Japan and Smoking

Used to smoke, but it was a drain on me wallet and got in the way of my rugby games. Evil to quit, those things.

23% it's too many smookers >.<

I'm glad that I never started to smoke when I was younger. So figures are currently the only addiction eating away my money. ^^

maybe the samples were too lazy to participate in the survey and choose "used to smoke" and "no" to end it quickly..

Not gonna smoke. Ever. No benefits from smoking + wasting of money. People think they look "cool" when they smoke, but I think otherwise.

I have never smoked in my life and I would never start. It's a disgusting and money draining habit that I don't need. My bad habit is biting my nails, not good, but at least it won't give me cancer and it costs nothing!

I smoke and it's very bad for buying more figure and collectible items
i need to stop for start to emptied my wishlist ^ ^ '

My interests are currently taking a large portion of my money. If I smoke I will go bankrupt.

I will never smoke!!!! The reasons:
1. If I'm smoking, my lifespan will be shorten
2. waste of money

I lol'd at my friends who thinks smokes is macho back during school days.
'Enjoy your addiction, burnt monies and free cancer'.

I smoked during a period of rebellion, but I've been smoke-free for years and will never go back. My dad died from lung cancer when I was a baby and my wife's mom passed away due to complications from smoking too. Smoking is stupid and a waste of money.

BTW, can anyone tell me what's written on that picture? I can only read kana so far and not the best. Don't know if I like the picture or not..

I can never understand how people can put something that stinks so badly into their mouths =S

One thing I liked about Japan was the price of tobacco. IIRC it was about 230 yen for premium brands when I was last there. I miss those prices ;(

Certainly see a ton more smokers in Japan than I have anywhere in the US or Spain.

I did try a stick or 2 when i was in teens, but that was many moons ago....
Not hooked to it and would never will.

Never smoked... dislike smokers... and have no money nor live to smoke...

Never smoked a cig in my life. And never plan to. I actually thought the 23.6% was really high. o_O
I don't think that there are that many around here.

Can't believe that there are people who smoke more than 30 sticks per day. @_@

i, for the life of me cannot understand why people want to engage in such a harmful activity that burns away your $$$ AND your lungs. no offense but to me, smokers aren't very smart people.

i dont smoke. i tried to when i was young but just couldn't get to light the cig. so i threw it away in frustration thinking that i was better off without it.

I don't smoke and never had. Plus smoking would damage your precious figures.

Oh I hate smoking, it smells so ugly! I would be happy if smoking were banned from the world.

Nah...I have never touch this kind of thing. But my father does. I remember when i was a kid, I took one cigarette from my dad and I smell the white-part of the cigarette. And I realize it's smells bad

don't smoke and i don't understand why people smoke? Always asked my friends who smoked.. why do you smoke, what do you feel when you smoke.. Ans: Don't feel anything =_=;

I smoked, then stopped,then started again, then stopped again... the cycle repeats itself. currently I'm in the 'do not smoke' phase.

Smoking serves no good purpose at all. Just don't understand why people can find bliss from smoking. And they smell like car fumes too.

Tried once when I was 10 or so, didn't like it and have never taken up smoking.

I really dislike smokers... smells bad and irritates me to no end. It gets especially bad when half the people on the streets in downtown are smoking. That might be an exaggeration... but I just can't stand it. There have been talks about banning smoking in Toronto though I haven't heard much about it.

Spent 12 of my 28 years smoking. I'll be 2 years quit in February. Still have nic-fits and can't consume alcohol without having a fit either (it's all mental now, the chemical addiction goes away within the first 3-4 days). Was up to 3.5 packs/day for awhile.

Never have, never will. Hate the smell. Bad for your health and those around you. Waste of money. 'Nuff said.

Funny bit about otakus: Most of them don't smoke.
It's a good side. Here in Brazil, I don't see many anime fans smoking too.
Even though I'm currently living in the brazilian city with the highest percentage of smokers.

But unfortunately, I can't say the same for myself.

I do understand people who hate it, who can't understand why, who because they don't smoke, thinks people who smoke is stupid or something.

