes and no.
While I like to try out new brands and flavors, most of the time I don't like them too much.
Not that they are bad (although a few truly are), but they're just not that good either.
So I mostly stick to the ones I like best.
*PIPE SMOKER HIGH FIVE* You should try some Peterson of Dublin tobacco, more often then not it tastes(and smells) great!Copper Zen said:
1. Like I said before to Copper, I smoke Peterson of Dublin pipe tobacco. The reason I chose it was because when I started out it was the most prominent tobacco in the store I went to. As for the flavour well I'm still going through all the Peterson catalogue but I tend to go for the more fruity 'baccys.Queen Michael said:
2. Haven't had the chance to smoke any other pipe 'baccys yet and any cigarettes I've had have been just one off's because I just wanted to smoke something. As for Cigars I only smoke Villagers because other cigars are expensive. xD
3. Well it's just a matter of preference, my friends smoke what they can afford and what they enjoy which I think tends to be JPS.
4. I will once I'm through with Peterson.
It's not very nice to call someone else's decision "fucking stupid" and call us all idiots. If you don't like smoking then this is not the topic for you.lRookiel said:
"1. Do you smoke? Okay, so what made you decide on the brand and particular flavor you use?
2. And how many other brands and flavors have you tried?
3. Is it true that smokers always order the same kind of cigarettes?
4. Why? Isn't it more fun to try something new once in a while?
Thing is, I don't smoke, and I don't plan to start, so I'm curious about all of this."
1. I do and price is the answer, $1 a pack and I only smoke one or two cigarettes a day.
2. Maybe 4 over the course of the 8 years I've been smoking
3. Only somewhat, I've changed due to price
4. I might treat myself to a cigar every now and then, makes me feel classier.
I prefer this slow death by smoking over the instant death that would've happened in 2007.lRookiel said:
A boss doesn't require their cigar be dipped in flavorings first. And if they do, it would be something unreasonably expensive that also tastes terrible. Cognac for example would be a fairly "boss" flavoring.Shadowstar38 said:
All that aside, I used to smoke. All other things aside, experimentation is what makes you arrive at the brand you like. Personally, I found I preferred menthol and ended up liking Marlboro Menthol 72's (the extra short ones). People would always say that you get less but these people fail to overlook that the primary difference between a 72 and a 100 (the length in mm of the cigarette) is in filter size with the 100 having a far longer one than the 72.
In terms of brands tried, there have been a lot of them. Most variations of the common American brands for example with a smattering of the various premium models. Most of the premium types have a quality that is interesting to try but unpleasant in the long run. Clove cigarettes for example are a "good once" sort of thing in my book. In short, my experience is that you eventually find what you like and occasionally experiment after that. You stick with the same brand of cigarette for the same reason people tend to stick to the same brand of beer. Experimenting can be fun but in most contexts where people smoke familiarity is more important than novelty.
don't forget the "lite" smokers as well....RhombusHatesYou said:
OP I smoke rollies same brand everytime it's by far the nicest
Why are non smokers even bothering to post in this thread ?
seriously why are you going out of your way to point out how much better you think you are than a bunch of other people online, it's kinda sad
anyway
1. Yes, golden Virginia rolling tobacco, i enjoy the taste and its cheaper than packet cigarettes
2. Most of the common brands in the uk
3. Yes, smokers tend to order the same brand, but few will turn down the offer of a free cigarette of another brand
4. once you find something you like, you stick to it, i stick to rolling tobaccos because in my opinion they taste far better
seriously why are you going out of your way to point out how much better you think you are than a bunch of other people online, it's kinda sad
anyway
1. Yes, golden Virginia rolling tobacco, i enjoy the taste and its cheaper than packet cigarettes
2. Most of the common brands in the uk
3. Yes, smokers tend to order the same brand, but few will turn down the offer of a free cigarette of another brand
4. once you find something you like, you stick to it, i stick to rolling tobaccos because in my opinion they taste far better
I smoke cigars, but many of my friends smoke cigarettes... So I'll answer this the best I canQueen Michael said:
1. Yes. Experimentation, reviews, what's affordable, picked the best one for me. Cigars are a luxury and not something to have every day, so you pick what you think tastes best that you can afford without being poor for a week
2. I've tried pretty much everything I've been able to get my hands on. I still prefer cohiba's and partagas.
3. For the most part, yes. My friends only smoke 1 particular brand of ciggie. As in, one of them only smokes Dunhill Blues, one of them only smokes marlboro reds...so yea.
4. They've found their favourite, they've factored it into their budget, they're set. They don't want anything else. Me? I pick my cigar based on the reason I'm smoking it. Is that pretentious? Probably. I don't care.
I agree with you and feel the same way but you have to have some empathy for smokers. I believe that there is some deeper, more difficult to explain psychological effect that smoking can have on a person. You have to be the right kind of person to smoke, which is why people like you and I never will but others will devour cigarettes like human chimneys, these people aren't stupid[footnote]Though a considerable number of them certainly are stupid.[/footnote] but merely wired a different way.lRookiel said:
I'm going to give you a link I found pretty useful when I was trying to decipher for myself why the hell people smoke:
http://smokingsides.com/docs/whysmoke.html
I know that its quite an old source, dating back to when the adverse health effects of smoking weren't fully understood and you can dismiss a fair amount of it as utter bullshit the writer thought up to fill the pages of his book but some of it does make sense. Its not that people are so stupid that they believe smoking isn't doing them harm, they have just decided that for them personally the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
1. Do you smoke? Okay, so what made you decide on the brand and particular flavor you use?
I do smoke, not a huge amount but yeah. I decided on the brand(s) I use by trial and error I suppose, I'd try a brand and if I didn't like it I'd try something else. I generally roll my own using Champion Ruby but every now and then I'll get pre-rolled cigarettes and those would be Marlboro Reds.
2. And how many other brands and flavors have you tried?
I've tried a number of brands, I couldn't tell you exactly how many though.
3. Is it true that smokers always order the same kind of cigarettes?
I suppose it depends on the smoker. I always order one of the two I mentioned above and most of the people I know who smoke tend to stick to their preferred brand.
4. Why? Isn't it more fun to try something new once in a while?
It is but there are a lot of cigarettes out there that just taste foul. I've had packets that I've just thrown out purely because they taste that bad, money and withdrawals be damned. So yeah, it can be but you're taking a pretty big risk.
Also, I'd like to thank you for not being a smoker and asking smokers these questions without trying to belittle them. The amount of people who treat me like a moron for doing something I enjoy is ridiculous so it was nice to see you start this topic without any intent on judging smokers as a whole.
I do smoke, not a huge amount but yeah. I decided on the brand(s) I use by trial and error I suppose, I'd try a brand and if I didn't like it I'd try something else. I generally roll my own using Champion Ruby but every now and then I'll get pre-rolled cigarettes and those would be Marlboro Reds.
2. And how many other brands and flavors have you tried?
I've tried a number of brands, I couldn't tell you exactly how many though.
3. Is it true that smokers always order the same kind of cigarettes?
I suppose it depends on the smoker. I always order one of the two I mentioned above and most of the people I know who smoke tend to stick to their preferred brand.
4. Why? Isn't it more fun to try something new once in a while?
It is but there are a lot of cigarettes out there that just taste foul. I've had packets that I've just thrown out purely because they taste that bad, money and withdrawals be damned. So yeah, it can be but you're taking a pretty big risk.
Also, I'd like to thank you for not being a smoker and asking smokers these questions without trying to belittle them. The amount of people who treat me like a moron for doing something I enjoy is ridiculous so it was nice to see you start this topic without any intent on judging smokers as a whole.