Well... I started Smoking Weed before Ciggys, I guess when I was younger it was hard to get weed so I turned to ciggys... big mess up there

reason I started to smoke hmmm I don't Drink...

i've been smoking cigarettes since i was about twelve (i know man, i know) and i've been smoking weed since my first year of highschool

Nope

I don't smoke, and if it were up to me smoking in any public place would be banned. To my mind it's selfish as other people have to breathe in second hand smoke, which (regardless of possible health effects) is disgusting.

If someone chooses to smoke in the comfort of their own home, however, my view is that it's their decision, and their lungs that are being damaged, so I don't go as far as some people and say it should be banned completely.

Thank god it's not up to you.

Do you dress up in Nazi uniforms and masturbate to the idea of a fascist state as well?

Considering most places don't even allow you to smoke indoors anymore you can just walk around them or ignore them.

True, I could have made it clearer before-hand that my lung operations were not related to smoking but that wasn't the point of my umm, point, the point was that even after a health problem affecting my lungs I continued to smoke... Probably to piss off my physioterrorist, after the pleurectomy and stapling of the bulae (and later a chemical pleurodesis, which hurts btw) I had to exercise on an exercise bike, the terrorist ramped the difficulty up just to make me suffer, evil woman.



Well yes, that's just rude, generally I tend not to stand on people when I smoke



Over here it's illegal to smoke in an enclosed public space, which includes bars, bus shelters, under an umbrella (ok, that last ones a lie but that word looks nice) so the problem then became that we have pubs which are several hundred years old, or newer ones from the 19th century that have decades of smoke pollution on their walls, furniture and such, get rid of the smell of ciggies and you end up having the smell of stale beer, or the guy standing next to you who hasn't showered in 3 months because it takes him away from his whiskey!



I could argue that I use a motorbike for transport, in the UK, you know about our weather patterns right? Not much fun to be had in riding a motorbike when it's pouring with rain, cold and your helmet steams up so you can't see a thing, open your visor and the rain soaks your glasses so you can see even less, okay, maybe that is exciting in a "hell yeah, lemme see if I can avoid them rainbow indicators that I can't see.... wheeeeeeee" kind of way.

I don't smoke out of joy, I smoke because I'm addicted, quitting the addiction itself is easy, it's quitting the habits you pick up from smoking that's a pain in the neck, sitting down at the computer, get a coffee and boom, you habitually reach for a smoke, settle down to watch Top Gear, habit dictates you reach for a smoke, it's that stupid habit that makes quitting smoking an annoyance, so I gave up giving up

I've got asthma, and while it would be possible for me to smoke it would be more trouble than its worth.

The main reason for a person NOT to start smoking is the cost. At about 5$ a pack, think of all the cool stuff you could buy with that!
If your fine with paying that its your money so go on with your bad self.
and yeah, blah blah blah smoking is bad for you blah blah but we all will die eventually. When its your time, its your time. So do what you want but do it knowing your consequenses and dont regret it.

i dont smoke my opinion on it is its fine if you do it but i just dont like the people that smoke it for no aparent reason at all like they do it just to look kool. if your the type of person thats stressed all the time then go for it. my ex girlfriend smokes like shes been doing it for years although she stoped because i told her that i dont like but we broke up so she has continued to do it. also if you have any condition that smoking may make more severe than you should stay away as much as possible

As others above have mentioned, nicotine is a stimulant - it does NOT help the nerves relax. It isn't the cigarettes that help people relax, it's the part where they take a 5 minute break to go outside, take deep breathes and chat with some friends. It would in fact be MORE relaxing if you did all of that without taking a stimulant.

That is the weirdest thing. Also very unattractive. -.-
Maybe try out cigarillos instead of cigarettes because the smell isn't as bad for others around you.

No.

Nicotine releases dopamine and serotonin, which I would call relaxing.

A nice cigarette after a long day of work -- very relaxing.

I'd smoke opium, if I could get it...

No I don't, it's a disgusting habit that killed both of my parents