But to put it bluntly, it's an addiction.
It usually comes to you at a time in your life when you couldn't care less about it being unhealthy.

I also have to say that, to most people, smoking few cigs won't make them addicted.

It's similar to alcohol... you only start liking it after having some drinks.

I also don't think it's cool smoking... I don't smoke too often.

There are periods in a year I smoke more or less, it's usually related to stress, and the most I do is 1 cancer stick a day.

I do it alone, at home, and in late hours.

And I never told anyone to "try it" or anything like that.
But I do smoke, and I can't give reasons. Just the same as I can't really explain why I spent so much money on otaku stuff today when I knew I shouldn't. :P

smoke i do not. rather spend the money on more meaningful stuffs, like figures. ^^;

It's not the percentage that smoke, but how much they smoke that surprises me. :

As for me, I'll never smoke. Besides the obvious (smell, unhealthy, costs) I simply can't do it. I have a very sensitive nose/respiratory system, and I start having trouble breathing just by standing close to someone smoking for a short period of time.

I tried smoking when I was 7 or 8 years old, got really dizzy and was a bad feeling. Never want to smoke again after that. So good thing I started that early otherwise I might really be smoking these days...

been on and off since i was 17 but has never progressed to the pack-a-day habit that most smokers have. most i could handle was up to 10 sticks a day.
i also don't encourage anyone to start on it and have had a sit-down with my siblings about how bad it is. right now i am actually in the OFF phase (hopefully for good).
Also i don't view it as cool, I view it as my own personal affliction and weakness. i think the only reason i ever go back to smoking is because I've had a lot of great memories and conversations while indulging in it.

Tried it when I was in grade school lol! me bros stole one form my grandmother and smoked it, thought "it's cool because grandma does it" Inhaling it a second time was a bad idea though, choked to death. Never did it again ever since, wasnt the same with me bros though.

Cigarettes are absolutely disgusting. I don't even have to try them to know--just walking by a smoker makes me queasy.

Heh, looking at the stats here, looks like a lot of people agree with me.

I really dislike the smell of cigarettes. My English teacher, though an intelligent man, smokes. So...meh.

But smoking is an instant turn-off if I'm looking for a gf.

Was mainly a cigar smoker in the past. Quit for financial (I like good quality cigars) and health reasons.

dude i wonder what korea's smoker stats are i bet there like super high...

As for my comment, I do not smoke.
I truly very agree with loli mania said, that it was waste of money and lifespan will be shorten.
If lifespan is shortened, we will never get to see the good-looking future ahead of us. And also the community, like this, will be just a memory that has embedded early. It's nice to see what would this community be in the future.

I do not smoke.

No way. I hate smokes the most. Any kind of smokes that unpleasant my nose :( smoking always been a dangerous thing.

I don't smoke. tried it once, but never liked it. I've got a lot of friends who do smoke though.

I tried smoking a cuban cigar before knowing how to smoke. I never even touched a regular cigarette. So I tried it, didn't know how to inhale it, gave up after 2 puffs and there was a horrible after taste and i was spitting saliva for awhile.

Tried once out of curiousity, but my body didn't like it.

But many guys around me smoke.

Never tried a cig in my life and proud of it.
I thought the figure for cigs per day would be lower but with more smokers. I know a LOT of people in Japan who only smoke 3-5 a day, including my uncle. Maybe people who only smoke a couple a day don't consider themselves to be "smokers"... "Social smoking" is also a big thing.
Stateside, I know fewer people who smoke but those who do tend to smoke heavily...

So here you can't smoke in the street but you can smoke in bars. Anyone care to explain that to me?

23% does seem very low, it seems to me that a lot of people in Japan smoke.

Never smoked, but always had the idea of the events of smoking. Tried to drink, but that failed and I barfed after drinking like 10ml of red wine. I don`t dislike people who drink/smoke, but I keep my distance.

I don't smoke, will never smoke.
Well, I do smoke second hand smoke in public places -_-
Seriously, the idea of inhaling smoke is stupid enough.

