Feel weird vaping in public

[Pheisty]

I've actually had more bad comments coming from smokers than non-smokers. The smokers are the ones who make fun of me, like tonight at an outdoor concert: The smokers were teasing me that I had to push a button to "smoke" my PV. Then they start turning their nose up, talking about how weird it is. I even had one person tell me that I should just smoke American Spirts. Seriously. I haven't smoked in a year thanks to e-cigs, and she's telling me to go back to cigs instead of vaping. WTH???

Non-smokers have been very receptive to my vaping. They're actually more interested in it and ask more questions than smokers. Plus, the non-smokers always tell me how great it smells.

I guess we all have our own experiences.

 

[madjack]

...never let facts get in the way of a good crusade...it just ruins the whole argument..............

 

[madjack]

I've actually had more bad comments coming from smokers than non-smokers. The smokers are the ones who make fun of me, like tonight at an outdoor concert: The smokers were teasing me that I had to push a button to "smoke" my PV. Then they start turning their nose up, talking about how weird it is. I even had one person tell me that I should just smoke American Spirts. Seriously. I haven't smoked in a year thanks to e-cigs, and she's telling me to go back to cigs instead of vaping. WTH???


Non-smokers have been very receptive to my vaping. They're actually more interested in it and ask more questions than smokers. Plus, the non-smokers always tell me how great it smells.

I guess we all have our own experiences.

I've already had much the same experience...my buddy's who smoke, think I am crazy and say things like...if I was gonna quit smoking, I would just quit...yeah sure...on the other hand, friends and family who don't smoke, applaud my decision to quit the funkarettes...I think the smokers are just expressing some form of jealousy or a misery loves company mindset........
madjack

 

[Atamis Pirate]

LOL. That's why I carry new drip tips with me. I don't mind letting someone try my PV if I'm dripping. Not with a carto though. That's weird. They can keep the DT. I draw the line with someone sticking their nose to my juice bottle. I get 'can I smell it?' quite a bit. Ewww.

I have a dedicated "can I try it" carto in my PCC that I carry with a nice, unoffensive, and sweet Valentine's Kiss flavor that I created to appeal to anyone who wants to try.

 

[HazeyPurpleHippy]

I vape everywhere! And I mean everywhere!!! I love blowin out vape clouds in public! The bigger the better! No shame, and I have never been told that I couldnt! Even at the hospital, and the Doctors office! People Have been very interested, but never negative. They just want to know whats up! I am more than happy to spread the word about vaping, and the wonderful vape community!!!

 

[HazeyPurpleHippy]

Oh, and I forgot! I too, carry an extra drip tip, for all the random people that decide they would like to try it out! Specialy when I'm carrying around my Tekk Mod. People are like WTF is that? LOL!

 

[subversive]

The vapor from a PV is not toxic waste and quite frankly extends no further than your breath. All the vapor does is make the locations where your breath is going more visible.
I am all for being polite, but I don't think in general it is healthy to take an attitude that what we are doing should be hidden or is somehow any more hazardous to the people around us than breathing.

Vaping isn't breathing, though. Vaping may be safer than smoking, but that doesn't mean it's 100% harmless. My husband is glad I quit smoking, and loves that I vape and encourages it. However, I can't vape in a small, enclosed area or while snuggling up to him because it irritates his eyes and throat. He didn't admit this to me until after I asked him if the vapor ever bothered him. He didn't want to say anything because he was so glad I wasn't smoking. But once I found out the truth, I became much more courteous with my vapor around him.

There are plenty of people on this forum who do either 100% PG or 100% VG because they discovered one or the other was causing mild reactions like extra phlegm or irritation or other issues.

Common sense dictates vaping is much more healthy than smoking, but it's stretching things a bit far to say it's not going to harm anyone in any way.

It's not a shame issue, it's a courtesy issue. Like I said before, I wouldn't wander around with a mini fog machine in everyone's face. Just because we can theoretically do it anywhere doesn't mean we should.

Also, I am addicted to nicotine. If I wasn't, I wouldn't vape. I know others out there use 0 nic. Personally, I don't think I could do that. Nicotine may not be doing me much harm or hurting others, but why should I be proud of the fact that a chemical has some control over me? I'm happy I switched, and I tell people very positive things about vaping, but ultimately I vape to satisfy a drug addiction. This is my experience. I know others on this forum have said they aren't addicted to nicotine and I know there are those out there who simply enjoy the action of vaping without nicotine liquid.

I also understand that the media has said some negative things and the FDA and government want their share of the pie and thus are creating a lot of worry for those of us who vape. But I think it's a bit extreme to sit next to a stranger on a bench and say " This can't harm you and if you don't like the smell or the sight, too bad, " and blow clouds of vapor in their face.
Again, imagine yourself carrying a mini-fog machine around. Or, hell, a water gun. Nothing comes out of a water gun but water, which causes no harm, but that doesn't make it right to run around town getting people wet.

I may be against popular vaper opinion on this, but I don't think it's ok to invade other people's personal space with vapor or water or perfume or even bad breath. It's just bad manners and not likely to win many people over.

 

[LLS72579]

I got a ton of weird looks and actually quite a few questions about vaping in public with my Ego-T when I first got it, and was quite willing to tell people what it was and where I got it. The best one was when I was in a mall food court vaping and a guy at the pizza joint called me over and barraged me with questions about it because his manager had just gotten an ultimatum from her doctor about quitting smoking. I showed her about it and told her what it did for me, as far as I know now her and her husband are using them and off of analogs as well. That's what I love about vaping is that I am off the real things, and if answering a few strange questions gets other people off of them, I am more than happy to save another person from the deadly effects of analogs.

