seriously. I've never smoked a cigarette in my life. the day i started having a problem with nicotine is the day secondhand smoke started smelling good. never should have taken that construction job with the crew where i was the only nonsmoker (and everyone there went through two packs on the job).

moved to utah after that, and would linger by smoker's corner outside the supermarket on the walk home. That's when i knew something had changed. nicotine's powerful.

Former smoker who switched to vaping 15 years ago (unflavored e-juice via liquid synthetic nicotine concentrate+ PG/VG)…

Nah, it’s fucking gross. I was exposed to many smokers from a young age, including close relatives and in enclosed spaces. Found myself addicted and craving cigs before I’d ever smoked one, even though I hated the smoke and the smell. FYI - smoking around your kids at all, let alone without being in a well ventilated environment, should be considered child abuse.

I smoked for a decade before switching to vaping, and don’t miss it at all. I don’t hate the nicotine, just burning stinky cigarettes, and to this day it makes me gag.

Former smoker here, and I definitely think it smells gross. However there's still a part of me that goes "Sure, it stinks, but one puff would feel so great right now!"

Ex smoker 20 years ago. That was true for roughly 5 years after quitting. For the last 15 years it is absolutely revolting to me.

It's been like 8 years since I quit and still love the smell. About 4 years since I quit weed though and that already smells gross again

its been over 10 years and this is still true for me. they smell terrible. and delicious.

I’ve never been a smoker, but every now and then I catch a whiff and it smells amazing.

But one time a smoker chick started making out with me at a party and dude her mouth tasted so bad I almost puked. Just burnt and tarry. Blech. If it wasn’t the cigarettes, she must have been eating hot roadkill and the slab of asphalt it was on. Just unbelievably bad

That kind of sealed the deal for me not wanting to smoke, but it still smells good sometimes lol.

I've never even been a smoker and I kind of like it, but it's really only because I became acquainted with the smell in bars at 18+ rock shows before smoking was pretty universally banned indoors. I was just pumped to be at the show.

I was a very heavy smoker, quit over 20 years ago. Smelling or seeing it doesn’t trigger me at all. FWIW no vaping, no drugs or alcohol, not compensating but no triggers for me. I don’t entirely get it either, but I am happy with it.

Give it 10 years, it's gross AF.

There are great smelling cigarettes. Cold smoke stinks! In particular in the winter

Pro tip: just don't light the tobacco to preserve it's smell