[Kabuki Danshi]

yea i use to smoke marlboro reds until i told myself i was gonna quit and for the last 2-3 months b4 i quit smoking usually marlboro lights. and now ive officially quit

[guiyeoni]

Marlboro ultra light. im trying to cut now so abt 2 per day?

[esc11]

I smoke DuMaurier Light. Most other brands get me super nauseas.

and WOW, $3.74-$5 a pack? I'm in Canada, and the cheapest I've paid for a large is $9.50.

[monkeytree200]

i don't know why but i feel more ok buying cigarettes here for $7.50 than when i lived in singapore and had to shell out $20 every time i felt like having a cig. honestly, i rarely buy single packs. when i go home i just buy as many cartons as my luggage space would allow. or sometimes i get a couple of cartons in duty-free shops. when i run out of the home supply (which has happened only once) i buy more in cartons online.


don't backpedal. you clearly criticized us for wanting to do something equivalent to "sticking knives in [our] eyes", don't claim that you're not using health as your basis of judgment. the fact that your mom had a stressful life but chose to not smoke, to be honest, means jack. good for her for making the right choice, but you can't apply something that personal to everyone.

besides, you're hardly asking a question with statements like "your choice interferes with my personal life" and "stress shouldn't be a reason to start smoking". you've made up your mind to dislike smokers for our lifestyle and that's ok (well not really but whatever), but this thread is for smokers who want to discuss cigarettes. as i've mentioned before, feel free to start another thread to condemn smokers and leave us be.

well said. Thank you

[van * yuriko]

why did you decide on smoking to relieve stress and not something else?
if you want to stick knives in your eyes every night because it "relieves stress", i'll think it's stupid, but that's your thing to do.
however, when your way of relieving stress interferes with my daily life, then we have a problem.

my mom grew up in a dirt poor family, she had to sew clothes for her family, and when she was in high school with a part-time job, she had to give her mom her paycheck...which her mom would use on smokes and alcohol.
my mom had a very stressful life, even more than me, but she doesn't smoke.
i know other people who have come from harsh backgrounds and don't smoke.

Your question isn't unreasonable, a lot of people ask that same question.
It's just the way you are asking it is.
You may think smoking is stupid, but be smart about it, don't come into a thread of smokers and compare smoking to sticking knives into our eyes.

I'm sorry that the way some people relieves stress interferes with your daily life, but not all of us do that here.
That's something you should bring up with smokers around you, not with people you've never seen.
I personally try to blow smoke away from people, stand where the wind blow my smoke away, or even walk away from crowds to smoke.
Not of all smokers are the obnoxious ones who wave the smoke in your face on purpose.

I'm sympathetic about your mother, but people handle things differently.
A lot of people lie when they say they smoke because of stress.
Honestly, I started out of boredom.
Now, I smoke because I enjoy smoking.
Some people smoke because they think it makes them look cool...
Some people smoke because it's just something to do...
And some people smoke because maybe they really are stressed and the nicotine helps them.

Either way, I think you came off harsh but I understand if you are genuinely interested as to why people smoke.



Someone gave me a pack of Capris as a joke... I find them very useful for short cigarette breaks! They're just enough to kick my nicotine back up. HAHA.

[goodandevil]

Weed smoker right here.

I like to take a hit out of that shiet. Me and the Rastafarian's got high and we peed in the neighbour's pool. hehehehehehe good times.

Started rolling up some greens and now i'm on the bong.

[Aziraphale]

yea i use to smoke marlboro reds until i told myself i was gonna quit and for the last 2-3 months b4 i quit smoking usually marlboro lights. and now ive officially quit

Born Oct-7-1989

INTRUDER ALERT!!!!!!!!!

You should quit posting in the 20+ forum until you turn 20.

[little mixed girl]

don't backpedal. you clearly criticized us for wanting to do something equivalent to "sticking knives in [our] eyes", don't claim that you're not using health as your basis of judgment. the fact that your mom had a stressful life but chose to not smoke, to be honest, means jack. good for her for making the right choice, but you can't apply something that personal to everyone.

besides, you're hardly asking a question with statements like "your choice interferes with my personal life" and "stress shouldn't be a reason to start smoking". you've made up your mind to dislike smokers for our lifestyle and that's ok (well not really but whatever), but this thread is for smokers who want to discuss cigarettes. as i've mentioned before, feel free to start another thread to condemn smokers and leave us be.

i used the "knives in your eyes" as an example of something that's harmful to you (the person sticking knives in their eyes) but has no impact on the the people who might be around you when you do that.

i was not saying that my mom's life is an example that everyone should follow. i was responding to the person who said that i never had a stressful life. the implication being that because that person's family member a stressful life, that they smoke. and therefore, people that have stressful lives, smoke. my response was that not everyone with a stressful life smokes.

i don't think you can reasonably start a topic like this without having some response from someone that doesn't agree with your opinion.
in case you haven't noticed, i haven't called you out of your name, i haven't said anything unreasonable or inflamatory. while smoking might be your choice, you have to accept the fact that people aren't going to accept your choice.

i'm trying to figure out what exactly it was that tipped someone to smoking.
van *yuriko said she started out of boredom. i wonder why it would be smoking out of other things.

at what point was it that smoking was the thing that a person ultimately decided on?
there's a girl i know that said that she started smoking because some guy she liked did it and she thought it was cool.
i can't see myself doing something like that, so i'm trying to figure out why someone would go that far to impress someone. etc etc.

however fast it was, i'm sure that there was some thought process that led up to the first experience with smoking. and there must have be various things put into place that allowed that to happen.

