Smoking

I mentioned the topic of smoking in a different thread, and it seemed like a lot of people had opinions on it.

I personally have never smoked, and hate the smell of it even just when someone has been out to smoke and just their clothes smell of it. What are your views on it?

i don't smoke, but most of my friend's do at parties/gigs and such.
not many of them smoke regularly but i think they're just the same as me, it makes your clothes stink and its a waste of money really.

What is that photo of exactly?

I smoked for two years, glad ive quit I have so alot more money, plus it's easier not to have to cover the smell up from my parents.

Also my granddad smoking for 60+ years caused him to get Macula Degeneration Its truly awful, to see him go through that was very emotional and made me quit. Although the smoking didn't cause this outright, that was due to the NHS. It intensified it, 67 years of smoking made him 3 times more likely to get it.

nicola.the.hunter wrote:What is that photo of exactly?

Throat cancer?

Though I used to smoke AGES ago, I don't really see an advantage to it and I'm glad I quit. You ask a smoker why they smoke and they can't really give you an definitive answer.

That's so true. I never could, i did it partly cus I was really depressive when I started, plus mates did, I bet if you asked half the people who smoke at college and they do it cus mates do or to "look cool"

But what's cool about smoking?

Jøshahoy wrote:That's so true. I never could, i did it partly cus I was really depressive when I started, plus mates did, I bet if you asked half the people who smoke at college and they do it cus mates do or to "look cool"

But what's cool about smoking?

your parents would be so proud, aha.

I smoked for about a week, but my body just totally rejected it.

My max was like 3 in one day and I felt sick afterwards, so I didn't smoke after that. I can smoke anytime I like, but I always end up gagging.

The smell and feeling of the smoke is horrible and if anything, SMOKING makes me in a worse and more depressive state than if I don't smoke.

I've been smoking for about 6 months now, after totally being against it. Started doing it because my friends got me into it, but I do actually enjoy it now, not planning to stop either, even though I know it really isnt doing me any good.

Jess. wrote:

Jøshahoy wrote:That's so true. I never could, i did it partly cus I was really depressive when I started, plus mates did, I bet if you asked half the people who smoke at college and they do it cus mates do or to "look cool"

But what's cool about smoking?

your parents would be so proud, aha.

I know, I should get a fucking award for my speeches.

Jøshahoy wrote:
But what's cool about smoking?

I know, I mean, if you think about it, you're paying to kill yourself slowly. I could never start a habit. I'm always broke.