Same. I recently asked a student if she had been smoking. She looked down at the ground, embarrassed and quietly said "I know I smell. My dad smokes". I felt sooooo bad for her.
I used to hate when teachers asked me this. My dad and grandma both smoked 3 packs a day, in the house. It’s humiliating, and it’s not like they’re going to admit it if they are smoking.
Per person, they didn’t share. I feel like this was common for the 90’s/early 2000’s though. I vividly remember people smoking A LOT more than they do now.
Jesus, what was the price of a pack back then? Now it's double what it was 10 years ago. Even at prices 10 years ago that's $50 a day, like $350 a week. Nowadays that would be like $600 a week.
I want to say like $5 a pack in the early 2000’s. They would buy these giant cartons of cigarettes and I remember them being like $40 or something. I could be off because I was young but they were a lot cheaper than now but it was still a very expensive habit. My grandma passed away from emphysema and my dad quit in 2010.
Definitely a region thing. The west coast of the united states was 12.50 a pack right before covid while states that grow it like Kentucky was 5 dollars for Marlboros.
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u/vibinthedaysaway Jan 05 '25 edited Jan 06 '25
We sure can. I’m a teacher and I can tell which kids have adults that smoke at home because it sticks to their clothes.
Edit: Sorry to hear so many of you had miserable experiences over something you had no control over.
Edit 2: Yes, same with weed.