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In reply to the discussion: How many people in your personal circle still smoke? [View all]DFW
(56,699 posts)14. I guess that depends on the size of my personal circle
My wife and daughters: never
Our family and friends here in Germany: the few smokers have died of lung cancer (yes, really).
Our family in the States: none alive that smoke
Our best friends in the States: none of them smoke
This includes people from various countries in Europe (Germany, Russia, Hungary, Croatia, France, Switzerland, Holland, Austria), Americans and one, my sister-in-law, from Japan. Many in Eastern Europe, France and Germany still smoke, but the ones in our circle of family and friends do not.
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Yeah I know cig smokers but that vaping is a real irritant . I'm glad no one close to me does that
lunasun
Oct 2017
#6
I had one client who would sit and vape while I worked with his kids (early intervention speech
phylny
Oct 2017
#32
I can't think of even one, either my social circle or my professional circle. Nope. Not one.
Stinky The Clown
Oct 2017
#10
Cigarettes? All 3 of my sisters. My brother quit about 15 years ago. Still does Nicorette.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2017
#15
It surprises me when I meet someone who smokes cigarettes, because I see it less and less.
C Moon
Oct 2017
#18
I know at least 6 teenage girls (15-16 years old) that smoke cigarettes, and of course pot
Not Ruth
Oct 2017
#23
Almost all of my coworkers. It's easier to count the nonsmokers than the smokers. n/t
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2017
#27
I don't regularly see anyone who smokes, which on reflection is kind of weird, because...
NNadir
Oct 2017
#28
No one in my circle smokes anymore, including me. I used to be a chain smoker 40 years ago.
haveahart
Oct 2017
#38
My mom smokes. My brother had quit but took it back up when his wife died. Not sure if
Luciferous
Oct 2017
#59