For years now, I've had friends and family members who smoke, and over the whole time, I'm 16, so for about 6 years I've seen my friends smoke (did I mention, they are the same age as me?) and am I abnormal for not seeing the "cool-ness" of it? I mean, I've tried it once and it left the worst taste in my mouth..ever! I can seriously not see myself smoking in the future, it's gross. Am I the only one who thinks smoking is just plain stupid?
2007-01-13 12:25:36 · 61 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
i dont. i luv my lungs. stay nicotine free. your lungs'll luv u 4 it
2007-01-13 12:33:52 · answer #1 · answered by krazy_alzan 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You are not the only one and there is no appeal to smoking. It certainly does not make you a man or a woman. It is gross and people who smoke are putting none smokers at a higher risk of getting lung cancer. Do you watch the commercials about smokers on T.V.? My favorite one has arms and legs in a number of trash cans in NYC. The ad says more people die every day than there are trash cans in New York City.
Another fact is the great majority of people who have smoked for at least 5 years will say they wished they had never started smoking. Smoking is MORE addictive than any illegal drug. And since it is legal to buy and smoke cigars and cigarettes it makes it that much harder to quit.
Did you know that cigarettes were originally meant for women? Cigars were smoked by men and the tobacco industries wanted to have an appeal to a much bigger clientele, so they started making cigar-ettes. If you school mascot was an eagle the boys ball team would be the Eagles and the girls team would be the Eaglettes.
Have you ever read the warnings on the cigarettes pack? Why would anyone even start smoking. The first time you do it will always make you sick. Which goes against all logic. if you try something and it makes you sick why would you keep trying it.
Please don't smoke young man. I want you to be an old man some day.
2007-01-13 12:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by Average Joe 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If smoking is an issue for you, you might want to check out the movie Thank You for Smoking. It came out on video 10-03. It goes a long way to make smoke seem stupid. If you're 16, you are doing yourself a favour by staying smoke-free. It is a gross habit.
2007-01-13 12:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I like to say I was so glad when someone finally explained the advantages of smoking to me. It really opened my eyes. Their next question is what ARE the advantages of smoking? Then I can say, you're kidding right? Surely smokers, of all people understand the benefits. Like it satisfies the need for a cigarette for about 15 minutes.
2007-01-13 12:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by charlie at the lake 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First off you are definitely not crazy, secondly I want to congratulate you for being true to yourself by not falling into the nicotine trap. This is a very dangerous, expensive trap that millions of people fall into and can't seem to climb out of. I was in that trap for about 15 years before I finally and completely climbed out of it after trying to for several years. As for you being abnormal, who knows! What's normal? As for the "coolness" of smoking, it's NOT cool at all. It is an unhealthy, stinky, expensive habit that not only leaves a terrible taste in your mouth but can & does kill millions. Yes smoking is definitely stupid!!
2007-01-13 13:27:26 · answer #5 · answered by Donna J 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If it is cool, you pay a price now for being different. Years down the road, the cool smokers will lose half their jaw, throat, or lungs, and they will pay their price at that time. You must choose which price you would rather pay. The hard part is that you pay your price now but they pay their price years down the road. But when they make their payment to the god of cancer one day, they will try to escape but will find they are trapped - you though will be home free showing sympathy for their endless suffering. You will be more cool then, especially since you won't have to be carved up or shriveled up, or breathless with a tube in your nose dragging an airtank behind you. It is not cool to drag a metal airtank around wherever you go.
2007-01-13 12:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by lumiere 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope. Smoking is stupid to start, especially now that everyone knows the facts about it. The cool-ness of it comes from the fact that you have to 18+ to smoke, it makes them feel older. You are right in not wanting to smoke.
2007-01-13 12:29:15 · answer #7 · answered by rk_elkins 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i think it's a nasty habit too. I think the ban should be enforced sooner personally- only because i think it's so wrong to expect non smokers to inhale second hand smoke. If i wanted to smoke i'll take a fresh one and smoke it out! Quite frankly- i'm quite fond of my lungs
2007-01-13 12:40:55 · answer #8 · answered by antagonist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well done you!!!
i just tried to quit smoking after 10 years and it is the hardest thing i have ever tried to do, as it is i am feeling much better in myself, i dont smell so horrid and food tastes much better, not to mention the benifits in the gym and sex.
anyone who can withstand the peer pressure to smoke gets a thumbs up from me.
Smokers are just week, i know cause i was one.
well done you
You are not strange just wise beond your years,
2007-01-19 13:26:58 · answer #9 · answered by smile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all i think that some people think some things are cool over people do not. You might dislike the smell and the adverts on tv saying how ill you can get when you do smoke.
i think good for u that you don't smoke. There are lots of health risks involved.
2007-01-13 13:37:12 · answer #10 · answered by revolutionofthefuturegeneration 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no but maybe smart ...but don't condemn your smoking friends just because you lucky to have missed this addiction ..there are other trials down the road so good luck ..don't be such a purities ...me whatever ...get a life smoking been about for centuries ..why don't you target 4x4 drivers instead ..or people who drink ..or just focus on your studies
2007-01-21 11:21:12 · answer #11 · answered by bobonumpty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