Question Smoking poll, do you smoke?

Please answer the options honestly :) .

  • I smoke a lot i.e. 5 or more average every day or almost every day.

    Votes: 4 5.6%
  • I smoke regularly, but not much i.e. 5 or less average every day or almost every day.

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • I smoke occasionally i.e. a couple of times a week or less.

    Votes: 4 5.6%
  • I smoke rarely or only a couple of times in my life.

    Votes: 5 6.9%
  • I smoke, but have been smoking more recently.

    Votes: 2 2.8%
  • I smoke, but have no idea of when or intentions of giving up yet.

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • I smoke, but have plans/intentions of giving it up at some point.

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • I smoke, but have been cutting down recently.

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • I smoke, but I am trying to quit the habit currently.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I smoke, but have given up the habit or taken breaks from it in the past.

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • I used to smoke but have quit the habit.

    Votes: 10 13.9%
  • I don?ft smoke, but have considered taking up the habit in the past.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I don?ft smoke and have never considered taking it up.

    Votes: 30 41.7%
  • I don?ft smoke, but quite a few of my friends or family do.

    Votes: 9 12.5%
  • I don?ft smoke and very few or none of my friends or family do.

    Votes: 19 26.4%
  • I?fve smoked before in places where I shouldn?ft have.

    Votes: 4 5.6%
  • I?fve always smoked in places where it was allowed.

    Votes: 4 5.6%
  • I?fve smoked underage before.

    Votes: 16 22.2%
  • I?fve smoked an illegal substance before in the past.

    Votes: 19 26.4%
  • Other?c

    Votes: 3 4.2%

  • Total voters
    72
I only smoke ciggaretts when I go out but I quite frequently smoke shisha.
 
I tried smoking when i was in school, and ive had a few cigarettes over the years but so few its basically not worth considoring me as a smoker.

i could probably still count all the cigarettes ive ever had in a single hand.

ive passively smoked pot before, i tried to smoke it properly once but i couldnt breath afterwards so i just dont touch that s*** at all.

Im quite pleased i dont have an addictive personality.
 
I tried it once, weed too...nearly killed me! I hate smoke, my eyes hurt because of it and I get short of breath because of smoke.

You really STINK out of your mouth when you smoke, even worse when it's cigars IMHO.
I'm happy now they banned smoking from pretty much all public places.It's a nasty habit :souka:

@Mike : I think it's smoking in general, also cigars ;)
 
..err... smoking 3-4 cubans cigars a year counts? If so, then yes. And why? Because I like it and it is a liberty and pleasure that I wan't to enjoy for as long as I can.
 
I started smoking when i was about 13yrs old, although it happened before then too but only rarely- i've always had a tough family life, most of my family are dead, so i guess i just started smoking to fit in with various crouds at the full time boarding school i went too at the time when i went through a rebelious stage in my life as a kid.
I never thought about giving up smoking until i met my fiance, as before then i always felt i had no one and nothing to live for, and there's been alot of times in my life where i couldn't care less what happened to me- now that i have meaning to my life i have more reason to take care of myself more i guess now :bluush: .
Just because you give up smoking though does not mean you won't get cancer somwhere down the line, even lung cancer, as there are millions of things we consume every day that have cancer causing chemicals and other things that are very unhealthy for us- you could get run over by a car tomorrow, or fall down the stairs, or get stabbed etc; in my life i have only come to realise that the worst kind of death to grieve and suffer over is the quick death, as you never get a chance to say "good bye" or come to terms with it easily, but...I know if i can take care of myself better, then at least perhaps the ones that love and care for me may not have to suffer tradgedy so early on and frequently in their lives as i did...
 
strongvoicesforward said:
Not just you. Me, too. The smell disgusts me and I try to avoid it as much as possible.
Strange how some smokers don`t even seem to be aware that they stink.

"ahem" 'tis not a smoking bashing thread here u'know.
 
Tokis-Phoenix said:
How do you feel on this subject? Do you think that pub owners should have the choice wether they want a smoking pub or not or do you think that there should be certain steps that a pub landlord should have to take if he wants a smoking pub- or do you feel that smoking should be banned completely in pubs whatever the situation/circumstances :? ?


Well, for one I have never smoked or ever wanted to, so to me it doesn't matter, in fact I would like to go into a bar and not breath in second hand smoke. But. Yes, I do think the pub owners should have the choice as to whether or not smoking is allowed. I guess there could be some circumstances that may be considered, but I haven't done all of my research, so I couldn't say for sure. The reason I am pro-choice is because there are more non-smoking bars and other areas here in Utah, than there are smoking.
To me it's just like stores. They should be able to supply or not supply a product if that's what they see fit. Like that one Birth control product that women are after (It's like an abortion, but using a pill). They are suing I think Walmart? just because they don't carry it. If they don't want to carry it then they shouldn't have to. It's starting to turn into socialism. I don't know about you guys, but where I live, we are being forced to have fluoride in the water systems. NOT GOOD.
 
