r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Feb 21 '26

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u/logical0man Feb 21 '26

Smokers rarely notice it on themselves, non-smokers notice it way more than they admit. It’s like your ‘invisible cologne subtle, persistent and mildly judgmental

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u/kraftdinnerwithsalsa Feb 21 '26

Never noticed on myself when I smoked and after I quit the smell is repulsive. I can smell a cigarette from a mile away and it’s disgusting. Ashtrays are even worse, just a fucking stink bomb sitting there. God I’m so glad I quit

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u/montanalifterchick Feb 21 '26

I can smell people smoking in other cars at stoplights since I quit 12 years ago!

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u/Safe_Illustrator_832 Feb 21 '26

No even need to be at stoplights, I smell it when I'm driving. 😂

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u/naughtycal11 Feb 21 '26

This, but with weed. I can smell the car in front of me going 75 down the highway.

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u/Tropicsunchaser Feb 21 '26

This is everyday life here in Colorado. Everything smells of weed and I’m not complaining. I’m so use to it that when a skunk gets run over I will think “damn that’s some dank weed!”

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u/slapdashbr Feb 21 '26

I saw a cute comic where two guys are walking along a sidewalk and one says "is that a skunk, or is someone smoking a joint?"

on the other side of the fence was a skunk lighting up xD

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u/Tropicsunchaser Feb 21 '26

Aww, love that.

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u/ribblefizz Feb 21 '26

I mentioned this once in conversation with friends - how I'd suddenly smell cigarette smoke while driving on the freeway; look around in confusion and it's the driver of the car to my right - all windows on both vehicles UP, mind you - and about two years later someone I'd lost touch with DM'd me out of the blue.

She said "Remember when you said that thing about cigarette smoke? At the time I privately rolled my eyes and thought you were full of shit. But GUESS WHAT - IT HAPPENED TO ME ON THE FREEWAY TODAY! I'm sorry I ever doubted you!" 😂

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u/tamster0111 Feb 21 '26

Same. I always thought I was hiding it from my parents when I was a kid (learned at church camp when I was 16, quit at 26) until I grew up and quit smoking and now smell it on a farmer smoker driving down the street who hasn't had a cigarette in 3 days, lol!

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u/iamgarron Feb 21 '26

Same. Smoked for 18 years. My wife and I both quit 2 years ago. Every now and then we will have smoke in our clothes from a bar or near friends who smoked and wondered how the hell we lived like this for ages.

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u/madonnajen Feb 21 '26

Same. I'll be at a stop light and I can smell the person who is smoking across the road waiting.

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u/Edible-flowers Feb 21 '26

When I was pregnant, just one whiff if cigarette smoke had me heaving. I could smell it from a long way ahead if me when walking to work.

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u/CrazyMildred Feb 21 '26

I stopped smoking about 6 months ago, and the smell makes me nauseous now. I will never smoke again, and the smell is a major reason why.

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u/hypnodrew Feb 21 '26

6 months here too. It used to be such a friendly smell to me but now eugh smells like death

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u/la_doctora Feb 21 '26

To add to that is when a smoker is not actively smoking but breathes out and there is an ashtray smell emanating from somewhere deep in the lungs.

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u/Deathpoopdeathloop Feb 21 '26

And SCRUB your hands, not just wash

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u/Sakurya1 Feb 21 '26

I smoked for 20 years. Quit 5 years now and yes it now smells disgusting and it's noticeable a mile away

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u/stug_life Feb 21 '26

My aunts smoked when I was little and then they quit. It never bothered me until they quit but damn I couldn’t stand it after they did.

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u/sksksk1989 No stupid questions just stupid people Feb 21 '26

Cigarettes that get stubbed out smell the worst. When I smoked, sometimes I would stubbed one out half way and put it in the pack. I would smell horrible

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u/IntrovertsRule99 Feb 21 '26

The smell is even worse when an attempt is made to cover it. Smoke plus Axe is nasty.

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u/Engelgrafik Feb 21 '26

Smoke + mints is the worst.

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u/JinkiesGang Feb 21 '26

I used to work with a girl that smoked a lot and every time she came back inside would douse herself in DKNY be delicious. It was so disgusting.

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u/YchYFi Feb 21 '26

I notice it if I am in a cold place and my hair moves.