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0 pointsdeaux1mo ago0 comments

> It isn't a social lubricant like alcohol

It is, and I'm not a smoker. Ironically mainly because of the indoor smoking bans.

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Sounds like the sociability comes from making people stand in an enclosed space together, usually outside a pub, rather than smoking tobacco.

deauxOP1mo ago

Yup, though outside the workplace is usually the bigger one - might depend on the country. It's just not going to happen without tobacco though.

You can achieve the same by pulling the fire alarm and making everyone stand outside.

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0 pointsdeaux1mo ago0 comments

> It isn't a social lubricant like alcohol

It is, and I'm not a smoker. Ironically mainly because of the indoor smoking bans.

Sounds like the sociability comes from making people stand in an enclosed space together, usually outside a pub, rather than smoking tobacco.

deauxOP1mo ago

Yup, though outside the workplace is usually the bigger one - might depend on the country. It's just not going to happen without tobacco though.

You can achieve the same by pulling the fire alarm and making everyone stand outside.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse