Yes I smoke.. So I'm the devil now?
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OP, you must remember that it should be encouraged to discourage smoking. Therefore it is looked down upon more these days.
You need to expect this sort of treatment from certain people if you take up a habit that you know is spelling a premature death a lot of people.
You need to expect this sort of treatment from certain people if you take up a habit that you know is spelling a premature death a lot of people.
People can do whatever the hell they like with their bodies as long as it doesn't coincide with the responsibilities that come from being around other people, and caring for loved ones. Provided that's all good, it's your body and nobody can tell you what to do. I don't think people get that nowadays.
You are not a bad person for smoking, but some people just can't stand to be around the smell or the smoke. I for one have rather sensitive lungs (I guess that's how to describe it) and I will start coughing at the slightest oddity in smell and cig smoke particularly messes with me. So I have nothing against smokers, I just can't really be around them when they are smoking.
Smoking is a stupid habit, but I'm not gonna bore you with my opinion, seen as you probably dont give a t*ss about it. Instead, a quick statistic:
HALF of all the people that start smoking in their teens will be dead before they reach 60 years old. In a society where we are regularly living till our 90's... thats almost half of your life gone due to an expensive, dirty habit.
HALF of all the people that start smoking in their teens will be dead before they reach 60 years old. In a society where we are regularly living till our 90's... thats almost half of your life gone due to an expensive, dirty habit.
Actually, your awesome, I demand the highest of high fives.
I smoke, I love to smoke, I'm not going to quit, I have no desire or urge to quit. Yah smoking.
I smoke, I love to smoke, I'm not going to quit, I have no desire or urge to quit. Yah smoking.
You jumping in front of a train doesn't affect me. You smoking around me does affect me. See the difference?
I wouldn't ever demonize people that smoked, that'd be just stupid. Hell, a couple of my friends smoke.
BUT, I never hold back in stating how disgusting of a habit/addiction I find it to be, and barring some huge exception, I'd never date a girl that smoked. It is, quite literally, my biggest turn off.
BUT, I never hold back in stating how disgusting of a habit/addiction I find it to be, and barring some huge exception, I'd never date a girl that smoked. It is, quite literally, my biggest turn off.
... Wow... You are not the type of person I'd want to associate with.Digikid said:
I know smart people that smoke/do not litter/respect the health of others.
Yeah, they stink when they smoke. And they obviously don't respect their own health as much as your average person. But to automatically assume they litter and don't respect the health of others is just downright bigoted.
Dear lord, why are most non smokers such zealous assholes?! Not trying to generalize here, I know a lot of people don't fit this stereotype, but damn, the escapist has some pretty closed minded members.
I smoke occasionally, maybe a cig a week, after a hard test for example. I have both friends that smoke and those who do not. If you think you have the right to get up in my face and start yelling at me for destroying your lungs, you have another thing coming. We are standing in an open space outside, I'm standing as far away from any entrances as possible, so I am not in your way, and you still choose to go out of your way to ruin my day, you deserve to die in a fire.
Why can't anybody just worry about their own god damn business?!
/Rant
I smoke occasionally, maybe a cig a week, after a hard test for example. I have both friends that smoke and those who do not. If you think you have the right to get up in my face and start yelling at me for destroying your lungs, you have another thing coming. We are standing in an open space outside, I'm standing as far away from any entrances as possible, so I am not in your way, and you still choose to go out of your way to ruin my day, you deserve to die in a fire.
Why can't anybody just worry about their own god damn business?!
/Rant
From all you've posted you're not a bad person, puff up all you want since you don't blow it in other people's faces. If only people were like you where I worked...
The difference between you and me is that we weigh pros and cons differently (or at least that is how I see it):
Pros:
Stress relief
Seriously can't think of anything else...
Cons:
Damage lungs and many other major and minor organs
Very expensive
Dirty and smelly
Seen as "stupid" and "uncool" where i come from
Pros:
Stress relief
Seriously can't think of anything else...
Cons:
Damage lungs and many other major and minor organs
Very expensive
Dirty and smelly
Seen as "stupid" and "uncool" where i come from
Being a smoker the only thing that really annoys me about the anti smoke crusaders, is the fact that they think I don't know that smoking is bad for me, I understand why people are concerned about second hand smoke, or don't like the smell or any basically anything else, but to think that in this day and age a smoker doesn't know that smoking is bad for your health and will probably kill you not only stupid, it makes me want to punch them in their stupid face for not shutting the fuck up about it.
/rant
/rant
As a former smoker of over ten years, I know and understand the aggravation of some random jackass on the street getting all up in your business because you just happen to be standing there with a lit cigarette, and damn, aren't they always the most smug, self-righteous bastards when they get that little shit-eating grin and remind you for the umpteenth time that smoking is gonna kill ya?
But the really aggravating thing is, they're right! I see that now. Life while smoking was pretty much like living with a grey haze tinting everything and tainting all my experiences. My very life was tied to my ability to make sure I could have a smoke when I needed it.
Life after smoking is like switching from B&W to Color TV. It's a phenomenal change, and everything is brighter, better, and more vivid without it. No, really, it's true. Not smoking makes everything better. Everything. Except social smoking circles when everyone is drinking. Those are pretty boring now. Big loss, huh.
Quit now! It's totally worth everything to drop that shit like a dirty old shoe, and do it while it's still only a small habit. Don't let it get any bigger, or get away from you. Living a life bound like a prisoner to a nicotine habit really sucks.
But the really aggravating thing is, they're right! I see that now. Life while smoking was pretty much like living with a grey haze tinting everything and tainting all my experiences. My very life was tied to my ability to make sure I could have a smoke when I needed it.
Life after smoking is like switching from B&W to Color TV. It's a phenomenal change, and everything is brighter, better, and more vivid without it. No, really, it's true. Not smoking makes everything better. Everything. Except social smoking circles when everyone is drinking. Those are pretty boring now. Big loss, huh.
Quit now! It's totally worth everything to drop that shit like a dirty old shoe, and do it while it's still only a small habit. Don't let it get any bigger, or get away from you. Living a life bound like a prisoner to a nicotine habit really sucks.
Smokers get lumped into the same generalised category of "stupid idiots who kill other people with their smoke and smell and litter" etc much like video gamers are all competitive muppets who stay up 'til 4am and stay indoors and don't socialise. I don't smoke myself but know that people who do smoke are like people who don't: different. You get the idiots who throw cigarette ends onto the floor and blow smoke into peoples' faces and you get the people who don't smoke around non-smokers and dispose of used cigarettes nicely without throwing them on the floor. And for non-smokers, you get the idiots who throw chocolate wrappers on the floor and who spit in peoples' faces and you get the people who respect others and throw their litter in the bin. Not every smoker is a wheezy moron who only cares about themself but they seem to get lumped into one negative category.
I wouldn't expect a smoker to go out of their way to protect me from their smoke. I do ask that my smoker friends don't smoke in my car, but I would never ask them not to smoke if I was around at theirs. Long story short: if they're not harming you, shut the fuck up and let them get on with it.
I wouldn't expect a smoker to go out of their way to protect me from their smoke. I do ask that my smoker friends don't smoke in my car, but I would never ask them not to smoke if I was around at theirs. Long story short: if they're not harming you, shut the fuck up and let them get on with it.
Hmm, you do know second hand smoke kills right? yeah I'd say that makes you a pretty bad person. Switch to the patch so you can get your drug fix without causing harm to others and then you can be welcomed back into the realm of good people.
Did you develop the smokers cough yet? where it sounds like you're trying to heave up your own lungs because they don't work right anymore?
Did you develop the smokers cough yet? where it sounds like you're trying to heave up your own lungs because they don't work right anymore?
Short answer? No.
Long answer? As long as you don't blow your smoke in my face and I can easily avoid it, I don't really care. And yes, I read the OP and know you don't practice the above mentioned behavior, thank you for that. My dad used to smoke for as long as I can remember but he kicked the habit less than a year ago during a lengthy stay in the hospital. I never thought less of him for smoking, although I wasn't too thrilled about the health effects it had on him. Not that he seemed to suffer any adverse effects from smoking until that trip to the hospital.
I used to hate the barrage of "smoking kills" -rants we had to listen to at school when I was a kid. I never even considered touching the stuff but having some nasty ass pictures showed to you with the mental connection of "your dad's lungs look like this" was a little rough on me when growing up.
As for absolutists? They're just as alright as everyone else, provided they don't shove their "holier than thou" attitude in your face. Had an English teacher in high school who wouldn't shut up about how she didn't drink, smoke, eat meat blah blah blah. Really annoyed me sometimes.
Long answer? As long as you don't blow your smoke in my face and I can easily avoid it, I don't really care. And yes, I read the OP and know you don't practice the above mentioned behavior, thank you for that. My dad used to smoke for as long as I can remember but he kicked the habit less than a year ago during a lengthy stay in the hospital. I never thought less of him for smoking, although I wasn't too thrilled about the health effects it had on him. Not that he seemed to suffer any adverse effects from smoking until that trip to the hospital.
I used to hate the barrage of "smoking kills" -rants we had to listen to at school when I was a kid. I never even considered touching the stuff but having some nasty ass pictures showed to you with the mental connection of "your dad's lungs look like this" was a little rough on me when growing up.
As for absolutists? They're just as alright as everyone else, provided they don't shove their "holier than thou" attitude in your face. Had an English teacher in high school who wouldn't shut up about how she didn't drink, smoke, eat meat blah blah blah. Really annoyed me sometimes.