Cigarette brands- smoking thread

[civver_764]

I thoroughly enjoyed my first cigarette. The disincentive was the price. But now that I roll them I can have a month's worth of cigarettes for under 10 bucks. Needless to say I'm on the losing path to further addiction.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

I just love that illusion !

 

[Terxpahseyton]

I used to smoke Marlboro, Lucky Strike and Gauloises, with a focus on Marlboro, but still a lot of variation between the three.
Since I roll them by myself for economic reasons (but it also makes me smoke less, which is a plus - not that I wouldn't switch in a heartbeat if ready-to-smoke cigs weren't so damn expensive by now - I like to call smokers the modern Jews of tax), well since then I am kind of lost.
I tried this and that brand, but none really satisfied me so far. I guess I am looking for a roll tobacco that tastes the most like the fabricated cigarettes I used to smoke, but just buying the same brands didn't do the trick so far. So I'll keep experimenting.

Nicotine is a brain stimulant. That effect is very real.

Yeah Stephen King said he was a better writer when he smoked, but that he decided to rather be a worse writer who lives longer.

 

[Colonel]

I used to smoke Marlboro Reds when I started smoking back when I was 15. Then I quit for a long time and when I picked up smoking in July 2010 I started smoking Marlboro Menthol Lights. I don't really know the reason for the change but I think sometime in the next six months I might quit again, only to pick it up again in a few years.

 

[Rashiminos]

(stuff)

In proper portions, mental clarity is a gain, not a loss. The problems come from overdoing it and smoking the additives. Addiction is worsened by an underlying brain chemistry problem (underlied by poor recommended diets). Nicotine provides a material that the brain can use to run more efficiently, but many of the materials in a typical cigarette are not good to smoke.

 

[MaxWar]

I smoked mark-tens for ten years but i quit 2 years ago. Im glad i did, would not go back for 5000$. One of my work colleague had a stroke yesterday while on the job. Crashed right on the floor, a lifelong smoker. Fortunately he seems to be recovering pretty well. Now he swears he's gonna quit

 

[Tycho Brahe]

I don't smoke and never did.

But the history of tobacco is fascinating.

People of culture and refinement invariably PREFER egyptian cigerettes.

My stepfather used to chainsmoke Dunhill, and later Player's. Then he died from cancer.

"There are no passive smokers, only pathetic anti-smokers" Anonymous



What cigarettes do you smoke? Were they the ones you started smoking, or did you change brand with time?

The very first cigarette i bought was a silk cut, back then i knew nothing of cigarettes, just that i felt a nice feeling when smoking a couple others gave me (i was 17 when i started to smoke). Then i moved on to the french brand Blue Gauloises. But they were extremely heavy, so after some years of smoking those, and occasionally some Gitannes with filtre, i moved to Blue Winston's. I still smoke these, they are less heavy(tar 8 mg nicotene 0,6 mg) and not as expensive either.

And you?

Btw: if you are a non smoker, no need to tell us how much you hate smoking. This is meant to be a smoker's lobby

Isn't there any greek brand of cigarettes around? There is (used to be?) a production of "turkish" tobacco in the former ottoman countries.