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Smoking - A Rant Need to get this off my chest.

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Posted 25 September 2004 - 10:24 PM

Yeah, that was me who was wondering about that. Thanks for the information, Jariten.
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Posted 25 September 2004 - 11:32 PM

QUOTE (Amber-Nicole @ Sep 26 2004, 04:19 AM)
Personally, I don't have a problem with smokers, or consider them bad people. I just think it's a nasty habit. It's not healthy, it smells horrible, it makes my allergies flare up. I could never hang out with a smoker, or date one. That's just because it grosses me out. I'm the same way about anyone who has a nasty addiction to alcohol, or anything else that's unpleasant like that. Not that I'm always against alcohol. It's okay now and then, and I do have friends who smoke now and then, and manage to not be addicted to the stuff. But when the stuff is a consant habit, and the smell is always there, it just doesn't smell very hygenic. So I choose to avoid chain smokers, when possible.

I agree with every word of that.

What I don't understand is why people start smoking in the first place. I mean, I've been swamped with anti-smoking propagander for as long as I can remember, and anti-drug education for nearly as long. I know that every other member of my generation had to sit through the same crap. So knowing all that, why the hell do people start? Sorry to say it Chyld, but I hold people who take illegal drugs personally responsible for my years of boring drug-ed. But to get back to the topic, why do people start smoking?

Thirdly, I have a proposal for the stopping of smoking. Mellisa said it earlier that she regrets having started. I find this is a fairly common viewpoint of the people who buy cigarettes from the grocery store I work at. As such, I would guess that people in this position would combat prohibition, but have no problem with prevention? As it stands in Australia, you need to be 18 years old to purchase cigarettes. If you look young, you will be carded. What I propose is that next year, we extend the limit to 19 years. The year after that, 20 years and so on. Therefore, people 18 this year can continue to smoke, people younger cannot start. Sure, it may drive smoking underground, but if thats the case, it will be in their own homes where it isn't going to harm others.

Unfortunatly, I realise that there are political problems with this, especially with the size of the tobacco industry. JYAMG mentioned earlier that perhaps all political parties should join together on the same side of the issue. I hate to say it, as I would love smoking to be banned from any public place, but that just rings of corruption. Whats the point of voting in our leaders if they all stand for the same thing?

So, that was a lot longer then I expected. Oh well, hopefully its not all stupid.
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Posted 26 September 2004 - 12:02 AM

Standing together on one issue isn't a problem, Sime. Anyway, our Australian political parties share all the same policies already. The Labour Party is slightly better than than that damn Liberal party (and that wretched John Howard) but only slightly.
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Posted 26 September 2004 - 12:08 AM

I agree with you all in that I don't think smokers are "bad people," but it does make me sad to see people get sucked into the habit. Growing up hearing my loved ones go into violent coughing fits every morning wasn't too pleasant.

I've always been sensitive to cigarrette smoke. Whenever I go to a smoker's house or hang out in a smoky club, my eyes periodically start burning and watering and people often mistake it for crying. If I have friends or relatives over to the house who smoke, I prefer it if they smoke outside on the porch.

I'd be interested to hear the smokers' thoughts on how they got into the habit. I've observed for some folks it's kind of a social ice breaker. As in, "hey, wanna go outside and have a smoke," as opposed to "wanna go outside and talk." Or perhaps like coffee, it's a quick "pick me up." Then there's always the peer pressure thing and the "media." I'm just curious what exactly attracts people to it.
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