 

[jtpjc]

Did a test yesterday, on purpose. Riding my scooter I stopped at a bar-restaurant at a scenic spot overlooking the river Rhine. Sat on the patio, where a lot of older people were sitting, enjoying their coffees and beers and an occasional sandwich. Put two big eGo-T's on the table (red/black and red/blue) and vaped them alternately, making sure everybody could see them. No reaction whatsoever, no questions asked. Maybe next time I shouldn't wear that Harley t-shirt.

 

[itztoxic]

I just bought my third epipemod and never get a second look when vaping in public. I just look like a middle-aged guy with a pipe and I kind of like it that way. Stealth vaping at its finest.

 

[Wired All Wrong]

When I smoked cigs, I was getting a lot of stares as it is due to my bright fluorescent red hair and the fact that I was always using a plastic filter that was reducing my nicotine intake, which was making my cigs to look much longer then norm, so I was used to people always asking me "what kind of cigarette is that?" type of questions for years. Now that I vape on the eGo, I get same responses and same questions, so it's no difference to me really.
I feel confident vaping everywhere except for places like restaurants or places were normal smoking is prohibited, I don't want to be a sore eye to all I guess, so if it's a must, I go in the bathroom to take few puffs, I feel weird going outside and joining the real smokers now days, almost as if I no longer belong there... so go figure

 

[b3ast1e]

All part of the pioneering spirit, that's what I tell myself. I do feel a bit of a plonker to begin with, but if anyone ever gets the nerve up to ask me, it's an open invitation for a bit of proselytism. I just have to make sure I'm not coming across as smug as I happily toke on my alien techno thingy.

 

[Optimo]

I live in a very backwoods country area I never ever seen a person in public using a e-cig of any kind it's like it's unknown around here. No stores carry them not even the local tobacco/cigar shop here. I was vaping my ego in wal-mart one day and this woman saw me and started yelling "YOU CAN'T SMOKE THAT IN HERE ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!?!!?" I told her what the deal was and she just thought I was smoking weed or something I couldn't get it into her head what I was smoking and trust me I am a very convencing salesman when it comes to e-cigs. So I just put it away and left. I had another instance where a older man said out loud "I can't beleive you are smoking crack n public! Get that crap out of here!" I tried to explain to him what it was and he also couldn't grasp the concept and just thought it was stupid. After all this happend I just leave my PV in my pocket when I go out in public. Too many dumb hillbilly people around here that just don't understand it.

 

[brittanyNI]

I'm pretty much with you until the last paragraph. Then I can't figure out what you are saying.

Who are the atheists here? People that don't like vaping are atheist?

I use the term "functional atheist" to differentiate between someone's behavior and professed belief.

There are plenty of Catholics who use hormonal birth control and Jews who eat bacon double cheeseburgers.

 

[Baldr]

I don't see what religion has to do with it. What you are saying makes no sense to me. I still can't figure out if you're claiming that people who hate vaping are atheist, or people who vape are atheist, or how Catholics that use birth control fits into anything.

 

[ScottinSoCal]

I personally think it's rude to vape in a restaurant or non-smoking bar unless of course you ask the owners and the people sitting around you.

The day someone at the next table asks me if it's all right if they order something with roasted garlic (the guy who thought that up should be shot) I'll start asking if they mind if I vape. My vapor smells a hell of a lot better than roasted garlic.

 

[Red Dog]

The day someone at the next table asks me if it's all right if they order something with roasted garlic (the guy who thought that up should be shot) I'll start asking if they mind if I vape. My vapor smells a hell of a lot better than roasted garlic.

Or when someone asks if I mind the smell of their perfume/cologne before sitting down next to me...

It's not like second hand smoke. People finding vaping offensive is just like me finding a woman's perfume to be offensive. Should I ask someone not to sit near me because their perfume stinks? Or complain to the owner/staff of the establishment? In my case, I'm allergic to opiates, and some perfume does contain opium poppy products. So to me, perfume can be far more dangerous than second hand smoke.

The general public will never stop associating vaping with smoking if we can't ourselves.

 

[Baldr]

The day someone at the next table asks me if it's all right if they order something with roasted garlic (the guy who thought that up should be shot) I'll start asking if they mind if I vape. My vapor smells a hell of a lot better than roasted garlic.

The restaurant pays the bills. They make money selling food. You look a bit silly when you start complaining that you can smell food in the restaurant, or acting like you have a right to vape and the restaurant can't say anything about it.

 

[ScottinSoCal]

The restaurant pays the bills.

That's quite a coincidence, because I pay the bills, too. In fact, I pay the restaurant's bills with my money. As long as they want to continue getting my money to pay the bills, I'll vape there.

 

[Baldr]

That's quite a coincidence, because I pay the bills, too. In fact, I pay the restaurant's bills with my money. As long as they want to continue getting my money to pay the bills, I'll vape there.

I vape in restaurants. But if they ask me to stop, I'll stop, not scream about "my rights".

Your "I pay the bills, I can do what I want" argument would apply to smokers, too, but smokers don't get to smoke in most restaurants.

I may not go back if they ask me to vape. There are other restaurants. But they have the right to run their business however they want. If they feel like allowing me to vape causes problems with their other customers, I believe they have that right.

You say you pay the bills, you get to make the rules. Do you get to set the prices? Do the hiring? Sorry, but it doesn't work that way.