What made you start? Don't know exactly... friends and parents smoked... kinda came with the territory I guess...

Why do you continue? Addiction plain and simple...

Do you care how it affects others? Yes. I'm as conscious as possible of nonsmokers when in public.

Do you continue to smoke when you have respiratory problems caused by a cold or something along those lines? Yes.

I'm a non-smoker, and I went to a neighbours house today for the first time to hang out for a bit, and he asked if I minded if he smoked (instant points!) I said I didn't mind, and I don't. I mind in a car, but in a big room with a single cig at a time - no problem. I didn't know he was even a smoker until he asked honestly.

He smoked a few while I was there, and it truly wasn't bothering me at all, hardly noticed.

When I got home, I sat down with the fam to catch the rest of the pats game, and instantly all I could smell was my clothes. My father in law noticed right away too, and the other folks in the room said they could smell it too.

All I wanted to do was go change my shirt, so I did. I came back, and then... All I could smell was my jeans.. ugh. So I went to change them too.

That shit is nasty any way you look at it.

so... you were only bothered with the smell.... big deal, right? Im a smoker myself, maybe thats why i really dont care... anyway, i notice amongst my friends that they start to introduce smoking rules, like only smoke outside and shit. Ive noticed that i used to like to chill there more back when smoking was no big deal than now with their petty rules... seems like the only place i can be myself now is at home... the whole no smoking hype sucks ass.

Do you try to convince everyone around you to be vegan too?