I've never smoked before, and I probably never will. I don't really care much for cigarette smoke, it's also a turn off for me. Although I have a friend that smokes and I really don't have a problem with it. If a person want to smoke then that's their choice, it's not like we don't know the consequences for doing so anymore, they should so whatever makes them happy.

I used to smoke during those american teenage rebellion days.
Then I would have an occasional smoke in my early 20's if I was super stressing out.

But now it's all about trying to prolong my life, try to get back in shape, and stay in shape, while not being a health nut at the same time.

Smoking is like burning money = figures away~ (^_^) Imagine how much you could save if you quit smoking...

I can't stand the smell of cigarette, pipe, cigar or tobacco smoke of any kind. I have enough health problems as is lol.

I smoke , when i was a child i tried it and it wasnt appealling to me so i didnt smoke until i was 15 years old and i was in troubles ( yeah that was stupid ) yes when you are very young you don't care about health or anything and you fall in this kind of things smoke, drink , etc at least here is not that expensive ( like 3 dollars every pack) i have tried to quit but is difficult why? head hurts, stomach hurts, you cant concentrate , and many other things so maybe im stupid but i smoke, at least 5 per day and not more than 10 per day.
( here it doesnt look cool to smoke, people here really hate smokers )

never smoked in my life....but i'm one of the few that can stand the smell and hang out with my friends @ the smoke pit....

My dad let me take a puff of a cigar he was smoking when I was a kid. That horrible taste is probably the best smoking deterrent there is.

If you went through a packet of smoke each day, after 10 days you should be able to buy a figure with the money you just used. I don't smoke cause I'm not in the cool group =)

Although I'm not sure about Japan, I know in China a LOT of people smoke, adults and teens alike.

Am planning to quit very soon, as it is just draining my wallet of $$ and making my lungs black and crispy.

I don't smoke and I never intend to, though I have to admit I'm really somewhat curious about the experience. I can imagine it trying it out then ending the experience after one inhalation and a lot of coughing.

That was one of the hard things to get used to when I was stationed in Japan. Ive always lived in California where it was, and is, getting closer and closer to being illegal all together. Hate the smell of smoke.

don't smoke unless U count 2nd hand smoke lol my dad is a chain smoker ^^; I know my sis is trying to quit (hopefully she has already did) Smoking is bad, don't think I will even try ^^;

Never did smoke. Came close, but no. Besides, I can't stand smokers and drinkers.

Funny thing is that I did drink, but very little. I stopped while I was ahead. If I do drink now, it's so that my brothers stop complaining that I don't drink. My siblings are very stubborn when it comes to alcohol actually.

Thanks to my asthma, I'll never going to start smoking.
Never plan to start at all.

mmm, ive taken biology and know people who smoke.

after learning more about the pathogens and the stuff not revealed in smoking, it discouraged me more...

and plus yah, the smell is just horrible, it seeps into everything and lingers around.

Good thing i stopped smoking.
my money now goes all the way for figure, plamo and books.
and yes it took a lot of money to keep up with an otaku's hobby.
imagine if i were still smoking, i would go bankrupt and had lot of debt for sure.

Thirty-one or more cigarettes a day - wow!

never smoked and any ideas of that was killed in middle school when science teacher showed a real healthy lung and a black lung with a tumor on it caused by smoking to us...

Smoking killed the majority of my family before I even met them.. soooo yea. No smoking for me. I have other things to spend money on and potentially kill myself with. lol

Never smoked before. I hate it when you go to places where lots of people are smoking and the smell sticks to your clothes. I do notice that Asia has a lot of smokers. It's probably one of, if not the biggest market for tobacco companies.

I also have asthma so no smoking for me. Also it seems like I'm allergic to alcohol and starbucks coffee for some reason.

It never ceases to amaze me that a culture so advanced in every other respect is so entangled with such a debilitating habit.

I will never smoke, its slow suicide.

