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Q: Why is smoking so popular and considered an accepted behavior in the mainstream society?
10 years 41 weeks ago in Health & Safety - China
Today, smoking remains a stubborn habit because it is an integral part of Chinese social life. Offering a cigarette is a common way to greet someone..REALLY?
I come from a place where smoking was an accepted "vice" ..I smoke and I drink, both beer and hard liquor ...... and I work my ass off every day. Smoking is old, been around forever,,,, a form of relaxation and enjoyment in many many many cultures.
the new health guys, selling their products, have decided that it will kill me ... maybe before I am 100 ................ well you know what.... I am willing to die before I am 100.
It is not accepted in China or anywhere nowadays.... but I don't believe it is anything more than pharmaceutical companies making a buck.
see you when I am 100 ..smoke in hand...... beer in hand and toothless and happy
BHGAL:
turn off the damned computer and get out and do something ..quit studying the issues, and go out an plant and grow some food in your grass covered front lawn.
brown:
What we eat, drink or do decides our fate. Think wisely, chew before you swallow and choose your destiny.
I love smoking. I smoked cigars. I really REALLY loved smoking cigars, especially Dominican brands. I started at 16 and only recently, at 45 did I quit, but not because I want to.
I am 15 years older than my fiance. I do not want to leave her a young widow, nor do I want to saddle her with taking care of an invalid. That is the only reason why I quit smoking. For her and because I want to last as long as possible for my children when we have them.
If not for her, I would continue smoking and the hell with what others say. It is actually one of the things I love(ed) about China.
Note, she NEVER asked me to quit. I did so because I love her and I dont want her to suffer what m y mom did when my father and grand father died of smoking related cancer.
BHGAL:
I suspect that smoking is going to be my downfall .... but only because I have become so lazy ...... if I was still out "working" doing something .... it wouldn't be smoking that kills me.... old age only.
I don't know why is smoking considered acceptable behavior, because it is NOT acceptable for women to be smoking in China. Maybe it's a way of socializing for Chinese men.
I don't smoke, but it's my personal decision, I don't care how other people might judge me.
GuilinRaf:
Actually, as a former smoker, I agree with you. Smoking is not acceptable, especially in front of women or children.
When I was alone, I simply did not care. But now, I have a good reason to quit.
If I was alone, I would still be smoking, I just found something worth quitting for.
angelina8:
Good luck! My father quit drinking when I was born. You can also take care of your health.
GuilinRaf:
Yesl I guess it is a matter of finding something worth quitting for.
Mind you, she never EVER asked me to quit smoking. I did so because of her.
If I were single, I would not give a rats (_i_)....
I ead some figures a few years back. 48% of Chinese men smoke, the highest rate in the world, but only 2% of women.
