[Urban Cragou]

Does anyone here still smoke actual cigarettes, out of interest?

From what I’ve seen it’s still a fairly common-ish thing for people aged 24/25+ but to the people who grew up in times where smoking was more-and-more actively shunned governmentally (starting with kiosk-shutters and then plain packaging) it seems to be almost non-existent. People who smoke weed in this part of the world (including teenagers) often make their spliffs with tobacco (often Amber Leaf, obviously) but that’s probably the most tobacco anyone under a certain age actually smokes these days.

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Originally Posted by Redway

Does anyone here still smoke actual cigarettes, out of interest?

From what I’ve seen it’s still a fairly common-ish thing for people aged 24/25+ but to the people who grew up in times where smoking was more-and-more actively shunned governmentally (starting with kiosk-shutters and then plain packaging) it seems to be almost non-existent. People who smoke weed in this part of the world (including teenagers) often make their spliffs with tobacco (often Amber Leaf, obviously) but that’s probably the most tobacco anyone under a certain age actually smokes these days.

I only know one person who still actively smokes. A few who will still have one or two with a drink when they're out. Even my dad (who smoked for 50 years) and both of my in-laws (both smoked for 30+ years) have all quit smoking now. Father in law was on-and-off for a few years but has totally kicked it now.

The smoker I know is my aunt, who is in her early 70's, had massive alcohol problems for decades but got sober in her early 50's and has been teetotal for 20 years now... but she still adamantly hands onto her cigarettes. In her words to her doctor when he suggested as she was getting older she might want to stop - was that he could pry them from her cold, dead hands . She's very content with being a smoker and quite protective of her one vice, haha.

[Urban Cragou]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I only know one person who still actively smokes. A few who will still have one or two with a drink when they're out. Even my dad (who smoked for 50 years) and both of my in-laws (both smoked for 30+ years) have all quit smoking now. Father in law was on-and-off for a few years but has totally kicked it now.

The smoker I know is my aunt, who is in her early 70's, had massive alcohol problems for decades but got sober in her early 50's and has been teetotal for 20 years now... but she still adamantly hands onto her cigarettes. In her words to her doctor when he suggested as she was getting older she might want to stop - was that he could pry them from her cold, dead hands . She's very content with being a smoker and quite protective of her one vice, haha.

Like I said tobacco tends to go into people’s spliffs these days than actually be smoked on its own so I’m not surprised. You still see a few people of all ages who smoke (especially at/around the pub and whatnot) but I know social/alcohol-induced smoking doesn’t really count, not if you wouldn’t actually do it normally and spend half of your lunch break blazing up on Benson and Hedges or Silk Cut (Silk Cut used to be one of my favourites when I was a regular smoker).

I wouldn’t worry about your aunt. The world needs more June Brown/Dot Cotton figures.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Redway

Does anyone here still smoke actual cigarettes, out of interest?

From what I’ve seen it’s still a fairly common-ish thing for people aged 24/25+ but to the people who grew up in times where smoking was more-and-more actively shunned governmentally (starting with kiosk-shutters and then plain packaging) it seems to be almost non-existent. People who smoke weed in this part of the world (including teenagers) often make their spliffs with tobacco (often Amber Leaf, obviously) but that’s probably the most tobacco anyone under a certain age actually smokes these days.

My father in law still smokes actual cigarettes, he's 82. I have a friend who quit smoking fulltime but she keeps a box of slim menthol cigarettes up in a cupboard and she'll have one or two of those the odd time with a drink (maybe every few months)