I guess you see it in a lot of anime: the 'cool' or 'grown-up' people smoke.
Leaves me to wonder when the idea of being a gentleman changed from pipes to a piece of paper stuck in your mouth. (not saying that pipes are okay to smoke)
Too much peer pressure I guess?

Many people in my family smoke, though I'v avoided it >.<
I won't lie about trying it ... it tasted horrible x_X

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Only know of a few people who smoke, but they do it recreationally anyway. Scare Smoke Campaigns in Australia keep us scared ^^!

I don't smoke, never did and will never do it. Whenever I end up being in a place where people smoke I get a headache and the following day I have infections in the air flow (I don't know the English word for the stuff the air passes though between the nose and the throat). I used to have quite a lot of sickdays before I realised this connection.

A result of this is that I can't be anywhere where people smoke. This has resulted in loss of contact with people (smokers and friends of smokers tend to see smoking bans as a result of control freaks) and that I can't go to places like bars. Imagine that: going to a bar and get sick even without drinking. Luckily uni banned smoking everywhere in all buildings not long ago and all public transportation banned it like 5-10 years ago.

I really wonder what's so special about tobacco smoke since I don't get infections of other kinds of smoke (gas/diesel exhaust/burning wood/coal/oil/whatever).

No I never tried smoking. Growing up and watching my parents smoke I knew it was bad for your health. Unfortunately they didn't stop smoking until it was too late and my father died from lung cancer. They also put me off drinking too, now I just have water and fruit juice.

Forgot to add, I don't have a problem with smoking in films and animes. I'm glad the UK has followed Singapore with having graphic images on cigarette packets. Hopefully it'll put young people off like it did me, as I almost merlion on the floor when I first saw them.

yep i smoke but not so much as i used to. i could smoke 2 packs a day but now i mostly stick to 1 pack a week or so. but thats just when i'm out for a drink at home i smoke the good stuff, like Turkish tobacco, or some Cubans. thats the what smoking is! so before you say "blah smoking" i would suggest trying some Turkish apple tobacco with honey. then talk about bad smells and stuff. what i wonder is are any pot-heads on DC? cuz i smoke a lot of green and just want to know if there are any out there ^^;

i hate cigarets, cigars, pipes or anything as such!!! >_<

personally, smokers pay for their own death!!!

on top of that, they drag along those who doesn't smoke, because 2nd hand smokers (non-smokers that are close to smokers and inhale their smoke) can also be killed by their cigarets!!!

I grew up with a phobia of cigarettes, I can't even bring myself to touch them, lol, and even handling packages of them makes my skin crawl. Not that I have anything against smokers, my parents even smoke, but even the thought of it just creeps me out.

I dislike cigarettes since childhood and I often had asthma, so I never picked up that habit. When I moved to Kuala Lumpur to pursue my studies this year, that sense of dislike turns into extreme hate, because everyone here seems to smoke more cigarettes than the number of candles on Tutankhamun's birthday cake.

Once, I stayed in a rented house where 7 out of 10 of the occupants frickin' smoke. Worse, they'll turn anything they could find in the house (thrown baked bean cans, bowls, even my #$%@in' coffee mug!) into frickin' ashtrays! Glad I moved out on October and now renting out at a nicer place where none of the occupants smoke.

I smoke. It's not something i'm proud of and i hardly think it makes me look cool. BUT!! I am a little shocked by some comments on here. For example: "Anyone who smokes is stupid" REALLY Because i think someone who is so narrow minded that they pass judgement on someones intellectual ability based on a habit they have developed to be pretty stupid myself.

It is a choice one makes like snorting a line of cocaine, shooting up heroine, eating too much junk food, or spending 200$ a month on figures. Everyone is welcome to their own opinions, but i bet you if Danny said he smoked you wouldn't all lay on all these god awful comments. You think i enjoy the fact that i have a bad habit? Unless you have been addicted to something in your life, you really have no room to condone my actions and lifestlye.

"i hate smokers" "smokers are disgusting" Do you folks believe your own lies? Lets agree on this: Smokers like normal people contain all ranges and facets of society. And don't give me that second hand smoke crap. We can't smoke in any public places in my state so unless you are coming over to my house stop your whining!

