Getting Grief About Smoking?

Mark25

Just wonder have any of you had any experiences about getting told off by a random person for smoking?

Was at a bus stop the other day and lit up and the woman standing there said to me - you're killing yourself. Felt like saying did I ask you but I didn't!

On a break from work (waiter) was standing outside and having a cigarette and somebody going in said hope you are going to wash your hands after that.

Just two times recently people have made comments for no reason and it sort of pisses me off.

I'm used to getting told off still by my parents and my gf sometimes but not from people on teh street

Rockery Woman

I smoke too! I have been tut-tutted at on several occasions, though usually by my family! But have you noticed it's usually ex-smokers who have the "higher than thou" attitude rather than people who never smoked????:rolleyes:

Mimikyu

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The Hill Billy

It has never happened to me. However, I'd usually be careful & try not to let my smoke blow all over others around my (especially kids).

If you're being tut-tutted & yet your smoke is not interfering with the tut-tutter - I'd tell them to fcek off & mind there own damn business.

TangyZizzle

The only grief Iv ever gotten because of smoking is árseholes bummin smokes off me and once being called a junkie.. Im assuming because I was rolling my own cigarette..

OldGoat

I was amused by a young girl who berated me about the smell of my cigar. When I pointed out to her that we were infact in the smoking lounge (of the Sycamore Club) she said "No, that is only for cigaretts." I pointed out the humidore behind the bar and the various humidore cases around the lower floor. "No, smelly cigars are not allowed". I pointed out the cigar matches and cigar cutter beside the till and the cigar ashtrays on the tables. I directed her attention to the half dozen other people enjoying theri various cigars.
"No, you CANNOT smoke stinky cigars in here!...cos you remind me of my daddy".
Ah Bless, 20 year old drunk girlies amuse me and bemuse me in equal measure.

Mark25

Mark25 wrote: »

Just wonder have any of you had any experiences about getting told off by a random person for smoking?

Was at a bus stop the other day and lit up and the woman standing there said to me - you're killing yourself. Felt like saying did I ask you but I didn't!

On a break from work (waiter) was standing outside and having a cigarette and somebody going in said hope you are going to wash your hands after that.

Just two times recently people have made comments for no reason and it sort of pisses me off.

I'm used to getting told off still by my parents and my gf sometimes but not from people on teh street

I would have told the woman at the bus stop to f off and to mind her own business.

If i was the waiter i would take it on the chin as if i said anything it would risk me loosing my job.

scudzilla

Sorry, don't agree wit ya all about the ex-smokers bein the worst.

I've given up for 4 months now and i honestly couldn't give a rats if anybody else smokes.

If my mates wanna sit in the beer garden for a few pints and smokes then i'll sit with them, not a bother.

OldGoat

scudzilla wrote: »

If my mates wanna sit in the beer garden for a few pints and smokes then i'll sit with them, not a bother.

Thus taking up a smokers seat! Have you no shame?

the_syco

Mark25 wrote: »

Was at a bus stop the other day and lit up and the woman standing there said to me - you're killing yourself. Felt like saying did I ask you but I didn't!

If they annoy me, I'll say they're killing themself by living.

Mark25 wrote: »

On a break from work (waiter) was standing outside and having a cigarette and somebody going in said hope you are going to wash your hands after that.

And i hope you did wash your hands afterwards. I always have done so, when dealing with food after my smoke break.

=-=

My mum gives me grief about smoking, but nothing major. Heck, she knows I hate cabbage, but still asks if I want some. She's my mum.

Anyone else gives me grief, I'll tell them to f**k off, unless they're good looking. Then I'll nod sagely, agree, and continue smoking

mcmoustache

Where I work (software), we smoke out beside in the car-park. Every now and again, one guy usually stops as he passes me and says that I really should give them things up.

Now, I could understand his sentiments if he was a health nut but he's wider than he is tall. He looks like the penguin and can't walk more than a few feet without gasping. And HE is concerned for MY health!

There are so many things I could say to the guy but I bite my tongue. It would be cruel, to be honest, and I wouldn't want to be sticking my nose where it isn't wanted.

kev9100

This happened a good year and a half ago. I had just finished my smoke when my bus came and when I was paying for the ticket,they driver complained that I smelt of smoke.

BigBenRoeth

Heres a true story believe it or not.
Sister was standing outside the place where she worked in kenmare when someone said to her "you shouldnt be smoking" and the sister goes "i never asked you to pay for em for me" and she looked up and it was Bertie Ahern!
Turns out he is a big fan of the lime tree restraunt

xoxyx

I'm off them a few months now, but it was my choice to quit - just as it was my choice to smoke. Several times I had people walk past me as I was minding my own business having a smoke saying stuff like "you know those things will kill you".

Hilarious, original people - I wanted to punch their faces in!!!