[Faa]

however, when your way of relieving stress interferes with my daily life, then we have a problem.

I only smoke on occasion and I do so because I just plain like it. It's my decision to do so. I also do particular drugs sometimes. It's got nothing to do with anyone else/peer pressure/stress relief. It's because I enjoy it.
I only smoke in open areas so it's not like my smoke is gonna have a negative impact on anyone else.
And I'm not addicted to anything I take/smoke. I haven't had a cigarette in 5 months cuz I just haven't felt like one.
I'm sorry for the rant, I just get a little annoyed when people get all condescending about other people's life choices.

i don't think you can reasonably start a topic like this without having some response from someone that doesn't agree with your opinion.
in case you haven't noticed, i haven't called you out of your name, i haven't said anything unreasonable or inflamatory. while smoking might be your choice, you have to accept the fact that people aren't going to accept your choice.

This topic was about cigarettes, not 'smoking'. The topic starter specifically said this thread wasn't for judgements. No one even stated an opinion on smoking until you came in. If you want a thread discussing the reasons people take up smoking you should create your own.

[losborrachos]

i used the "knives in your eyes" as an example of something that's harmful to you (the person sticking knives in their eyes) but has no impact on the the people who might be around you when you do that.

exactly. how can you claim you haven't said anything about health?

i was not saying that my mom's life is an example that everyone should follow. i was responding to the person who said that i never had a stressful life. the implication being that because that person's family member a stressful life, that they smoke. and therefore, people that have stressful lives, smoke. my response was that not everyone with a stressful life smokes.

well yeah, and what we're saying is there are people who smoke because they (no, not their family member, THEY) lead a stressful life. when you respond to someone saying that with "my mom was stressed by she didn't smoke", EVERYONE knows that the next implied question is "why did YOU have to?" it's classic passive aggressive behavior. we're smokers--we're not stupid.

i don't think you can reasonably start a topic like this without having some response from someone that doesn't agree with your opinion.
in case you haven't noticed, i haven't called you out of your name, i haven't said anything unreasonable or inflamatory. while smoking might be your choice, you have to accept the fact that people aren't going to accept your choice.

i'm trying to figure out what exactly it was that tipped someone to smoking.
van *yuriko said she started out of boredom. i wonder why it would be smoking out of other things.

no, as i've mentioned you're not just asking questions and you HAVE said something unreasonable. you've made up your mind the minute you typed in "this is such a sad thread". this is a thread for smokers to discuss cigarettes. you have to accept the fact that people are satisfied with their lifestyle and when you make unfair judgment that's not even within the boundaries of the topic, they (we) are gonna call you on it.

now really it's not that hard to start a new topic to ask these "questions", is it? or are you scared people aren't gonna respond? now seriously, what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?

[little mixed girl]

exactly. how can you claim you haven't said anything about health?

if i was going to talk about health, i would talk about cancer, erectile dysfunction, impotency, yellow skin, etc.

well yeah, and what we're saying is there are people who smoke because they (no, not their family member, THEY) lead a stressful life. when you respond to someone saying that with "my mom was stressed by she didn't smoke", EVERYONE knows that the next implied question is "why did YOU have to?" it's classic passive aggressive behavior. we're smokers--we're not stupid.

well, if you were the person that brought up "my older brother smokes cuz of stress", aren't you doing the exact same thing that you are complaining that i'm doing?

no, as i've mentioned you're not just asking questions and you HAVE said something unreasonable. you've made up your mind the minute you typed in "this is such a sad thread". this is a thread for smokers to discuss cigarettes. you have to accept the fact that people are satisfied with their lifestyle and when you make unfair judgment that's not even within the boundaries of the topic, they (we) are gonna call you on it.

please point out what i have said that is unreasonable.
and everything i've said is in line with the topic. if you smoke cigarettes, then you obviously have to smoke to do that.
in order to smoke, you have to start at some point. and i am asking, what made you start.

now really it's not that hard to start a new topic to ask these "questions", is it? or are you scared people aren't gonna respond? now seriously, what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?

a thread full of smokers is the most likely place to ask this type of question.
if you don't want to answer, then don't answer.
there's no rule in soompi that says that a person can't reply in a topic. if a person doesn't like BoA's singing, then they can say that in a BoA topic. as long as they aren't like "omfg boa is totally teh sucks and she's sooOoo ulgy", then it's not against the rules.

you don't need to get your panties in a bunch about it. there's also no rule stating that i have to like or accept your "lifestyle choice"...

