[Kirby]

On the plus side, smoking is good for creating a social interaction situation - smokers meet each other and chat. And it creates some semi-forced breaks in the day, which is good.

On the down side, there are health risks (obviously). And to some non-smokers, the smell is really repulsive. (I've had people try and convince me that this is bullshit. Um. No, trust me, not everyone is physically wired the same way, to some people smokers are unpleasant to be around just after they've had a cigarette. We're not lying.) And it wastes time and a non-trivial amount of money.

Good luck if you decide to quit - it's very hard, but people manage it.

[nikblack]

you are absolutely right about creating social situations. has gotten me laid plenty of times.

queue classic vonnegut: girls who smoke, fuck:

http://www.lunabase.org/~faber/RICHH/karen/Smoke