Why are most smokers so rude?


It seems to me that most smokers don't care where they smoke. Now don't get me wrong, I don't hang out where they smoke, but it seems to me that they don't care what the laws are. ( I live in CA) We live in an Apt. and we have a wonderful pool & spa here. Out side the gates it says no smoking in the pool and spa area . And people still are smoking when they are laying out or in the spa. 99% of the buildings have signs on the doors saying no smoking with in 25 feet of any public buildings. And you see smokers smoking right next to the door.
Most smokers don't ask if anybody cares if they smoke. They are smoking around there kids ( which is abuse and is killing them) with out a second thought.



Why do you guys think you have the right to smoke where ever you want? It is dirty and smells bad. It does make people sick. If you want to kill your self that is your choice but, I don't want to breath in that crap. And your children have the right not to breath in that crap too!

Comments

  1. rider108 says:

    We are addicted, and it tastes so good. *cough*

  2. bentworth78 says:

    Excuse me while I light my cig……2 pts

  3. Joni B says:

    Why do most people make generalizations?

  4. placebo headwound says:

    I care where I smoke. I’m courteous to others. I’m trying to quit actually. But I don’t try to intentionally be rude to others while smoking.

  5. nickname says:

    WHY ARE NON-SMOKERS SO RUDE?

  6. paolo says:

    before you start i DON’t smoke..but i have never understood restrictions on a product that is totally legal

  7. holycowthatsalongemailaddress says:

    I agree with that. Thanks for voicing your opinion!

  8. Funny says:

    don’t stereotype us where not all like that.

  9. HOT MOM says:

    why should we move and be uncomfortable just to please you?
    Get over it, I hope they blow smoke right in your face LOL
    LOL -LMAO

  10. jednci says:

    I feel the same way. It’s because smokers are people with low self-esteem (that is why they smoke in the first place).

  11. me says:

    I don’t know but it is horrible

  12. GRUMPY1LUVS2EAT says:

    How come non-smokers are so rigid and inflexible? Oh yeah, California!

  13. Megan L says:

    I guess they feel like they may as well die doing something they like instead of natural causes. Smoking is totally nasty. I guess they like their cancer sticks more than others’ well-being, but that’s just me.

  14. don c says:

    not all smokers are rude. i dont smoke but my fiance does and he always goes away from me to smoke because he doesnt want the smoke to affect me and my breathing. he also has the utmost respect for others because when he does smoke he will go to an area outside of a building where he knows people will not have to walk through his smoke!

  15. russell97yzf says:

    I agree, most smokers dont seem to care. My dad and all of my co-workers smoke, and I get into it with them all the time, b/c I dont and I refuse to start just because I am around them all the time.

  16. Lenz says:

    They don’t want to talk to anyone because their breathe stinks, all that coughing and weezing. i think smoking is stupid they just wanted to look cool and now look where it’s gotten you..

  17. barbaradjt says:

    Your right, the reason being though, is they don’t feel that they are being rude. Many of us have grown up generation after generation smoking. Its almost second nature to some. Just politely ask them not to smoke around you. Hopefully they will not be rude, and move away from you and your children.

  18. Omar says:

    Because they have to play the role..

    lol, give me five :p
    Cool, now give me 10 points.

  19. sway_ii says:

    Actually it is proven that smokers are actully calmer, nicer and better tippers than people who do not smoke. I smoke where I want as long as other people who do not smoke are not around. if there are non smokers around and its a non smoking area, i dont smoke.

  20. Who's to say? says:

    <<<< Taking a big drag of my cig and blowing all the smoke in your face. Because second hand smoke is worse than smoking a cig, your welcome.

  21. Andres Montoya says:

    Listen smoking is the only thing that keeps me sane and the reason we’re rude is becasue you all hate us plus you get to watch us savor an agonizing death someday while you run around muscly and tan isn’t that enough revenge? i’m sick of feeling like a criminal because i’m addicted to a substance the government should ban but can’t beat the tobacco lobbies. next time you see a smoker, you should give the poor sob a hug. or better yet, buy them a pack!

    can’t we all just get along this is why CA sucks,.

  22. teddybear1268 says:

    Not all smokers are rude. But probably you met the ones that are under pressure/stress. Well, part of the reason people smoke is also to get rid of stress.

  23. Betty says:

    excuse me..do you have a light????

  24. danny says:

    i understand you, you are right
    i can’t see why they do this, but if they don’t care for themselves why should they care for others?
    and second hand smoking could be so dangerous

  25. RedDevil says:

    coz they r NOT smart from da beginning, and "unsmart" ppl r ready 2 do any dumb action such az smokin & being rude…
    dat’s ma point ov view and i’m totally convinced

  26. appleblossom1228 says:

    First of alll, it is my right as a human breathing individual to choose to do what I want when I want. However, I do agree with you to a point that a lot of smokers give other smokers a bad rep. I do not smoke where it is posted "NO SMOKING" I have respect for others!!! But see you are blaming the problem on smoking when the problem all across the USA is not smoking it is RESPECT FOR OTHERS.