[Faa]

Now, this is just getting ridiculous.

[losborrachos]

at times like this i just need someone to pass me a pack of slims and a lighter.

anyone?

[mrscragg]

i used the "knives in your eyes" as an example of something that's harmful to you (the person sticking knives in their eyes) but has no impact on the the people who might be around you when you do that.

i was not saying that my mom's life is an example that everyone should follow. i was responding to the person who said that i never had a stressful life. the implication being that because that person's family member a stressful life, that they smoke. and therefore, people that have stressful lives, smoke. my response was that not everyone with a stressful life smokes.

i don't think you can reasonably start a topic like this without having some response from someone that doesn't agree with your opinion.
in case you haven't noticed, i haven't called you out of your name, i haven't said anything unreasonable or inflamatory. while smoking might be your choice, you have to accept the fact that people aren't going to accept your choice.

i'm trying to figure out what exactly it was that tipped someone to smoking.
van *yuriko said she started out of boredom. i wonder why it would be smoking out of other things.

at what point was it that smoking was the thing that a person ultimately decided on?
there's a girl i know that said that she started smoking because some guy she liked did it and she thought it was cool.
i can't see myself doing something like that, so i'm trying to figure out why someone would go that far to impress someone. etc etc.

however fast it was, i'm sure that there was some thought process that led up to the first experience with smoking. and there must have be various things put into place that allowed that to happen.

wow.. shut..up.. seriously..first of all.. your moms sob story... SHE had a stressful life.. i hardly doubt you have but since i dont know you i wont say you did and i wont say you didnt.. me though.. i started smoking out of trama/shock/stress/and peer pressure all together..

you want to know about stress and a hard life.. try being a 12 year old leaving school early because your mom came to pick you up with tears in her eyes.. and when we arrive at our destination you see your father hung from a noose on a tree.. then LESS then a year later having to see another man you dont even know move into your house.. and before all that.. you dad was threatening to kill you and your family every other day while you sat back day after day watching your dad beat your mom and me and my siblings.. yes your mom had a hard life.. but seriously.. boo hoo.. get over it.. i have.. some ppl deal with it differently..

for stress some may take up knitting.. or art/painting.. or carpentry.. i,personally, took up smoking.. you need to mind your business and get the hell out of this thread if you dont like what you read.



Btw.. Marlboro menthol lights =)

[yuans7love]

does anybody else smoke malboro smooths???????????

they're very menthol <3

[mrscragg]

^^^^^^^^

i've tried them.. not bad haha

but i dont know.. im think im soo used to the brand iv been smoking for years that i just cant seem to change haha

[some-azn-guy]

whenever i go to the states...i'm pleased at the cheap prices of cigarettes.
but i'm left wishing i was in canada, because it seems like any brand of US cigs i smoke are way too potent for me. especially marlboro red.

during my last visit this past summer, i was smoking marlboro light and marlboro menthol light..not bad at all, but i still prefer my du maurier brand. i met up with my cousin who moved to the US about 5 years ago, the first thing he says after a handshake and greeting is, "damn, you have a du maurier?"

[shiwi]

sorry, i had to chuckle when i was reading through this topic and i look up to see THIS ad.

[Majah Flavah]

why did you decide on smoking to relieve stress and not something else?


but...that's not really answering my question.
because there are people with stressful lives that don't smoke.

if you want to stick knives in your eyes every night because it "relieves stress", i'll think it's stupid, but that's your thing to do.
however, when your way of relieving stress interferes with my daily life, then we have a problem.

wow, you seriously need to get out of this thread. the first post said no haters, so please respect the sign post out in the front yard.
from reading your other posts, your a single mom right? i don't think you'd like it very much if i walked into your baby diaper thread and started preaching abstinence to you and conveying to you my thoughts about how i don't understand girls who get knocked up before marriage.

[dot1q]

this is such a sad thread...

can you smokers please explain why you started smoking in the first place, and why you continue to smoke?

i've seen a lot of people on soompi say that started smoking, drinking, doing drugs, etc because their friends did it; but are you all really so easily pushed by peer pressure?
i can understand wanting to do various things with a friend you really like, but, really, i wouldn't jump off of a bridge just because my friend wants to.

i've also heard people say they do it to deal with stress, but that seems like a weak excuse to me too.

i can understand wanting to see what it's like to smoke, but i don't think that people need to act on that impulse. i wonder what it's like to lose a limb or die, but i'm not going to actually try and do it...

Clearly, your post is trying to instigate an argument in this topic (not to mention implicitly demeaning). Granted you have your right to object or disagree with the subject matter, I think it's pretty evident that the original poster created this topic to exclude comments like yours. Had this been a topic about "why is smoking bad" or "why do you smoke", then it would have been a different story. My point.... your post is irrelevant to the scope and purpose of this topic and I ask that you refrain from disrupting this discussion.