Mitsuo Oda said:
Well, for one I have never smoked or ever wanted to, so to me it doesn't matter, in fact I would like to go into a bar and not breath in second hand smoke. But. Yes, I do think the pub owners should have the choice as to whether or not smoking is allowed. I guess there could be some circumstances that may be considered, but I haven't done all of my research, so I couldn't say for sure. The reason I am pro-choice is because there are more non-smoking bars and other areas here in Utah, than there are smoking.
To me it's just like stores. They should be able to supply or not supply a product if that's what they see fit. Like that one Birth control product that women are after (It's like an abortion, but using a pill). They are suing I think Walmart? just because they don't carry it. If they don't want to carry it then they shouldn't have to. It's starting to turn into socialism. I don't know about you guys, but where I live, we are being forced to have fluoride in the water systems. NOT GOOD.

There's only 2 pubs i really go too in my town, both of them allow smoking indoors(although there's a smoking ban taking place next year i think in places like pubs). The first one is very spacious, its a very large pub with numerous pool tables and things like that- you can smoke where ever you like in it. The second pub is small, but the smoking area has strong ventilation right above the tables and is close to the door- in both pubs they have an outside area at teh back for socialising.
I don't think its fair that in particular the second pub gets smoking banned in it, because the ventilation prevents any smoke from staying in the room for any period of time and thus the chance or effects of passive smoking are minimal. Although it has no non-smoking area, all the smokers prefer to smoke at the tables next to the ventilation anyways.
I can understand staff getting unhappy about passive smoking/inhaling second-hand smoke, but to be honest the chances of do so are tiny in the second pub- standing next to a car will probably do you more damage. The first pub has ventilation of sorts although not very effective, but its a large pub so the smoke is often very dispersed, and its usually practically empty for most of the week except on fridays, saturadays and sundays.

I think there should be some sort of exceptions to the smoking bans in pubs if the pubs in question make an effort to create a smoker and non-smoker friendly atmosphere, taking steps to improve ventilation, having smoking and non-smoking areas in the pub and taking away cigarette vender machines etc- what do you think?
I agree though in general, as much as the government appears to have honroable intentions, i do not think it should force people to take certain actions like this- England is becomming so much of a "nanny state" now days anyways with less and less freedoms, i still prefer to have the choice over things rather than people to force things upon me- even if i wasn't a smoker i would still probably feel this way.
 
Yeah, I think it would be awesome if they made it smoker, non-smoker friendly. If they were going to force something like that, it should have benefited everybody. But overall, I am still against the new bill.
 
I think smoking is Really nice, the only problem is, when you smoke 1, you want to have another 1 later on.. that's why I stoped smoking, because I don't want to be addicted, but yeah sometimes I miss a nice cigarete , especialy when drinking coffee and having some nice conversations, or when I feel REALLY bad...

I smoked stuff also before, especial when I was in australia, and of course here in amsterdam with some friends on a boat, in the park with some beers.. aaa that stuff was just great! Damnn I feel old now hahaha... The last joint I took is already 1 year ago, and last cigarete is around 2,5month ago.
 
I've only smoked when fairly drunk, and even then I make it a point not to inhale most of the time. Like a cigar, just having the tobacco smoke in your mouth can create a nice buzz that accompanies alcohol well. This might be lost on regular smokers, but as someone who's done it maybe 6 or 7 times in life, it's kinda neat. I hate the smell that gets into my clothes, though.

As far as smoking other things...let's just say I hang out with a lot of people who vote for the Green Party :D
 
Many Smokers: "Ahem."

And the hacking coughs. And, what about those gurgling phlegm sounds that just never seem to get coagulated enough to pop out?

I have met people in their early 20's who have smoked since junior high school and they have that hacking cough or that gurgle sound when they try to get the plegm up. I am just wondering, do smokers think they can pass that off as a regular cough? -- or do they sense others around them are looking at them knowing they have the tar lined lung cough?
 
There is kinda racisme going on against smokers sometimes I think, it's getting harder and harder for them, to do their pleasure stuff, something they sometimes just need... banned from cafe's, and puplic places, its SOOO UNCOOL to smoke... so yeah even I know that this rules are good, and WHY SHOULD WE SMOKE THEIR STUFF, WHILE WE DON't WANT TO.... but yeah I feel for them.. you get what I mean??
 
strongvoicesforward said:
And the hacking coughs. And, what about those gurgling phlegm sounds that just never seem to get coagulated enough to pop out?
I have met people in their early 20's who have smoked since junior high school and they have that hacking cough or that gurgle sound when they try to get the plegm up. I am just wondering, do smokers think they can pass that off as a regular cough? -- or do they sense others around them are looking at them knowing they have the tar lined lung cough?


Well this may sound weird to you pork chops, but i've never had "smokers cough" or a plegmy throat or whatever. I don't think its somthing that every smoker does, from my observations though i believe its a result of chain smoking more than often, which i don't do- so i couldn't say what other coughing smokers think about other peoples opinions of them when it comes to that :blush: .
I've seen hundreds of people over the years that do that gross gurgle sound or hacking cough who have never smoke a cigerette in their life too, even health-loving vegetarians...I once knew a kid about your age years ago who did that 24/7 for years on end(he wasn't a smoker), grossed me out all the time :relief: .
 

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