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It existed before the non-smokers called it a weakness. It's called assuming you have something in common with your fellow man, and being willing to make small
by RhysU 9y ago
It existed before the non-smokers called it a weakness. It's called assuming you have something in common with your fellow man, and being willing to make small talk under only that pretense.
Source: two weeks into quitting.
- tucaz 9y agoI'm 78 days and 3 hours into it. There's not a day where I don't miss it, but there are no more cravings at this point. Just the good memories :P Stay strong!
- rapind 9y agoAlmost 7 years. You won't think about it unless you smell it... then you miss it a bit, but just a bit. You might put on a few pounds too as you start to actually taste food.
- fattire 9y ago>You might put on a few pounds too as you start to actually taste food. TL;DR How to Make a Friend Fast -- (1) smoke with them, so when they quit and need to drop a few pounds (2) they'll start fasting.
- Fuzzwah 9y ago> unless you smell it... then you miss it a bit I had the opposite response, a while after I quit I found the smell of smoking absolutely repellent.
- Yhippa 9y agoMy very first job I noticed a similar phenomenon with drinking coffee. I didn't smoke but also didn't drink coffee. I just didn't like the taste. I started drinking coffee so I could make that type of small talk with a common interest that's mostly harmless and had broader appeal. It's crazy that if you weren't a smoker or coffee drinker you missed out on a lot of interesting rumors and tiny bits of institutional knowledge. Even in consulting I make sure to hit up the (coffee) watering hole at the client just to see people I don't see often. Instead of just getting water I find the time it takes to do things like mix creamer and sugar give me time to strike up a decent conversation with someone.