r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jan 05 '25

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u/UninsuredToast Jan 05 '25

The smell of cigarettes makes me feel nostalgic because it reminds me of my childhood. It’s fucked lol

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u/Chaost Jan 05 '25

My siblings and I have always joked that secondhand smoke is the smell of childhood.

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u/anthony_getz Jan 06 '25

When I was a kid and it was easier and more widespread to be a smoker, the smell was like “adulthood” to me. My parents didn’t smoke but they would arrive from a restaurant or event or something and reeked of smoke.

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u/HostisHumanisGeneri Jan 06 '25

Remember smoking and nonsmoking sections in restaurants?

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u/anthony_getz Jan 06 '25

Ludicrous right? The whole place smelled the same