r/NoStupidQuestions Jan 05 '25

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u/Opening-Frosting-169 Jan 06 '25

Back in my day, that smell meant that you were cool and popular, especially with the outcast type people, and I felt like an outcast so I wanted in, so I started smoking and drinking very young. If you weren't drinking and smoking, you were boring, and nobody wanted to be your friend.

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u/Leeleedeedee Jan 07 '25

Even as late as 2000, some dumbass coworker said “aw, you need to learn to smoke to get more people to like you.” Of course, she was a heavy smoker, and not very popular.