(I was going to post this as a reply in another thread, but wanted everyone's thoughts on this question)
I agree, and I've seen many people say the same in my lurking/reading on this site... but what do you call it instead?
When typing, I try to say PV, but (and maybe it's just me) I feel like when I'm actually talking to someone face to face, calling it a 'personal vaporizer' makes it sound like I'm trying to call it some fancy name to disguise the fact I'm doing something people would object to if they knew what it was. While, in essence, that is true (I'm avoiding calling it an 'ecig' to avoid the negative connotations that come with the name), in reality, the name I'm avoiding is the misnomer, not the name I'm using.
Do you simply ask if people mind if you use your vaporizer, or do you call it something else?
What steps do you take to disassociate your vaping from cigarette smoking?
... I personally have stopped referring to them as an electronic cigarette because I don't think including cigarette in the labeling of any vaping activity is helpful...
I agree, and I've seen many people say the same in my lurking/reading on this site... but what do you call it instead?
When typing, I try to say PV, but (and maybe it's just me) I feel like when I'm actually talking to someone face to face, calling it a 'personal vaporizer' makes it sound like I'm trying to call it some fancy name to disguise the fact I'm doing something people would object to if they knew what it was. While, in essence, that is true (I'm avoiding calling it an 'ecig' to avoid the negative connotations that come with the name), in reality, the name I'm avoiding is the misnomer, not the name I'm using.
Do you simply ask if people mind if you use your vaporizer, or do you call it something else?
What steps do you take to disassociate your vaping from cigarette smoking?