This is always the hardest question to answer....

[mylose64]

"Do you smoke?"

I never really know what to say. I mean technically no... but sometimes it's just easier to say yes.

 

[Wil]

Always say no... Have to break people's association of cloud = smoking = bad. I don't want to offend anyone, and was always very careful with my smoke, but when someone's offended that they see my cloud of vapor, it annoys me. If they got close enough to smell it, they'd notice it smells like vanilla or something else pleasant, and not smoke, but just seeing it gets their fires going... annoying!

 

[Rikaroo]

Why, No! Do you fart?

 

[Jinglepixie]

It does seem easier just to say yes, but I still always say no. I don't have a smoking habit, I have a yummy vapor habit, or a nicotine habit. Technically.

 

[aziffel]

Short answer-No
its vapor,not smoke

 

[wdave]

"Do you smoke?"

I never really know what to say. I mean technically no... but sometimes it's just easier to say yes.

I pay $50 a month extra for insurance premiums so that I maintain the privilege to smoke. There will be no misunderstandings if I end up in hospital, regardless of how the insurance company sees it. How they see it is most important. Not what we think.

HTH,
Dave

 

[Luvs5rugrats]

When I filled out my insurance forms this year too renew our policy, I answered no. Their question: Do you smoke? Now, had they asked, Do you use nicotine? I would have answered differently. I didn't lie.

 

[Thank You]

no, i vape.

 

[Caddyman]

nope, i vape.

 

[tj99959]

If you have a patch on your arm, or are chewing the gum, are you smoking?
Vaping is simply an alternative.

 

[Vermonster13]

I vape. Their confusion is easily clarified if they want an answer about the "clouds".

 

[Mindfield]

Yeah, have to agree -- I am a non-smoker. Yes, I still consume nicotine and yes it is in a form that resembles smoking, but nicotine ≠ tobacco, vapor ≠ smoke. Sure, it can be kind of cumbersome to explain and can take a fair amount of convincing for those who can't separate nicotine from cigarettes, but it's a critical distinction to make, and one that is worth making.

 

[Darrigaaz]

Unfortunately, explaining the difference between vapor and smoke can be more difficult than explaining the difference between there and their. A lot of people just do not care enough between the distinction.

But, I do not smoke.

 

[Uncle Willie]

The e-cig has gained quite a bit of exposure over the last year .. even TV ads .. many folks know what it is, IOW .. so, "Do you smoke .. ?? " .. "Why no, I use a personal vaporizor, known by some as an electronic cigarette .."

Now, if I were applying for a job and there was blood testing involved, I'd have to say yes if the possibility of testing finding nicotine in my test existed .. otherwise, you might appear to be lying ..

 

[wdave]

Always say no... Have to break people's association of cloud = smoking = bad. I don't want to offend anyone, and was always very careful with my smoke, but when someone's offended that they see my cloud of vapor, it annoys me. If they got close enough to smell it, they'd notice it smells like vanilla or something else pleasant, and not smoke, but just seeing it gets their fires going... annoying!

Unfortunately you can't say anything that will make someone smoke. Nor can you say anything that will make someone quit.