It is only natural for someone to get defensive about something they do. What if the article was about addictions to buying figures or spending too much health care time with imaginary cartoon characters? Would you all be condoning the lifestyles of those folks. HMM based on some of the figure collections i've seen i'd say those could be called addictions as well.

Never liked the smell and it always made me cough. Someone once told me I'll just get used to it but seriously I never have and neither do I care to do get use to it.

from your past articles i thought that more people smoke than the data listed here

Yeah, I actually smoke, but its not really worth it since every single person out here wants to tell you to either quit or get cancer quikly.
To bad that only makes me more of a ''rebel'' tough :P.

i hate the smell, it makes me want to vomit. here there is a new law that prohibits smoking in public places such as resturants and coffee shops, however it is not enforced...

No and never will. Can't bear the smell. Plus, you will end up with all sorts of bad stuffs with your health. Not to mention, waste of money too.

Same here, I never smoke but I have a bunch of friends who do...

I still remember my very first smoke is a coffee-favor cigar when I was 14, then try on a vary range of brand then rested on Lucky Strike & B&H cigarette as an occasional smoker.

When 18 I picked up minor smoking habit on mini cigar & big roll cigar only, mostly when I'm outdoor. Until a year down the road, I fallen sick & cough very badly for few weeks, so I went to a doctor & had an X-ray, it shown my lung had a zillion of tiny white spots all across my lung, it freaked me out as I thought it's cancer cells.

So I told my doctor I'd only been smoking cigars all these while, why the damage is still so heavy? The doc said it's all the same, it's still nicotine regardlessly, then I shouted it's not fair, I'm paying 10X times more expensive for a cigar than cigarette!

After I'd gotten better from that time, I never smoke any nicotine again........... Lesson learned.

never smoked, never will. I prefer my lungs healthy :)

I find no need for it...As health goes downhill if...anyone starts..

Collects lighters and owns a few boxes of ciggies but never puffed one - hard to believe, eh?

i love how of the people that smoked 32% of em smokes 16-20 sticks a day.. thats insane... though i've seen people do it when they get seriously stressed...

I only smoke when I am at a bar or when i am super stressed.

i would only smoke when I go out drinking with my friends to the bar, but now I cut out smoking in general and try to live a healthier like.

smoked for ~7-8 years with sporadic breaks in between. currently i'm off for 6 weeks and giving my best to stay off ^^ although i'm aware of the consequences caused by smoking... sometimes i still get caught by a heavy demand for a cigarette ... damn mental addiction!

The amount of smoking...especially in restaurants was the most dispieasing thing I found about being in Japan. I was shocked to see so many people smoking. There is no way that that 26% is correct.

16 to 20 cigs a day?! That's a bit much

I don't smoke, never will.

Never smoked. Never will. I also immediately lose interest in a girl when I see her smoking, which is sometimes frustrating when they're really cute ^^;

tried one cigarette but tasted bad and i think smokinging is a waste of money.

I've never smoked and (probably) never will. I used to begrudge people who did. I sincerely regret that now.

I was on holiday last year when the ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into effect. A normally vibrant - if quiet - little place on the Lincolnshire coast literally died on July 1. Pubs and arcades deserted because people can't smoke in them, or have to smoke outside in the wettest summer in my memory, really does suck the joy out of proceedings. I hope the place has weathered the storm - I haven't been this year, and we were friends with a lot of the folks there.

never quite get the thrill of breathing in burning air lol, maybe the nicotine and chemicals makes u "high" which really is actually intoxicating.

Who the hell would willingly spend a fortune for cancer on a stick?!

...

Wait, why do I even need to ask for a reason?!

Frankly, it's a seroius drain on finances. The problem it that it makes you feel gooooodd......

Never smoked before and never will. Cancer has claimed pretty much all of my great grandparents (males at an earlier age) and is now after my grandparents. My grandma has smoked since 14. Shes in her 70s now with 1/3 a kidney left, lung cancer, and bone cancer. NOT worth it. I don't care if I don't get smoke breaks on the ship.

