The chain smoker actually knows that he has nothing to gain or lose. He had smoked away every single meaningful thing he had in him. From his organs to the teeth in his mouth.
The truth is, it is difficult to change or impress such people. Most times, they don't feel angry too, they're being influenced and carried away with whatever they smoke. You need not waste your energy trying to make any sense to them because they already knew the repercussions of their actions.
You know the picture reminded me of a man over 90 years old. He smoked and was healthy. They told him if he stopped smoking he increased his lifespan with 3-5 years. To him this was a joke and with him I think too that we never know whem we die. It cannot be measured if we will live 5 years longer if we stop smoking.
Btw; new investigations show something more shocking: those who are forced to live with smokers, inhale their smoke have a higher risk of cancer than the smoker 😥
So you try to live healthy and you have this. Also "great" for children.
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What if you have no choice than to live close to someone that smokes?
For example, I know someone who lives in his parents house and they have a neighbour that smokes a lot. And it's disturbing especially when it's nighttime. She also has breathing problems. In fact, almost everyone in that house has breathing problems. And it's not just easy for any of them to just leave the area.
That is bad and I've been there. I abandoned the ex outside to smoke. My parents never smoked though.
I grew up in a period smoking was normal and there was no way to go out, sit or be somewhere without someone blowing the smoke in your face. Not to mention all those times burning cigarettes burned your clothes or skin and once back home you had to wash your clothes and hair!. For many years I never went out because there was no place free of smokers. Restaurants the same. You save to go out and have dinner and you sit in the smelly cigarette smoke.
In the past years, a lot has changed. Smoking in public areas is no longer allowed. Today smoking is mainly associated with low educated people. Higher education has a healthier lifestyle even if they have less money to spend.
Since it's proved smokers make others ill (unlike if you stuff yourself with candies or meds) I find it appropriate the smoker goes outside if he likes to smoke. He still smells after nicotine (fingers, hair, breath).
Ever heard of the saying: Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray?
If the smoker doesn't leave all you can do is leave yourself, it was all I could do, stay away from smokers because of allergies and the smell made me sick.
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The smell really makes someone sick.
Another thing is, the smoker usually smokes at night. And the fumes travel all the way upstairs, where they live. Sometimes it's easy to leave the room and other times, you just want to sleep on your nice warm bed after a long day. But I guess the only way is to leave.
That indeed is a burden as well. With us the smoker always smokes. First thing even before getting out of bet is the cigarette, also the last thing... so place set at fire because of falling asleep and that cigarette is not just a fairly tale.
I had neighbours smoking weed, also burning whatever they burnt (trash?) at night. So I always had to keep the windows closed because of that terrible smell. They also threw their cigarette butts in my garden. Back then I had a part of fake grass... imagine what happened...
It was a good thing they left.
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You're right. Passive smokers are in unwanted danger and they didn't choose to be in that environment.
They try to stop these active smokers to do in openly by being polite and angry if necessary.
But the surprising thing is smokers are deaf. I'm 100% sure, they don't care what others are saying.
Their point is they smoke because they have too much stress and problems in their life, who doesn't have it?
But the question is, do their problems vanish in thin air by smoking? NO.
They are just living in a fool's paradise and scared to face the reality.