Jin

Nov 29 2008, 11:00 PM

Actually unlike marijuana (and cigs), alchohol isn't really bad for you. and the results are similar. That's why getting drunk is better than getting high

so I'm all for banning the useless mari and cigs. like I said, no real benefits, which you vaguely replied to.

Jsun

Nov 29 2008, 11:10 PM

I definitely have to agree with you. Get rid of the dope and cigs and keep the booze. Also lower the drinking age to 18.

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Or move to Australia, where it already is legal to drink at 18!

Greenzaku

Nov 30 2008, 03:26 AM

If you come to australia, tell me in advance, and I'll brew enough cider to make all of KW piss-drunk

I'm against smoking, mostly because my grandmother was a chain smoker who suffered lung cancer as a result >:

ChibiGingi

Nov 30 2008, 05:23 AM

I never had a hatred of smoking, or even smokers, until I went to Europe for a few months. Now, I loved Germany, but I felt... out of place. You could point out the American from a mile away on the U-Bahn because I'd be the only one that doesn't have a cigarette in my mouth or ready to pull one out. (I'm overexaggerating, really...)

No offense to any smokers, but I really don't want to be inhaling any of that junk. Killing yourself slowly is fine, just leave me out of it. And normally, I wouldn't find it hard to avoid it. Sometimes, though, there is simply no escape from it, and if you're going to have the lack of common courtesy to smoke in ENTRY ways to buildings, then deal with my bitter comments. I'm hurting your feelings, you're killing my lungs. Equal enough trade.

I'm a very, very bitter person, I find. And it's not just the whole 'second hand risk' that gets me- I'm allergic to smoke and I can't stand the smell of it. It's nasty. Nothing irritates me more than my grandmother going to a thrift store to get me hand-me-downs and they reek of smoke.

Greenzaku

Nov 30 2008, 11:33 AM

Fayt, which part of Australia do you and GLP come from? I am in Adelaide, having just migrated from Singapore.

ChibiGingi

 

Sometimes, though, there is simply no escape from it, and if you're going to have the lack of common courtesy to smoke in ENTRY ways to buildings, then deal with my bitter comments.

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Laws in Australia actually prevent smoking within something like 5 meters from entrances of some public buildings actually. Where I do my part time study there are large ramp style entrances to the building, there it's also illegal to smoke on the ramp, let alone in the building.

Greenzaku

Nov 30 2008, 11:33 AM

Fayt, which part of Australia do you and GLP come from? I am in Adelaide, having just migrated from Singapore.

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Also, forgive me, but I read somewhere (and its also brought up to little Ralphie Wiggum on the Simpsons cartoon) that people in Britain are known for their rotted teeth. Is this true? Or just a gag?

Mei Ling

Nov 30 2008, 09:15 PM

Also, forgive me, but I read somewhere (and its also brought up to little Ralphie Wiggum on the Simpsons cartoon) that people in Britain are known for their rotted teeth. Is this true? Or just a gag?

foomin

Dec 1 2008, 10:51 PM

my eyes swell up and itch/burn for 24 hours after i get near the actual cigarette smoke. my ex smoked like a chimney, but i put him out, he was always very angry about it, but whatever. also i only have one lung due to Mono/Hep/Pneumonia in High School, so i cannot afford to get second-hand smoke.

i think it's very weak when folks say "...i can't help it, it's an addiction..." as if i should care that they cannot control their urges when it's detrimental to my health. i suppose i'm a bit bitter about it too. my mother died from Leukemia which was a direct result of smoking.