  27. Lilly K says:

    They are addicted.

    Just like if you tried to stop shoving food into your mouth it would be hard.

  28. mermaideelou says:

    RIGHT ON!!!! I agree I had a newborn baby that people did not care, they lit up right infront of the baby. I had to excuse us and walk away. How rude can you get!!!! I am so pro NO smoke!!!

  29. Andy says:

    Is it possible that you don’t notice the non-rude ones because they actually are trying to not be noticed?

    Funny how that works.

  30. god0fgod says:

    Smokers are not rude but rude people are smokers. Rude people think it’s good to smoke as it p***es off everyone else

    I HATE F***ING SMOKERS WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE ILLEGAL.

  31. G S says:

    I am a smoker (I am trying to quit), and I agree with you. Most people that smoke dont care about other peoples feelings. I personally dont smoke in places where its not appropriate, especially near children or right in front of a door way where people will have to breathe in my smoke. I feel it is very inconsiderate to not move somewhere out of the way. And if it says no smoking, it means…NO SMOKING. If you continue to have those problems at your apt building, tell your landlord or property management company. If you can provide them with where the parties violating the rules live, they will most like place a warning on their door, and if it continues to happen, they usually will fine the tenant. I hope this helps, sorry so many smokers are just too lazy to do the right thing.

  32. lillady says:

    Okay, well I see your side somewhat, but you bring it out like all people that smoke just do it to annoy the others that don’t. I smoke but I don’t do it in public. I can’t stand walking into a place and it smells like smoke, but it is a right for us people that do smoke. I don’t even smoke around my children. They don’t even know I do it because they are never around it. There are polite smokers out there that do know there boundaries.

  33. FREAKZILLA says:

    10 years ago this would have never been thought of , we live in a free country , if you don’t sit right next to them you won’t get second hand . You are outside with plenty of ventelation . You must be able to find something else to complain about , you already took smoking away from bars , bars!! that is just ignorant

  34. CRYSTAL S says:

    well i don’t think u should criticize them all because i know when i used to smoke i was very courteous to others who did not smoke..and i also see your point because there r so many who smoke & dont care about their affects on non smokers and on children …most that i know will argue the fact thet they r harmfull to your health even with all the proof they r bad..these people r the rude morons i think u must be talking about!!

  35. gjmb1960 says:

    Smokers are not rude. Smokers smoke on places were they are not allowed to smoke.

  36. ndussere says:

    I can’t answer for everyone, but I NEVER light up in a public place, reguardless of posted signs…I know that the smoking is hurting me and everyone around me, so I choose not to inflict that on anyone else. I don’t think that all smokers are rude, I just think that because we are "immune" to the smoke, we don’t realize that it is or could be bothering others. When you smoke, you lose the ablilty to smell it, you can wreak of smoke, and not know.It smells strong to people that don’t smoke,because they are not use to it…I think that you will find that if you POLITELY tell someone that the smoke is really bothering you, they will put it out.

  37. Faerie says:

    Not all smokers are rude, but I have to say that I have met my share. Walking out of a mall I have to push my way through several smokers literally standing right in front of the door holding my breath because it smells nasty. I think that they should have a nice place away from the harsh elements to smoke up where the non smokers won’t be bothered by them, and us non smokers shouldn’t have to go out of our way to not be around them. We are NOT born smokers, we are NOT born with a cigarette hanging out of our mouths so the non smokers should NOT have to go around the smokers. There should be more consideration to the smoker that wants a cigarette when its snowy or raining, a place with a roof of some sort that is out of the way. And the smokers should show us non smokers consideration as well. Then us non smokers can exit and enter a building without worrying about what us and our children breathing it in.

  38. absolutedejavu says:

    I have to say it, I agree with you… AND I SMOKE!!!!!!!!!! I live in FL and they have banned smoking in restaurants, I love it!!! I don’t even smoke in my house. I despise second hand smoke… I was standing in line for the Tower of Terror at Disney’s MGM Studios and someone lit up in line…. Now, mind you it was hot and steamy and there was no air flow…… ugh, I was gagging… They even have designated areas for smoking… Couldn’t she have waited? The line was only 20-30 mins. long??? Those kind of people give the rest of us a bad rap…

  39. Riss says:

    i am a smoker. i dont smoke around my kids. i dont ask if people mind. i just dont smoke around people who dont smoke. you make it sound like im blowing smoke in peoples faces. you know what else is killing our kids poverty,negelate,drug use,gang bangers,the list goes on. it doesnt stop at smoking. are you saying anything at the spa area or the pool area,is anyone? you want them to stop then you do something about it otherwise
    SHUT UP!

  40. Liz says:

    I think that instead of having to go outside to smoke, people should have to go to a special room to smoke. So many times I have been walking down the sidewalk and I go past a restaurant and through a cloud of smoke. They should have to just go inside a little room where their noxious gases can’t give anybody else cancer! And just last summer, I was about 7 months pregnant and floating the river and this woman floated right next to me with her cigarette in hand, paying no mind to the fact that I was pregnant and couldn’t really get away from her!! If she were a decent human being, she would have put that damn thing out, instead of poisoning my baby!!