I've tried it once or twice but never saw whats so alluring about it and never did it again. Maybe its just me but That once or twice I tried cigarettes just disgusted me and I couldn't see why people like them, other than the fact that its probably peer pressure and since everyone else says its good you might convince yourself to think the same.

I used to smoke once long times ago for one reason that's because it's look just cool. But I quit in the end 'cuz I can't stand with its smell.

I've never smoked. The smell is always so disgusting.

I've never smoked in my life but the jobs I've had at processing plants I might as well have smoked 10 packages a day . Plus I'm allergic to cigarette smoke and had slight asthma for some years . I couldn't smoke even if i wanted to but i do have the desire to try it .

I downright HATE cigarrettes, they are disgusting, have absolutely no flavour and do no good for your body.

Now, while some may not agree - i got no problem with rolling tobacco and have a few puffs from my friends freshly-rolled cigarrettes sometimes - completely different taste (especially if it's some of that scented or flavoured tobacco) and because the filters are almost 100% cotton or something the likes of cotton, it's not as harmful (no tar, which is what screws up your lungs).

What do you guys say?

I smoke, but ever since i moved to Singapore from Jakarta, the price for Cigarettes has been a bomb to my wallet.... Been cutting my nicotine intake ever since...

I love to quit someday, and yeah, i know.. it's cliche.

The picture is an awesomeness though... is there any link to a hi-res one?? It's been hard to find a picture of a moe 2-D girl with a ciggy at hand.

I have allergy to some cigarettes and alcohol, so I'm a pure blood with a pure mind, omg I can see butterflies too.

dont smoke but my wife recently started... unfortunatly :( wish she'd quit

me dun like smoking and drinking alcohol! > <

I would rather spend my money on figures, that's all. Fumes from paint are probably just as bad as smoke so I don't really care about the health issue.

Wow. Well it seems that most people {a} hate cigarettes, {b} hate smokers, {c} think smoking/smokers are stupid, {d} think smokers are ugly, etc. Hmmm. Well, I smoke. I especially like Mild Seven Lights-- the best cigarettes come from Japan. I think that as far as smoking habits go, Japan has some of the most considerate and conscientious smokers in the world-- there are even designated smoking areas all over the place-- even in Narita Airport; it's wonderful. Japan is also the only place I've seen where personal/portable ashtrays are widely available. I use one.

I smoke about 4 or 5 a day I guess, sometimes more on weekends/vacation. One of the reasons I love Japan is that smokers still have the option of enjoying a smoke after meals inside the restaurant. It's so nice and relaxing-- a great way to end a meal (for my wife and I, anyway).

In many areas of Tokyo, smoking while walking around on the street is now illegal; in Shinjuku there are anti-smoking police that will force you to put your cigarette out. That's fine-- there are plenty of designated smoking areas all over the place. Smoking has recently been banned on all Shinkansen trains, too, which kinda sucks.

I also drink alcohol from time to time and I think that cigarettes and alcohol go together very nicely. Not smoking in an Izakaya? That's silly to me. Non-smoking sections are a great idea for those that do not wish to smoke.

Well anyway-- It's my personal choice whether to do it, and I enjoy it. My wife and I will be quitting soon so that we can have healthy children, however, we like smoking. Most people seem to think I'm a pretty nice guy and consider me to be relatively smart (so they say anyway). I certainly do not think my wife is stupid or ugly (or smelly-- she brushes her teeth after almost every cigarette). It seems that smokers are *GREATLY* outnumbered in this discussion so I decided to present our side.

I know how you feel. Sometimes is feels like everyone and their mother smokes in Richmond.

I never smoke, but I'm not bothered by cigarette smoke.

I never got hooked on cigarettes even though I used to smoke a lot when I was younger. Never really tried to stop either, I just sort of forgot about them. I still buy a pack of cigarettes on time to time though (once a year maybe) as I really like smoking and the smell of tobacco, but they are a bit expensive and I do like other unhealthy pleasures more (like chocolate).

