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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I remember this happening, and the smell went from just dirty and grim to a little bit of body odour. Many people complained, because they didn't want to smell people's BO, whereas 90% of others were just happy to not have clothes that stunk, or to be able to not have a sore throat after being at a club.

With that said, vaping is so much more commonplace today than smoking was. I've been to a few gigs in the last month or two, and people just vape wherever they want. Pretty much every venue, shopping center, and indoor area says you shouldn't vape, but it's just not enforced at all.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Believe me when I tell you vaping is not more common place today than smoking was then. Yes, vaping is the norm today. Smoking was so common then though, you couldn't drive your car down the street without smelling cigarettes. At a red light you could play count the cigarettes hanging out the windows. Now I see a few vape clouds occasionally as I drive. Just know if you where alive in the early 90s or before and you think vaping today is more common place then cigarettes where then; you are simply remembering it wrong. Cigarettes were everywhere. Everywhere. The world was covered in cigarette butts. In front of every business was an ashtray that stunk, in every gutter of every sidewalk was butts. It was an aroma that was extremely difficult to find reprieve from.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

True, my point (as a man nearly in his forties) is that indoors vaping is more common, especially in venues where smoking was never allowed. Outside, everyone used to smoke all the time, and it was grim.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Indoors people used to smoke all the time. Office workers had ash trays on their desks. Supermarkets had ash trays.

People smoked in pubs, clubs, arenas, events

There were nearly no limits on where someone may smoke

Near me the last indoor smoking was banned in the late 90s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Just wanted to say I like your name.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I find vaping way less of an offensive smell than cigarettes. To me, cigarettes smell just gross.

I also don't mind the smell of weed too much usually but maybe that's just me.