Smoking.

[toffeeboffin]

On holiday at the moment, 10 adults and 10 children. 5 of the adults smoke. It's ridiculous, they are chain smoking all freaking day.

AIBU that they stop whilst we are on vacation, or at least cut down? They are smoking on the balcony, which is the main place to sit.

Is it just me, or is this so rude/ antisocial? And so bad for the health! Not to mention there are kids involved too.

[toffeeboffin]

Just to add, that there are kids in their presence, not that the kids smoke.

[RainbowFlutterby]

I don't think it's that easy to just stop or cut down unfortunately.

[SilentlyScreamingAgain]

Did you not know they smoked before the holiday?

[BackInTheRealWorld]

Seriously, you would want to go on holiday with 5 adults going cold turkey on fags? Fuck that.
If you don't want to be around smokers don't go on holiday with smokers. It's their holiday too.

[SpaggyBollocks]

presumably these are your friends?

[lemonade30]

YABU.

you presumably knew that these people were smokers before you agreed to go away with them.

It's a holiday. smokers will if anything smoke more when on holiday. surely this is fairly obvious?

[SerialBox]

They are smoking outside. As long as you aren't expected to look after their children whilst they smoker it's not really anything to do with you I don't think.

[Wolfiefan]

If they could just stop I'm sure they would. You can't all have one room surely. Can there be a non smoking and a smoking balcony.

[gamerchick]

Yeah that should be fun.. Enforced cold turkey on 5 adults crack on

[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtle]

Totally unreasonable to expect smokers to stop on holiday. They are on holiday, stopping smoking is very difficult.

But there is no way I'd have gone on a villa share holiday with smokers. Its vile.

[Salmotrutta]

Are you all in the same house because you mention "the" balcony?

Must be a massive house if so...

And YY did you not know they smoked beforehand?

[CoogerAndDark]

How did you not know they smoked?
They're outside anyway. Their DC will know they smoke, your DC needn't be influenced by it.

[SerialBox]

And as you knew they smoked, why would you go away with them if you have a big issue? If they could just stop for a holiday they would stop completely. It's an addiction not a hobby

[MitzyLeFrouf]

YABU

You chose to go on holiday with these smokers.

[BackInTheRealWorld]

What a shit holiday if you are on mumsnet and everyone spends all day on the balcony. Go out, explore, have fun!

[Salmotrutta]

I might open a book taking bets on whether:-
A) the OP comes back
B) there's massive drip feeding.

[Salmotrutta]

Are you all sitting on "the" balcony all day long?

[Gileswithachainsaw]

That's what happens sadly when groups of people who smoke go away with people who don't.

you will be constantly ditched at tables and be stuck constantly babysitting other people's kids while they swan off. and always behind in the Conversations.

sounds pretty annoying tbh but not much you can do

[babyiwantabump]

[babyiwantabump]

If you are on holiday with them you must have known them well enough to know they smoke!

[Bubblesinthesummer]

Yeah that should be fun.. Enforced cold turkey on 5 adults crack on



You must have known they smoked before you went away.

Half of the adults in your party smoke.

It isn't rude. I'm sure they are aware it is bad for their health.

It isn't illegal.

YABVU

[Funinthesun15]

Another smokers bashing thread

[StonedGalah]

People tend to smoke more on holidays. But l wouldn't share with smokers tbh, the smell would piss me off.

[StonedGalah]

It's such a disgusting habit fun and sucks for others. Why shouldn't it be 'bashed'?

[MitzyLeFrouf]

Smoking is bashed. All the time. Smokers are aware of the contempt a lot of people hold them in.

But the nub of this thread is that the OP chose to go on holiday with smokers. Bit late to complain now.

Next year she'll know to go away with non smokers.