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Friend who smokes too much
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D-Man



Joined: 17 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:06 pm    Post subject: Friend who smokes too much Reply with quote

My friend smokes 2 packs of cigarettes a day.Will he die? Is it too much?

I love my friend and want him to quit but he can't.

Help my friend!
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milspecs



Joined: 19 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

only he can help himself. and we're all going to die one day partner.
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Socks



Joined: 15 May 2008
Location: somewhere in here...

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Friend who smokes too much Reply with quote

D-Man wrote:
My friend smokes 2 packs of cigarettes a day.Will he die? Is it too much?

I love my friend and want him to quit but he can't.

Help my friend!


Da Man

It's your friends choice.. If he doesn't want to be an elderly 60/70/80 year old and prefers to rip at a younger age - its his decision..
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dirkdiggler



Joined: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Far from costco

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so what, its none of your business loser Rolling Eyes
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Ilsanman



Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smoking is a social habit and us non-smokers have to tolerate it. Do you know why? It's legal. If you don't, you're being a baby.



Well...........at least according to some posters on this site.
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Straphanger



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mind your own business.
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Faunaki



Joined: 15 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you really care about your friend, do things with him that will not trigger his habit - like drinking, partying, playing pool, pubbing it, whatever. Instead do healthy things like hiking, mountain biking, going to tea shops.
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jkelly80



Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Best thread ever.
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JJJ



Joined: 27 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You know what, it all depends on the person. My grandpa was 77 years old when he passed and he smoked 2 packs of unfiltered (holy moly) and drank around 6 beers a day, almost every day. And he was full of piss and vinegar until the end.

Then, there is the CEO of a huge multinational that is fit as a fiddle and dies at his desk at age 49. Stress.

Some people can handle smoking and live for a long time and never get cancer. It's all luck of the draw we made at birth.
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yunikim



Joined: 10 Nov 2008
Location: the bundangs

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:00 pm    Post subject: nothing u can do Reply with quote

just give it up. as a smoker, the one thing i cant stand is when people tell me not to smoke bc its bad for me.HELLO! don't you think smokers are well aware of that?
its especially annoying to me, since I dont drink alcohol AT ALL, and for people who guzzle down drinks like water tell me not to smoke bc it's not healthy makes me want to laugh in their face.
unless you're some straight edge vegan, you shouldn't try to stop someone from doing something they're gonna do anyhow. only they can help themselves. In fact, the more you whine about it the more they'll do it.
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JMO



Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JJJ wrote:
You know what, it all depends on the person. My grandpa was 77 years old when he passed and he smoked 2 packs of unfiltered (holy moly) and drank around 6 beers a day, almost every day. And he was full of piss and vinegar until the end.

Then, there is the CEO of a huge multinational that is fit as a fiddle and dies at his desk at age 49. Stress.

Some people can handle smoking and live for a long time and never get cancer. It's all luck of the draw we made at birth.


The plural of anecdotes is not data/evidence.

Statistically you are much more likely to die earlier if you smoke.

Some people get lucky and some get unlucky, true. I wouldn't rely on that though when it comes to your health.


To the OP your friend is not going to quit because you ask him too. Just ask him not to smoke in your presence and don't go to his house if he smokes. Look after yourself.
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I'm no Picasso



Joined: 28 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If someone asked me not to smoke in their presence, I would ask them to remove their presence.

Unless you want all of your friends minding your diet, your lifestyle, your social habits, I would highly suggest keeping your mouth shut.
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R-Seoul



Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: your place

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Be a real friend and share the burden, take up smoking as well. And nothing girly like Silk Cut light but the heavy Korean unfiltered stuff, wimp.
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RACETRAITOR



Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Two packs isn't all that much, especially when you consider the fact that cigarettes come in extra-small packs here.
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sharkey



Joined: 12 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tell him/her that their teeth are yellow, you cant stand their breath, and the reproductive organs wont work =))
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