NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties to Juul

Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by LeifCarrotson on Monday May 06, 2024 @10:35AM (#40275189)

It doesn't take a kiss or hug, I have a visceral reaction to just talking to or walking by someone who stinks of cigarette smoke, it's disgusting to me. I'll still assert that all people are innately deserving of compassion and respect, but it takes effort and a choice when I smell that.

As a father, an uncle, and a dog owner who has changed a lot of diapers and cleaned up a lot of poop (at ~10 years x 365 days x 1-10 events/day x ~1 lbs/event, probably a literal ton of shit) and been numbed to the smell, I'd literally prefer to smell feces in your adult Depends than cigarette smoke on your breath. It's not "hot" at all, completely the opposite.

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Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by rayiner on Monday May 06, 2024 @10:55AM (#40275430)

Socialization is a funny thing. I have the same reaction you're describing to dog smell, but I'm not troubled by cigarette smoke at all. (My dad was a multiple packs a day smoker when I was a kid.) I actually find it quite pleasant, even the stale tobacco smell in old motel rooms.

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Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by bombcar on Monday May 06, 2024 @11:28AM (#40275802)

This is so the case - I never smoked myself but my college years were filled with others smoking; it didn't bother me at all until a few years removed when I return to visit.

It's not entirely off-putting it but it is certainly noticeable.

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Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by vel0city on Monday May 06, 2024 @12:19PM (#40276351)

I grew up in and around a family of smokers, always in the smoking section of a bar, etc. I don't smoke myself and have been away from it for decades.

I recently attended an event hosted at an American Legion Post and went to the bar there where smoking was allowed (and done, frequently). The scent first hit me quite negatively, but something triggered in my mind and honestly made it feel more like home. It was an odd feeling of both not really enjoying the immediate sensation while also triggering positive nostalgia memories.

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Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by 7thaccount on Monday May 06, 2024 @12:02PM (#40276152)

As someone with asthma who has trouble breathing around cigarette smoke I agree it's nasty.

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