How to smoke and hold a cigarette correctly: smoker's etiquette

Even the ubiquitous health promotion today cannot reduce the number of people who smoke. But most of them are completely unaware that they are not smoking according to the rules, thereby harming themselves. Improper smoking is more harmful to the body.

It would seem, what difficulties can arise from smoking?

Grab a cigarette, light it, hold it between your lips and then inhale. In reality, however, everything is a little more complicated, in the process of smoking there are also some rules and characteristics that should be taken into account. If you follow them, you can slightly reduce the damage to your body. In this article, you will learn how to properly hold and smoke a cigarette.

1. What to do first?

   There is a simple movement that occurs in people who smoke for a long time. Before lighting a cigarette, they either hit the pack in the palm of the hand or tap it lightly on the table to shake the contents. They make the same motion with the cigarette when they take it out of the pack. From the outside, it may seem like some kind of mandatory ritual or some kind of nervous habit. But when you ask a smoker why he does it, you will find that in this way he weakens the tobacco, dissolving it. The result of this manipulation is the fact that the cigarette is easier to smoke, takes longer and will not be as strong.

   The next step is to understand how to hold the cigarette correctly. To do this, you need to squeeze it at the base of two fingers. It is best to block between the index and the center. Then lower your cigarette.

   It is known that most smoking men prefer to pinch cigarettes with their index finger and thumb, thus hiding the smoking goby from others.

   To hide your bad habit, you need to hold the cigarette the same way, but at the same time bend your fingers towards the palm. Thanks to this, you can make the cigarette less visible in your hand.

   Now let's light a cigarette. This can be done using matches or a lighter. The cigarette should be clamped between the lips and the fire should be brought to the opposite side. At this point, you need to start sucking air through it. Just like drinking liquid through a straw - these actions are somewhat similar to each other. The moment you light a fire, wait for the cigarette to start burning by itself. Without waiting for this, it will simply go out, which is why it needs to be given the opportunity to flare up. The burning process of a cigarette should be uniform.

2. Common ways of smoking

   How to smoke and hold a cigarette correctly? There are many different ways. We will share with you which ones are used more often than others.

   
   1. You have to start with this: hold a cigarette between your lips. Hold it with your fingers, fire it and inhale the smoke. You don't have to do it too hard, or you'll get a violent cough.
   2. To get a taste of tobacco, you need to hold the smoke in your mouth for a few seconds to cool it down.
   3. Then the smoke must be exhaled from the mouth. This should be done with the lips slightly compressed, as in a kiss.
   4. The whole smoking process should continue until the distance between the filter and the smoking tobacco is half a centimeter.
   5. Don't forget to shake off the ash. This should be done after every second or third puff. The ashes should be shaken off by holding the cigarette with the thumb and middle finger, knocking closer to the smoking edge with the index finger.

   The French way of smoking is also common among smokers. It consists in the fact that after a puff the smoke is exhaled through the mouth, after which it must be inhaled again through the nose.

   Furthermore, there is also a known method which differs in that the smoke is exhaled through the nose. For example, it happens that a person does not smoke and literally exhales the smoke immediately without inhaling it into the lungs or holding it in the mouth. Hence, it barely reaches the lungs.

   If you fall into the trap of bad habits, especially smoking, you need to learn not only the rules of the process itself, but also the rules of behavior when you want to smoke.

   A person wondering how to start smoking will clearly appear uncomfortable during the process. For an aesthetic look, you need to try to stick to smooth movements when pulling and not cough.

3. What is the smoking label and what is it like?

   You have learned to smoke and hold a cigarette correctly, but this is not enough, it is also important to know the informal etiquette of smokers.

   

   Consists of the following rules:

   1. If you have finished smoking a cigarette, you must put it out completely.
   2. Before lighting a cigarette at a party or someone else's car, you should ask permission from the owner of this property or the driver.
   3. Smoking while walking is considered bad manners. For men, this is acceptable.
   4. It is not customary to talk with a cigarette between your teeth, to put out the smoke in front of your interlocutor or surrounded by other people.
   5. If you haven't finished smoking and put your cigarette in the ashtray and it goes out, you shouldn't light it again.
   6. When smoking a cigarette indoors, do not shake the ash on the floor. To do this, you need to use an ashtray.
   7. If a woman decides to smoke a cigarette in the presence of a representative of the opposite sex, then the man must bring the light to the cigarette.
   8. If someone asks you to smoke a cigarette from yours, you should know that it is a violation of etiquette and can only be done in extreme cases.

4. What do you need to know about smoking?

   1. Never smoke in places where flammable substances are present.
   2. Smoking on an empty stomach can cause nausea.
   3. Smoking can lead to miscarriages in pregnant women.
   4. Nicotine causes the onset and exacerbation of ulcers, intestinal colitis and the development of other digestive tract problems.
   5. The poison of nicotine produced by smoking often affects the lungs, larynx, esophagus and other organs, causing cancer.
   6. Passive smoking is as dangerous to health as active smoking, especially for people with asthma and heart problems.
   7. Male and female reproductive function is directly dependent on smoking.
   8. You must not smoke in bed, as the fire from the smoking cigarette can hit the fabric and start a fire.
   9. Beginners can develop symptoms of nicotine poisoning. Until the time the body gets used to a bad habit, symptoms can manifest as nausea, dizziness and vomiting.

5. In conclusion

   In this article we have examined in detail how to hold a cigarette and how to smoke it. If you become addicted to this bad habit, decide for yourself. Before you start smoking, you should be aware of all the possible health consequences and risks to the body that smoking can cause in relation to you and your loved ones.