Does any of you think it's normal to smoke?

I've known lots of people to have smoked, there are hookers who smoke and some posh women smoke too. And my mother smokes, and I consider that the most usual thing, and it special not to smoke or to quit smoking, answer the poll questions and tell me what you think.

It's normal 35
It's normal to smoke like it's cool 5
It's normal to do social smoking 3
It's normal to smoke with your friends 4
Not normal when done in public 2
It's normal to smoke on the street 1
Smoking is not normal 28
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Comments ( 34 )
  • Gspyder

    Normal? Yes. Lethal? Yes. My grandfather died of esophageal cancer (a horrible death) years after quitting because of the damage he had done to himself.

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  • gorillaphant

    Smoking is a very normal activity. People of all social and economic statuses do it. All genders and all cultures do it too. Its been a part of human life since we discovered fire and it isnt going to stop being normal.

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    • Hansberger

      Then in that case, smoke because it's an emblem of peace, as with Amerindian peace pipes, some people only smoke pipes and not cigarettes, perhaps they're replacing pipes of marijuana with pipes of tobacco which I'll be doing at any moment, and I might even switch to disposable e-cigarettes too!

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  • jeebley

    I really like this post.
    Hookers, posh women...segue to -> your mother and cigarettes...Don't want to read too much into this... what was your childhood like, OP? :) Hehe

    Drug addicts smoke too, and Obama, and big fat-cats smoke cigars...who else?...construction workers... air-traffic controllers...

    But seriously, it's not normal at all these days. Smoking is very much frowned upon. I feel like a loser when I light up. It's not as cool as not wearing a seat belt.

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    • Hansberger

      I read in a distinctive American English dictionary the usage of normal, it means what's established to be the most usual or expected, if smoking isn't expected then the odd cigarette is a strange invention.

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      • jeebley

        What about e-cigarettes?

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        • Hansberger

          Very strange the e-cigarettes.

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  • People have been smoking for thousands of years.
    People from all different backgrounds smoke.
    Smoking is therefore normal.
    It's not healthy though.

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    • Hansberger

      Congratulations on such a comment, now I realise (despite what the people I know and distrust think) that smoking is normal, thank you!

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  • Mister_Nobody

    Since about a third of all people smoke, I'd say it is pretty normal. Doesn't make it good, but it is definitely normal.

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  • kelili

    I don't know if it's normal or not but I know for sure that it is damn good!

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    • Hansberger

      Go to the local tobacconist, buy a pack and light up.

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  • LizardSkin

    It's normal, we are creatures of habit.

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  • GinnyWeasley

    I started smoking to fit in. Peer pressure at its best

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    • penisdump

      wingardium nicotinus!

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  • Freedom_

    Smoke what? Crack? Meth? Opiates? Weed?

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    • penisdump

      horse? shrooms? x? in my neighborhood??

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      • Hansberger

        If you're wise enough to look at what I'm inferring, like social smoking, it means tobacco and cigarettes, even cigars, not illegal drugs.

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        • penisdump

          blue vein cigars?

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  • Shiroyasha

    Unfortunately normal. But it depends on the culture as well. In certain places it is even much more common.

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  • Tommythecat.

    Common yes, normal no.

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    • Hansberger

      If smoking is common, does that imply that it's universal? And if it's not normal, does that imply that social groups and authoritative standards don't approve of it, and does it imply that it's not a model for imitation?

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      • Tommythecat.

        Yes yes no.

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  • college

    Smoking is common. However, I've smoked two times in my life and will never do so again. I find it takes a fair amount of effort to become addicted to smoking. It's not a comfortable experience when you're not used to it, so it takes some intention to acquire a want for it.

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    • Hansberger

      Your first cigarette of any kind starts off strong-tasting and making you almost vomit, but then the second cancer stick is relatively mild and you get used to it. :)

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  • Paradiddle

    It may be normal to smoke simply because a large amount of people do it but that doesn't get rid of the fact that the negatives far outnumber the positives. I wouldn't think its the smartest thing to get into due to serious and potentially fatal side effects. Getting into something like this based off of conformity, "Everyone does it so its fine", isn't quite the best way to stay healthy.

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  • yesnomaybeso

    That's a very strange poll!!

    (i am not keen on smoking btw)

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    • Hansberger

      Tell me what makes it strange.

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  • I don't understand the appeal of smoking. I honestly just get annoyed inside when people complain about needing a smoke or not being able to smoke.

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    • penisdump

      its sexy

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