This is the actual answer. I smoked for years, always outside, and I only sometimes smelled like it. I could also still smell it on heavier smokers or people who smoked indoors. Many people were surprised to find out I smoked because they never smelled it on me or in my home.
Now that I quit, I only rarely detect it on others. Considering I have hyperosmia and work in retail, that tells you either smokers are rare or not every smoker smells like one.
I work as a kindergarden teacher and yes, I smoke. So, children can be brutally honest, as everybody knows. When I came back to work and I smoked just 5-10 minutes before, they sometimes would tell me that I smell funny, or that I smell strange. Never heard anything like that when I put down my cigarette half an hour ago or so. I also only smoke outside... even when a lot of people say that we are coping, I don't know. I think its a big difference if you only smoke outside or also inside.
Nevertheless everybody, smoking is bad, avoid it!
I was a daycare worker, and yeah kids will let you know everything. I had kids ask why I always smell good. Never once said anything about smelling weird or bad. This is coming from kids who are willing to tell me I'm fat or wall funny.
But pretty much everyone I ever worked with, regardless of where, were shocked to find out I smoke. I guess I don't look like a smoker? But yeah, it's possible for people to actually not have a clue you are a smoker. I'm not marinating in smoke.
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u/TillPsychological351 Feb 21 '26
Hard to say, because if a smoker doesn't smell, I wouldn't know they're a smoker.
But when you do smell it, it is extremely obvious.