I dunno about cigarette smokers; I have a strong aversion to cigarette smoke due to bronchial asthma. However, I’ve found that pipe smokers are a fascinating lot. Generally affable, if not gregarious, literate, well-read, often highly articulate, possessing unusual skills, and frequently very funny. I hang out on a pipe smokers forum from time to time, and have met some of them in person. I actually enjoy the aroma of pipe smoke. For some reason, it doesn’t irritate my airway or negatively affect my breathing. Pipe smokers have told me that it’s because there are no chemicals in pipe tobacco, so maybe that’s why. I expect that there’s some truth in what you say about smokers taking the time to just chill. In the pipe smokers I’ve observed, it’s something akin to a meditative practice.
I dunno about cigarette smokers; I have a strong aversion to cigarette smoke due to bronchial asthma. However, I’ve found that pipe smokers are a fascinating lot. Generally affable, if not gregarious, literate, well-read, often highly articulate, possessing unusual skills, and frequently very funny. I hang out on a pipe smokers forum from time to time, and have met some of them in person. I actually enjoy the aroma of pipe smoke. For some reason, it doesn’t irritate my airway or negatively affect my breathing. Pipe smokers have told me that it’s because there are no chemicals in pipe tobacco, so maybe that’s why. I expect that there’s some truth in what you say about smokers taking the time to just chill. In the pipe smokers I’ve observed, it’s something akin to a meditative practice.