Re: How are smokers perceived in you culture/Environment.

I live in an environment where people perceive smokers as bad people. They see a smoker as someone who is bad, Someone who is not loyal, someone who is stubborn and have no love in him, someone who can easily hurt others, someone who is capable of committing crime in the society. And many more I can't remember. Maybe when you read this you can add more to the list. The question is why are Smokers viewed this way in the society?

Because smoking is a vice, a bad habit and that's why it is often connected that's being done by bad people. But in my society, it has become a norm and both good and bad people smoke. I just don't like it when people smoke in public places and we become the second hand smoker, I don't like it. These smokers need to go to the smoking area and not to jeopardize people's health just because of their vice.

Same down here, smokers are seen as normal people because they're people that we know. Some of them are our loved ones and we cannot disown them but see it as a norm because we are used to their smoking habit. I also don't like it when someone is smoking carelessly everywhere he goes irrespective of the environment. That makes me feel the smoker is not considerate.

I hate it when I inhale the second smoke. It really feels bad on my senses and I can feel that they're in my lungs. I am not bad treating them but at least even with the minimal effort of knowing where is the right place to smoke, they need to be considerate. No one is stopping them from this vice if they have been used to it and became a habit. They need to know their place and they need to understand that the other people that surrounds them are no smokers, yes, I don't smoke and I am protecting my body from any of those vices.

I have a friend that can't stay 30mins without smoking regardless of the environment he must smoke, sometimes it irritate me so much. Have talked to him on several occasions and he ignored me. He smokes only cigarette in a day he finishes one and half pack of cigarette on a daily basic. Is not a sin but is dangerous to health as I write he can't run 5 kilometres and he cough always. Have advised him to visit hospital for check he refused because he can't stay on drip for 30mins without smoking. I don't smoke none drink but he's my very good friend.