  41. theoldguy says:

    I try to be very courteous and smoke away from others and still have people 20 feet away acting like they’ve been hit with a load of mustard gas. I guess everyone has their dislikes…smoking for californians–maybe your smokers are using medicinal smoke??? I personally think many people are rude nowaday’s wether they smoke or not…

  42. ydreys says:

    youre rude to generalize. im not proud to be a smoker, but im proud to be a considerate smoker, i always excuse myself and i make sure i dont puff my smoke in front of anyone. you should be proud theres a "No Non Smoking" sign anywhere. peace!

  43. watever says:

    because i believe there are good people like me, who like to specifically annoy people like you

  44. robert p says:

    you are correct sweetheart in everything you say these folk dont respect you or anyone elase around you, it is a selfish attitude and needs to be halted,,
    here in scotland people are not allowed to smoke in any enclosed public space including pubs,clubs ect,,
    maybe you should move here,,lol
    seriously these people although selfish are not unlike any other group of people that have a compulsion,,such as addicts,alcoholics,gamblers ect,, it is a habit and difficult to control,,
    if your place has these signs up to prevent them smoking report it to the owner of the appartments and advise them if it does not cease you will concider a law suit against him or her personnaly as it is their duty to ensure the rules are obeyed,,
    if all else fails why dont you pee in their ash tray

    good luck

  45. hot_italianguy16 says:

    well i smoke myself so well we cant smoke anywere else so we get outside than people still bitch at us well we only got 2 places 2 smoke yes its dirty but so r fat people u dont see people saying excuse me sir u cant come in here cause your fat is disturbing the other people so we kinda feel screw this if we have too smoke out side we aint walking 25 meters as for the kid he prob had 1 breath of smoke not going too do anything

  46. kwturbtchn says:

    Personally I try to be considerate when I light up. You have no right telling me that if I light up in front of my children that I am abusing them. Now if you will excuse me I think I need a cig.

  47. B D says:

    I have to say I have met and smoker whom is very curtest to others whom don’t smoke. I quit in January. I just met him on line and started dating him about 2 weeks ago. He always makes sure the smoke doesn’t come my way if I’m around. He ask before he even smokes in his car if I’m in it.
    There are some that do care. It doesn’t bother me as much as I thought it would.

  48. ladyjno7 says:

    I am a smoker and I would never light up aroud children in doors. Out of doors I will but within decent distance. I have two chilren and I didn’t smoke while pregnant or nursing(can’t tell why I started again) and i don’t smke with them in the house or the car. I always ask if people are non smokers if they mind.

    I also refrain from smoking when people are eating cause i think it is rude.

    on the other hand; we are loosing our right to smoke. if I ever walk into a bar where I cannot smoke, i will walk back out.

    as for the spa area; if it says no smoking than people should not smoke, expecially in the spa. But I am not sure just smoking in the area is such a terrible thing.

  49. worshipflheart says:

    paolo- the restrictions are because people are being diagnosed daily with lung cancer from second hand smoke- children are in and out of the hospital with respiritory problems because of parents who are smoking- i have seen this personally working in a day care- half the kids were on expensive breathing treatments and were always sick- all of thier parents smoked. I am not saying this for all smokers- there are some out there who started in ignorance of the problems it causes and are really considerate to others and are trying to quit- but there are many out there who are just plain selfish- they dont care that it is going to kill them, they dont care how it affects others, they don’t even care tthat their kids live in squalor and eat beans and rice every day while they spend $50- $100 a week on cartons of cigarettes- they feel they need it and they just do what they want- this is not a cigarette problem , it is an attitude problem- no different than the people who wear pornographic t shirts or have bumper stickers on their ar that I don’t want to see or read and I certainly dont want my children seeing it but they don’t really think about those things or care about anything beyond themselves. Unfortunately, selfishness is a big problem in this world.

  50. JRS says:

    Dang … all this reading about cigarette smoking makes me want to go have one now … thanks … !

    I’m very aware of where I smoke and who’s around me, I hated smokers when I was young and I hated being around it when I was pregnant …

    So when I light up I make sure it’s not bothering anybody else and I never, never, never ever smoke around kids … I have a 4 year old and I wouldn’t want anything to happen to her … it’s my choice to smoke and not hers … oh yeah I also don’t throw my cig. butts just anywhere .. I make sure there’s an ash tray or trash around before I just throw it on the ground and start crazy fires around here .. !

    I seriously want to pull over men & women who are token it up in the car with their 3 month old in the back carseat coughing up a lung or two … and kick the sh!t out of them .. it’s horrible … !

    One more thing .. after reading some of these … to the non-smokers .. sometimes when I’m smoking and talking or not paying attention ( in lala land – which I do when I smoke ) and it’s bothering you why don’t you ask the person to move or put it out .. it wouldn’t offend me in any way if somebody asked me to just simply move … I would appoligize and move my stinky @ss somewhere else … !

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