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I've been noticing a lot more cigarette smoking going on out in public lately.
Are they back? Is it just my area?
Are they back? Is it just my area?
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Whats your area
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Eww, don't tell me the kids are dressing and smoking like Archie Bunker now.
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He’s in MPLS, I think ppl are dabbling
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Yes people smoke cigs heavily in New York State and nyc . I was a smoking New Yorker myself but I quit .. smoking cigs ain’t never been me.
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No. Everyone is vaping. Not any healthier, but I rarely see cigs still.
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When did it stop?
Plenty cig addicted NYers around me.
Can't really be compared to vaping especially the way ppl vape. Ain't no vape breaks.
Plenty cig addicted NYers around me.
Can't really be compared to vaping especially the way ppl vape. Ain't no vape breaks.
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Never went away. You can't do it in public almost anywhere, so maybe you see it less. And vaping is less sensibly offensive and easier to hide, so maybe it became more popular with kids. But every gas station in the country is fully stocked at all times, and they're not going on sale. Plenty of smokers still addicted and partaking.
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Some of y'all legit never leave your neighborhood 
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Cigs are gross
At this point I’d rather smell weed than a cigarette
At this point I’d rather smell weed than a cigarette
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which area you live in?
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yes the kids are smoking again, they think its a natural alternative to the vape
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I haven't noticed it much in long island or manhattan. Mostly vapes still.
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I saw a story about cigs not being popular in I think Sweden or some other Scandinavian country. Instead they carry containers of nicotine that don't have tobacco and put it on the gums in their mouth. So they get the nicotine high and studies show there hasn't been an increase in mouth cancer.
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Haven’t noticed any uptick in cigarette use but after going out for the first time in a few years these vapes and stuff are more common then ever
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ive noticed the Zyn pouches and vapes more than cigs
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They never went anywhere, tbh.
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i don’t even know what a vape is or what those pens are. i always think there’s weed in there but that can’t be right
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I started smoking/chewing gums at age 28. Benefits I've noticed
-Increased focus/concentration. With energy drinks, I never really felt the caffeine kick in but now it's like an explosion. My hand-eye coordination is ridiculous...it's like playing a video game that was on advanced mode on easy mode, the controller loosens up and isn't as rigid
-One beer hits like two. I get way more faded without having to drink much more. 50 cents for a cig vs 2 bucks for an extra beer (and having to go pee afterwards)
-At work, we only get a 30 min lunch, and two fifteens. But in between those, as a smoker I can take additional 10 minute breaks. I'm damn near getting an extra hour in breaks.
-It just facilitates conversations that would never happen if you didn't smoke. During these extended breaks, these older guys would walk up to me rambling about random stuff and I'd just nod my head and say "yup". Turns out 2 of them were upper management and put in a good word for me during my formal review. Up until that point I never got more than than a standard 3% pay raise but last year I got 6% and this year I got 10%.
-Like a second puberty, my voice has dropped and gotten deeper/gruffier. I was at the bank on Friday and there was this young Teller fresh out of school. As soon as I handed her my ID and told her what I needed, I noticed her demeanor got more bubblier/girly like. This happens all the time and never happened in my early 20s.
Now the key to all this, is that I never smoke a full pack (20 cigs) in one day. Thats the threshold when your clothes start reeking, your teeth yellow out and breath smells bad. Psychological effects like being highly irritable and ready to fight at the slightest inconvenience.
If it's raining any more than a slight sprinkle, I don't bother. So I estimate it's 6-7 per day, and on weekends I sometimes don't smoke at all. Your stereotypical smoker on the other hand has a pack a day habit, and is too stupid to buy a full carton and only pay the tax once. They probably spend an extra $150 a month than me, just based on the volume and tax.
That sends them down a never ending spiral of scratch off lottery tickets, driving 15-25 year old Altimas and Sentras with no AC/heat on suspended licenses and expired registration, Payday loans, Rent to Own stores, having multiple roommates in their 40s.
-Increased focus/concentration. With energy drinks, I never really felt the caffeine kick in but now it's like an explosion. My hand-eye coordination is ridiculous...it's like playing a video game that was on advanced mode on easy mode, the controller loosens up and isn't as rigid
-One beer hits like two. I get way more faded without having to drink much more. 50 cents for a cig vs 2 bucks for an extra beer (and having to go pee afterwards)
-At work, we only get a 30 min lunch, and two fifteens. But in between those, as a smoker I can take additional 10 minute breaks. I'm damn near getting an extra hour in breaks.
-It just facilitates conversations that would never happen if you didn't smoke. During these extended breaks, these older guys would walk up to me rambling about random stuff and I'd just nod my head and say "yup". Turns out 2 of them were upper management and put in a good word for me during my formal review. Up until that point I never got more than than a standard 3% pay raise but last year I got 6% and this year I got 10%.
-Like a second puberty, my voice has dropped and gotten deeper/gruffier. I was at the bank on Friday and there was this young Teller fresh out of school. As soon as I handed her my ID and told her what I needed, I noticed her demeanor got more bubblier/girly like. This happens all the time and never happened in my early 20s.
Now the key to all this, is that I never smoke a full pack (20 cigs) in one day. Thats the threshold when your clothes start reeking, your teeth yellow out and breath smells bad. Psychological effects like being highly irritable and ready to fight at the slightest inconvenience.
If it's raining any more than a slight sprinkle, I don't bother. So I estimate it's 6-7 per day, and on weekends I sometimes don't smoke at all. Your stereotypical smoker on the other hand has a pack a day habit, and is too stupid to buy a full carton and only pay the tax once. They probably spend an extra $150 a month than me, just based on the volume and tax.
That sends them down a never ending spiral of scratch off lottery tickets, driving 15-25 year old Altimas and Sentras with no AC/heat on suspended licenses and expired registration, Payday loans, Rent to Own stores, having multiple roommates in their 40s.
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Somebody probably done made a quarter mill off loosies
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So if you smoke 19 cigs a day, your clothes won't stink?
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Most people I know do the vape crap. Very few I know smoke cigs but when I smell it; it’s disgusting
My dad was a smoker so I was used to it for first half of my life
But now it’s awful. I used to hate the way weed smelled too, I don’t smoke either one but I’ll take a weed smell all day as weird as that sounds
I do smoke cigars here and there and yes it sucks too but can’t stand people who smell like an ashtray 24/7
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How much is a pack or Newports nowadays?
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