Wish I could make tobacco disappear.... oh well...

Never smoked. Never even tried smoking. Am not going to try any time soon, either.

Money is better invested in other stuffs. :3

I just noticed how "clean" the otaku community on dannychoo.com is!
An astonishing 84% "No"!
I'm guessing smoking is a very social habit, exclusive to the kind of "social group" one belongs to. I RARELY see a smoker at an anime convention or any otaku related social gathering for that matter.

used to but not for long, about a month or so, then I quit for good.

I've been wondering about those smokers, defending, claiming their rights or stuff. Okay, it's their rights I admit but don't they care about those poeple around them which they care so much? Their wife, husband, kids, daughters, friends, father, mother?

My friend got her lung cancer because of her father, she died recently, her father then quit for good. May her rest in peace.

I dislike cigarettes to the point that, when the day comes where I earn shitloads of money, I'll buy over every single cigarette company and factory, and then disband them all at once while sending all the tobacco (maybe drugs can join in if there's space) in the world on a rocket into the sun. Good riddance. I want my clean air back. =)

Mmm. Touchy subject -_-

I just thought of two scenarios regarding this topic.
Scenario 1:
Person A assaults person B, strips him naked and throws him into a pile of snow. B ends up getting ill and have to stay at home for a week recovering.

Scenario 2:
Person A smokes heavily and B can't avoid being exposed to 2nd hand smoking. B's health can't stand smoke and he ends up getting ill and have to stay at home for a week to recover. (I personally tried this one several times with me playing the role of B >.<)

Conclusion:
In the first scenario A could be charged for assault and sued for lost payment for a week. In the other scenario then B has to deal with the financial loss himself because A was only using his liberal rights to smoke. We can't agree on anything here because the smokers yell liberty and non-smokers takes the viewpoint of B. Surely there is strong viewpoints and not so strong ones, but it's more or less how it is. I don't think scenario 1 would be a touchy subject as I presume most if not all would claim A to be a bad guy who shouldn't be allowed to act like that.

whoa i have never smoked but u know people tell my that those lil smikkers(ciggarettes)are realy a guzler with ur money?!!!!?!?!

Sorry to say that, but smoking are for losers.

Because my father smoked for years it ended up contributing to his death (even though he quit twenty years before his death) because the smoke had deteriorated his lungs. He suffered so much the last few years of his life because he had smoked. I would not wish that suffering on anyone.

I never smoked before and I never will. Whenever I'm around someone who smokes I can't stand it nor can I even breathe. Smoke just really bothers me for some reason. > . <

Besides, I can spend my money on much better things and stay healthy. <3

I don't do smoking though I tried it - just to see what it was. I have a schoolfriend who coughs as an old pensioner when he inhales the smoke from the cigarettes. Today he did it again. Mhm! Smoking sucks BIG time!

Never tried to smoke, cuz i´m 2 avaricious to start smoking. I only spend my money on stuff i really want and then i buy a lot of them (anime, manga).

i could never stand the smell of nicotine, but i did smoke some apple hasihsh. have also smoked some weed, just to see what being high was like. to me was a feeling of good chillness, but would only smoke on very very rare occasions.

Never smoked, never will. Smokers smell awfull, and the price.. Many of my realtives have died from a lung cancer, so, I think I'll pass that.

No smoking in my house. I hate that smell. I don't understand how people can spent money on something that turns into a smelly smoke.

figurine money >>> ciggies

i've been smoking on and off for the past 7 years. i only do it to relieve stress or when i'm enraged at something or someone.

i can live with cigarettes...its dip that bugs me

me i never smoked, have heart and lung problems due to my mom smoking

just tried it ounce at my early teens luckily for me i never like it and never tried it again
besides smoking KILL

I'm the same as you, except I had asthma, no longer. Hate the smell and I lost family to those evil sticks.
I've never actually been to Japan, but that seems like a surprisingly large amount. Wonder how much of that's due to American influence.

I smoke some hookah with my friends sometimes, but other than that I don't smoke!

i dont kno why kids somke these days...