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.

[Noseypoke]

Yanbu OP. very selfish of the smokers particularly around children.

[kali110]

I hate cigarette smoke, i hate cigarettes but i still think you are being unreasonable.
There are 3 balconies, if you're not happy then move! I think other posters are right, it wouldn't matter where they were you wouldn't be happy.
They're not smoking in the house or all over the kids, they're sticking to one area.
It comes across that you don't like them and that you're better than them.

[sandycove]

I feel sorry for smokers, they literally can't win. I always feel sorry for them huddled outside in the cold and usually having to rush their fag so as to get back inside. I blame the smoking ban for the demise of the pub, they could have just put those extracter fans up. Anyway their smoke is not in a confined space, but why do you want to go on their balcony anyway. It's obviously become the smokers balcony, so best not go out there.

[BooChunky]

Why can't you go to a different balcony?

You are being extremely unreasonable (you know that!)... You knew they smoked, they are smoking in one place, they aren't smoking all over your children and you've even holidayed with them before!

Get a grip.

[StonedGalah]

These poor souls

[MrsTerryPratchett]

They have no discretion at all. 30 years ago they would all have been inside smoking. I know because I used to smoke. It was a Golden Age for smokers; pubs; restaurants; buses; even planes. Now these poor souls are all outside, in one place and you are still moaning.

[LavenderLeigh]

You are still being unreasonable.
Why shouldn't they encourage their children to be healthy?
if it bothers you so much, just go to a different balcony, seeing there is a plethora of them.
That way you will be away from the smoke and won't have to be so unhappy

[WorraLiberty]

They encourage the kids to eat super healthy, exercise etc but whilst puffing their lungs out!?

So because the adults are addicted to nicotine, they aren't supposed to encourage their kids to eat healthily and exercise?

Tell that to all the food addicts out there. They should really be making their kids fat and locking them indoors

[Funinthesun15]

So its OK for people to impose their fag smoke on non smokers? Why don't they move, why do I have to?

Why do they have to move and not you.

It isn't illegal, as much as you don't like it. Half of the adults smoke and are doing so in one area of a huge house.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Yabu, you have been told so multiple times. Stop drip feeding in a vain attempt to get people to agree with you. Get over it, resolve never to holiday with them again.

[toffeeboffin]

Sorry to drip feed, typing in between adjusting my gas mask

[toffeeboffin]

Just for the record, we also went on holiday with the same group last year and the smoking is much worse.

I know I'm moaning lots, but with so many kids around I feel its super selfish, but they seem to have a real blind spot when it comes to smoking. They encourage the kids to eat super healthy, exercise etc but whilst puffing their lungs out!?

[toffeeboffin]

So its OK for people to impose their fag smoke on non smokers? Why don't they move, why do I have to?

That's what I don't get.

Just to clarify that both SIL 's each bought their new boyfriends, one SIL doesn't have two new fellas.

Then I would have been moaning

TBH the worst night was when it was pouring rain and we were all on the balcony together and they were still fagging away.

I'm surprised how people have responded though, shows its still socially acceptable.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Ah, I was close!

I don't like cigar smoke either.

[lemonade30]

I can't wait to revisit all the 'demonisation of smokers' threads in forty years or so when there are no smokers left in existence and the rhetoric has done the necessary volte face;

they'll have miraculously discovered that smoking is the font of eternal life.
This will in no way be related to seventy percent of the population being over sixty, birth rates having fallen to 0.6 children per family and life expectancy averaging 96 years

L&B will be free on what was previously known as the NHS.
fag breaks will be introduced in to primary schools for those in the junior classes.
tax breaks for smokers will have higher rate tax payers keeping tobacco farmers in a job.

[Funinthesun15]

you could ask them to smoke away from the house and downwind, but I wouldn't hope for much as it is also a very selfish addiction

They are on one of 3 patios....

Most addictions are selfish, that is the nature of them. In this instance I don'the think they are being.

I get the impression OP would complain wherever they were.

[WorraLiberty]

Think Worra has arsey kill joy neighbours who have complained about her having a BBQ, Paul.

No, she was complaining about another neighbour's wood burner

But Paul stated "To be fair to op, bbq smoke is lovely. As is wood burning and cigar smoke. Mmmmmmmm"

And it's obviously a matter of opinion because I personally really don't like cigar smoke.

[MrsCs]

It's a disgusting and smelly habit arm all of the children with super soakers and pay them a £1 to ruin every smoking moment!!

[PaulAnkaTheDog]

That's what I thought Ali just wanted to check

[specialsubject]

smokers don't generally tend to have functioning legs or noses, and cannot walk away/downwind to stink up. At least that is how it appears.

you could ask them to smoke away from the house and downwind, but I wouldn't hope for much as it is also a very selfish addiction. They simply will not get how disgusting it is.

and it is their holiday too, and it isn't illegal.

so if that reasonable request is refused, you are stuffed really. Sorry.

any chance of the five of you who like fresh air moving house?

[hiddenhome]

25 cigarettes a day doesn't constitute 'chain smoking'.

You knew they smoked, so why go on holiday with them?

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Think Worra has arsey kill joy neighbours who have complained about her having a BBQ, Paul.

Gotta love those sorts of neighbours.

[Sirzy]

I dislike smoking and have a child made ill by cigarette smoke but I still wouldn't object to smokers smoking outside in an area of a big house which is easily avoided if needed.

[LavenderLeigh]

Use one of the two other balconies as you clearly dislike these people.
Or continue seething and setting up the "them and us camps" that seem to be developing. It will certainly add an interesting dimension to the holiday and may even ensure these folk never want to see you ever again.
Which sounds exactly what you want.

[Ilovecrapcrafts]

Of course they're not going to but down smoking whilst on holiday! It's their pleasure, if anything they'll smoke more.

Why would you deprive yourself on holiday? like drinking less, or going on diet