Smoking at UEA?

Just stop smoking...
Even without all the health risks, it's a huge waste of money and looks very distasteful in public

Reply 7

agrew

14

Jesus, you people have to chill, if OP wants to smoke so be it, it's his/her life and health.

Reply 8

yaire

9

i somewhat agree with this but it does also harm others (second hand smoking has been a huge problem for me)

Original post by agrew

Jesus, you people have to chill, if OP wants to smoke so be it, it's his/her life and health.

Reply 9

Even if second hand smoke did not come with any health risks at all, its very unpleasant to walk through it. Dries my eyes out and smells bad, good enough reason to avoid it imo

Reply 10

yaire

9

i've grown up with a dad who smokes a ridiculous amount and it's caused me a lot of health issues, but i suppose doing it on campus wouldn't be so bad. it just makes me angry and is kind of inconsiderate if there's people around in my opinion; i've walked past smokers in the street and come home stinking of it.

Reply 11

yaire

9

see i still think it's heavily inconsiderate and blatantly rude to say that people should just put up with having their health possibly effected and have to put up with having other people's smoke blown in their faces. it's just not pleasant to a lot of people and makes me so angry whenever i have to deal with that when i'm just trying to walk down the street.

Reply 12

It's pretty much no different to me carrying a gamma source around in my top pocket.

It'll give me cancer eventually, and marginally affect the health of those around me.

And I'm sure there's some law against carrying radioactive sources in your pocket in public, so why not against smoking?

Reply 13

Tbh yeah I agree. Banning it outright would not be wise (although I still hold that banning it in public places would be good).

Reply 14

darcydavis18

8

Instead of lecturing you, I'll answer the question! You can smoke pretty much anywhere that isn't indoors. E.G. If you want a cig, you'll have to leave your flat rather than just open a window etc. Just be weary of large no smoking signs in certain places.

Reply 15

OP

Hey bud, i really just started this thread to ask a question, not for beef. I know the risks of smoking and i know i should quit. Thanks for your concern x

Original post by Anonymous

And yet you still choose to smoke. Very sensible.

Reply 16

OP

Thanks for the informative and detailed answer and for understanding that I am, as an adult, capable of making my own life choices! Greatly appreciated on both fronts!

Original post by darcydavis18

Instead of lecturing you, I'll answer the question! You can smoke pretty much anywhere that isn't indoors. E.G. If you want a cig, you'll have to leave your flat rather than just open a window etc. Just be weary of large no smoking signs in certain places.

Reply 17

OP

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Original post by MagnumKoishi

Just stop smoking...
Even without all the health risks, it's a huge waste of money and looks very distasteful in public

Reply 18

OP