Someone offered me a filtered cigar today. One of those ones with flavored filters.
So, they told me to put it to my lips then lick my lips to get the flavor right?
I then took it from them, rolled it in my fingers, sniffed at the tea smelling tobacco, the thin sheet holding it all in, and didn't really smell that much watermelon on the filter.
I handed it back to them and told them I didn't want to ruin it.
So recently turning old enough to buy cigs, I wonder just how much pressure is put on people nowadays.
Now I have been pressured to actually smoke by my dick of a big brother before. Who doesn't?
I'm sure my lil bro has probably had that happen to him and my lil sis probably will at some point too. My other mother smokes so that's that, though she's trying to quit.
I have actually been contemplating buying and picking up smoking. BUT THEN I forget about the consequences. Thought I shoot it down with logical thought, such as on a students budget, which is tight enough already, how would I afford nice boots and cigs? Plus I could never really see myself actually smoking.
Plus it'd totally kill my mile time or whatever I have to run with the new military PFT coming out sometime. But in reality, it'd probably kill my lung capacity, which seem to be quite large, and probably kill me from my blood pressure. Hence the country part in the title.
But back on point.
What exactly makes something so appealing? Obviously, peer pressure. "Everyone is doing it, so I probably should too."
Then so many people do end up doing it. It just seems weird to me how people continue to do it, even though they want to stop. Nicotine is interesting like that.
Then what astounds me is how people get more of the stuff.
Just because someone else is doesn't mean you should.
Unless it's totally awesome. Like not drinking soda. Ironically that also happened today, I was asked if I wanted a soda, then if I even drank soda. I said no, I don't, and a couple of people were impressed. Too bad I washed down that Triple Baconator with a Frosty Float.
But anyways, it's so interesting how the most innocent people seem to want to get you into something they're into. Possibly human nature. Maybe it's just how we've been put together up until now.
