• Pratai@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    The problem isn’t that they’re smokers, it’s that they’re inconsiderate assholes that happen to smoke. I was a smoker for 30+ years and would NEVER have done any of that. Ever. To anyone.

    Granted, I’ve quit for quite some time… still. Your issue is that your friends are assholes. Not smokers.

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      10 months ago

      Current smoker here. I couldn’t imagine lighting up in someone’s car much less their house. I don’t even smoke in my own car if a non smoker is in it.

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        10 months ago

        Back when i was a smoker i wouldnt even smoke in my car only outside, ive always hated the smell of cars (and houses) that were smoked in. Plus the yellowing from the smoke is fucking disgusting 😅

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          10 months ago

          That’s very true. Very sad, though it still doesn’t excuse bad behavior. I get it, I do. I had that monkey on my back for decades. But that was my choice, not other people’s, which meant it was my obligation to be a good smoker and be respectful of public spaces in particular, and shared spaces in general.

          Addiction is brutal for sure, even “just” nicotine.

          • About that last point… Even something basic as sugar is addictive as hell. We just don’t notice because it’s in everything we eat.

            I decided to cut out sugar from my drinks and found myself genuinely addicted to milk. I wondered why that was and decided to check what milk contains. Turns out milk contains trace amounts of natural sugars!