When did smoking become so tiresomely hated? I remember being young, when filling my lungs with smoke was both cool and fulfilling as a pastime. These were the halcyon days: we could smoke INDOORS...yes, we could dance with a cigarette, make out with a cigarette, watch a band with a cigarette, even have a meal with a cigarette. Not like now, where you can stand outside of clubs with a cigarette, or watch the sky turn dark and stormy with a cigarette.
Let me explain myself - I am not saying i want a return to smoking indoors - I dont. I like that my clothes no longer reek as much, and my meals can be enjoyed in a restaurant that doesnt have a smog filling the dining room. I'm not so keen on the clubs smelling of sweat and old farts (literally, not old people), but we'll overlook that minor point.
All i want is for smokers not to be seen as lepers by passers by. I mean if you smoke, you'll know what i'm saying. Now, if you stand on a busy street enjoying a cigarette you will be thrown looks similar to those given to child murderers or grave robbers. What's the problem? So long as i'm not blowing it in anyone else's face (And i VERY rarely do that) i'm not doing anyone any harm.
Am I?
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