Rothmans

I was at a cafe with my family and an older cousin (in her late 40s).
I decided to have a smoke outside ( I smoke rolies).
Of course there are people sitting at the tables outside. Then my father comes out and sees me smoking. He doesn't like me smoking and always refers to tobacco as a 'weed'.
He then proceeds to say ''Don't let ''x''(i.e my cousin) see you smoking that weed!''. Well didn't he bleedin well say it loud enough. A load of people eating at the tables outside turned around and gave me some funny looks.
Bejaysus, I tell ya I went as red as a tomatoe.:o

Delancey

I was approached by an old guy a while back telling me that '' those things will kill you '' - I resisted the urge to tell him to go fook himself but I firmly reminded him I was an adult and it was none of his business - he sloped off shaking his head and muttering to himself :pac:

BigBenRoeth

kev9100 wrote: »

This happened a good year and a half ago. I had just finished my smoke when my bus came and when I was paying for the ticket,they driver complained that I smelt of smoke.

Fcuking gob****e

OldGoat

BigBenRoeth wrote: »

Fcuking gob****e

Not appricated in the forum. Dosen't bring anything to the topic of discussion.

BigBenRoeth

OldGoat wrote: »

Not appricated in the forum. Dosen't bring anything to the topic of discussion.

It does a good job of expressing my utmost disgust upon reading that.

Chewabacca

One night a friend of a girl my friend was chatting up heard that it was my birthday. She guessed that I was 23 and when I told her I was 19 she said, really smugly, "Well maybe you should give up smoking cause its making you look really old". I mean, I still get ID'd every time i go into a pub or club, its not like I look 40 for feck sake.

She then asked us to blow the smoke away from her. We were in the smoking area of a pub and she was complaining about all the smoke. What did she expect?

mojesius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSV9MhHUYeM

The man speaks the truth. Only now, we have to be abused on the streets.

"I'm getting tired of the tobacco police"

BenShermin

It's threads like this that make me thankful the Winter is coming;).

I can enjoy my Café Créme in the peace of my local boozer's smoking garden in 1 degree weather. The Bulmers on ice brigade will have retreated to the warmth of the fire inside and only die hards will join me in the barren garden of ash, like Paddy the Pipe Smoker and John the 50 a day Major Smoker*.

*I never heard John speak, I'm don't even know if he has a throat anymore.

bladebrew

i was at an outdoor play in cork a few years back:(,
i was in a wide open space before it started having a cigarette and a woman sitting in a fold out chair in front of me said "i dont smoke fresh air"
i freaked out and managed to say michael martin hasnt got smoking outdoors banned yet until the g/fs mother got me away from her,
that really pissed me off!!

RMD

Was told by a previous co-worker "You know what it does to you, you know the damage it causes yourself, the only reason you still do it is so that you look cool".

What I should probably mention about this lovely person is that he weights roughly 20 stone I think, has type 2 diabetes, is obese, and guess what wonders he does for his health? Well, lunch is usually some greasy ****e from one of the many takeaways in the local area, if not it's some cholesterol loaded ****e brought in from home.

I let it slide the first few times he gave me the whole health speech, but once he said "you only do it to look cool" I gave him quite a lecture on how he is if anything the last person within the entire building to offer medical advice. Unlike this fat ****, I can still run a mile if I want, I still exercise 4 times a week, and I'm still in relatively good shape.

Some people are so ignorant it's ****ing ridiculous.

Delancey

Tell the fat fukker to take up smoking - might help him lose weight

jay93

You should tell the obese whale to stop eating so much food as it will kill him quicker than smoking to be honest some people are as sad like

awesom_o

Co-worker: Your only smoking to look cool?

Yes you idiot, that's why I'm out here in the pouring rain, freezing my tits off quickly smoking before my break ends. I had nothing better to do so one day I picked up a box of john players and decided to 'be cool'. Great deduction there Sherlock. Really. BRAVO.

Pittybitty

I wasn't really told off but still annoyed me all the same. Myself and my OH were in a restaurant and as it was a really nice day we sat outside on the pavement. Both of us being smokers lit up a smoke each while we looked at the menu. With that, an American couple started coughing loudly and called the waiter over to complain about us smoking!! The waiter didnt know where to look. MY OH just pointed out to the couple that there were ashtrays on the table so we were entitled to smoke there if we pleased. The American couple went inside. Job done! But it really annoyed the hell out of me. I was livid!!

Plumpynutt

Rothmans wrote: »

I was at a cafe with my family and an older cousin (in her late 40s).
I decided to have a smoke outside ( I smoke rolies).
Of course there are people sitting at the tables outside. Then my father comes out and sees me smoking. He doesn't like me smoking and always refers to tobacco as a 'weed'.
He then proceeds to say ''Don't let ''x''(i.e my cousin) see you smoking that weed!''. Well didn't he bleedin well say it loud enough. A load of people eating at the tables outside turned around and gave me some funny looks.
Bejaysus, I tell ya I went as red as a tomatoe.:o

its funny cz my father refers to tabacco as weed aswell, albeit the "evil" one.

petebricquette

I had a very strange lady once give out to me at a bus stop for smoking. I wouldn't mind (too much) but I was deliberately downwind of her because I'm a considerate person. When I challenged her she went on a rant about how I was oppressing her and 'gas-lighting'. I hate getting grief from mates of mine for enjoying a nice smoke and then them turning around on a night out and bumming cigs from me. I'm obliging enough but it's the hypocrisy of it all!

