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[-] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago

Besides the chemical addiction part, it's also a genuinely social one as well.

Smoking areas are designated places where strangers talk to each other. Asking for a light or offering one is a super simple way to break the ice. My dad quit cold turkey several times but he always fell back into the habit hanging with his friends

[-] askat@programming.dev 17 points 1 week ago

Yeah, my coworkers take smoke breaks together and I genuinely think I missing some important socialization because I don't smoke

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

When I smoked, we had people that would just come and hang out for the break and the conversation. Go for it, it's fine. Just don't complain about smoking or you won't be welcome, predictably enough.

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 8 points 1 week ago

This is what I used to do, the smoking area outside was a nice little shaded area, i just generally stood upwind of the smokers or slightly askew to avoid the 2nd hand smoke. No one gave me shit, I was just asked occasionally if i smoked.

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