guthmund

Oh, forgive us our trespasses as we stray into the land of hyperbole.

He's smoking, not disemboweling cute little puppies or putting babies on spikes for shits and giggles. He made a conscious choice--and legal, I might add--as an adult and then came here to ask the question. There is a fine line between giving a shit about someone and expository moralism for its own sake.

So, Kpax, instead of telling you all the bad things about smoking--like you couldn't possibly know anyway--and berating you endlessly with links to statistics or belittle you with snide offhand remarks about how stupid you ultimately must be, I'll just answer the damn question to the best of my abilities based on my experience.

I have no idea what the difference is other than preference. Although I smoked for a number of years, I only ventured a handful of times towards the menthols and then quickly regained my senses and went back to regulars. My roommate at the time, however, swears they are a wonderful decongestant in the winter and, whether a testament to the menthols or his freakishly excellent health, he never suffered like the rest of us when it got cold.

For me, it was as much the act of smoking as the cigarette itself. I'm sure the chemicals floating around my system did a bit to keep me calm and such, but it was the physical act of pulling one out, lighting and then methodically smoking it that was the more effective, in my experience.

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