BeerNut

petebricquette wrote: »

I'm obliging enough

Doesn't that mean you're a hypocrite too?

petebricquette

BeerNut wrote: »

Doesn't that mean you're a hypocrite too?

Touché!

Barrt2

my only experiencing of this was with some random woman

she said they'll kill you
i didnt want to sound rude so i replied with yes i know they will but i knew that when i started
she said i should really quit. at this stage i became annoyed because it wasnt her business i asked had she ever smoked she said no. and then i said dont judge me then and she turned and walked.

finished fag in peace at least

200motels

As my father used always say (god rest him) nobody will die healty whether they smoke or not.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I was at a Christmas eve party with family last year enjoying a smoke when I overheard a horrid little woman saying to my mother , isn't it dreadful to see a fine young man like that killing himself. People should learn to respect others life choices and keep their own silly little judgements to themselves.

saa

You wouldn't go on about the health risks of someone drinking or eating junk food, strangers don't really care for your health (except well in an emergency I hope) they're just feeding into a social pressure to be normal, thou shall condemn those who make certain bad lifestyle choices but not for others or ourselves.

cakeisgood

I was smoking one day after getting off a train and a random guy came up to me and said "you would look so much better without that in your mouth". The cheek of him, who asked him?? I was so shocked I couldnt respond, wish had told him now to mind his own business.

Pious ex smokers are the worst. Its a personal choice to smoke and the reality is if we were all to give up smoking the economy would be even worse because the government get so much tax from our 'filthy habit'

CazzaPinky

I well remember the tuts and remarks when I smoked 20 a day up to 3 years ago. I finally managed to quit when I got pregnant and just never went back. I wouldn't criticise anyone for smoking. Each to their own I say. However, after quitting smoking and having the baby I still got the tuts for breastfeeding my baby in public! (i'm sure that's a whole other forum). Some people just feel they have to remark about something, it'll be smoking one day and something else the next! How they manage without weekly visits to a & e for a broken nose or black eye is beyond me!

Depp

What i really hate is people who have never smoked in their life, preaching to m about the health risks, the health risks are well known, they are written on the box after all. I know the health risks, i just believe in living life to the full and getting as much enjoyment out of it as you can, and i sure do enjoy ciggarettes, usually i just ignore these people or if they get too persistant i just tell them where to go

goz83

Coming from a non-smoker* and a hypnotherapist:

If people want to smoke and they're doing no harm, let them smoke. I only get annoyed when someone lights up a cigarette in my car, my van, or my home, despite the baby seat in the car, the no smoking signs in the van and the distinct lack of smell of stale smoke in my home. It still happens from time to time with the same people and I think it is disrespectful and well deserving of a telling off.

Prior to the smoking ban, I only felt sorry for non-smoking staff (usually 15-16 year olds collecting glasses and taking orders). The non-smoking customers (including myself) could choose not to go to a pub full of smoke, but the staff were only trying to make a few quid and lets face it, you can't be too picky about work at that age. If I ever found someone to be smoking to P**s me off (knowing I am a non-smoker), I rather enjoyed the fact that you could easily purchase a cigar at any bar and smoke away to your hearts contempt, blowing the ever stronger fragrance of tobacco into the face of the now green cigarette smoker. Ahhh Bliss.

Now that the smoking ban is in force, Smokers should be left to smoke as they wish, without old biddies muttering and passing remarks. I only wish more smokers didn't throw their butts on the ground. On more than one occasion, I have seen kids pick up a dirty cigarette, still lighting and attempt to smoke it. Kill it and Bin it.

dr.fuzzenstein

My dad used to smoke up until the early 80's and then quit.
He is the biggest pain in the ass, he will walk over to anyone smoking and give them grief, I don't know how he deals with me smoking, must drive him bonkers.:D
Once he saw a young woman purchase cigarettes, so he walks over, points at a wrinkled old crone (sorry, his words) and says to the young woman "do you want to end up like her?"
Thank God I wasn't there, I would have died with shame.
But he will also point at people driving X5's and Q7's and make rude gestures and at night stand in the doorway of his house with a camera and flash trucks that in his opinion are going too fast.
That one had the result that truck drives organised it amongst themselves to blow their horn as they go past his house.
I have come to the conclusion that he has Victor Meldrew Syndrome.
Also known as CrOFarDi. Creeping Old Farts Disease.

Plumpynutt

"you know that its bad for you" followed by a cough. thats the most annoying, especially from a stranger

dr.fuzzenstein

This man had it right:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ySCcnoo3c