To think that smoking looks really, really cool?

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To start, I know it’s not, I know it’s dangerous, I know it stinks and is a horrid habit. I’m not going to start.

but equally….I’d bloody love to take up smoking 🤣

I just think it can look so chic, especially the skinny little European cigarettes.

I love the idea of sitting out with a glass of something, puffing on a little cigarette.

having a mid morning coffee outside a cafe on a cobbled street, cigarette in hand.

Or, the original ozempic…a cigarette and a can of Diet Coke of lunch.

like I said, I’m not going to start, I don’t like the smell and I’ve also been very vocal on my views on vaping.

but, at the grand old age of 40, there’s still something about it that I look at sometimes and think ‘god, she looks cool’

Think Caroline Besette in Love Story.

It makes people look dirty.

I'm actually really pleased that the thread is being balanced with the very real descriptions of the smoker with inhaler in one hand and fag in the other. That's actually a thing, because smoking is a highly addictive and irrational habit that no-one ever starts out expecting themselves to get addicted to.

The more I think about it, the more irresponsible I think your thread is. To make the flippant ozempic comment is literally going to reinforce that association for the many women who smoke because they are scared of gaining weight. You are either very ignorant of the real consequences of smoking - as in, you understand it intellectually but have not experienced it in a friend or relative - or very stupid. Or - in the pay of the tobacco companies. But I suspect just not very reflective.

The cravings and irritableness before lighting up, the smell and hacking cough mean it is just not attractive to me. Can look good in photos but they don't show the reality. And cool people will look cool with or without cigarettes.

No I think it makes people look really stupid.

I don't think it looks cool. It's a sign of an addiction, which is a weakness. I feel a sort of mixture of pity and revulsion at the sight.

It’s disgusting and dangerous, but yes, some
people look super hot when smoking.

I'm glad I've never felt the need to poison my lungs

My dad had part of his mouth and face surgically removed because of cancer strongly related to smoking. He is permanently disfigured and can’t speak properly or chew because he had to have his remaining teeth removed too.