Do you or don't you?

It's not genetics, it's [u]statistics[/u]. Life [u]expectancy[/u] of smokers is decreased by about 15 years on [u]average[/u]. A non-smoker may die of lung cancer at the age of 35, and a smoker may live to 100 years old.
As a smoker you are more likely to die earlier, that's all.

I’ve never smoked, my dad smoked and died at 38 from gullet cancer. Probably due to smoking. For that reason I never took it up even though all my friends did.

I don't mind the smell of pipe smoke. There was one great uncle in the family who used to smoke a pipe and I kind of liked it; the rest however, uncles etc. all smoked cigarettes until their doctors warned them of the consequences. It's kind of funny how all my uncles and great uncles quit at once.

My dad never smoked but died with COPD, as a result of breathing in a ton 2nd hand smoke at work for 35 years. I know all about it, because I visited his office on occasion, and it had about the worst air quality I've ever experienced inside a building.

My mom smoked up the house for a while behind Dad's back when one of her ditsy friends told her she could lose weight that way. 😑

I'm allergic to everything, so have never tried it.

Both of my parents were smokers. Mom does she 42, dad 52! My mother in law died age 200 and also smoked. Go figure it.

I smoke a cigar or two every day. It's something I really look forward to. It's my me time and my relaxation time

My dad smoked cigarettes until he was in his 50s then changed to a pipe. He stopped when he was in his 60s. He had a heart attack at 82 and died. Mum never smoked and died of cancer at 86. I smoked from the age of 13 for 10 years but stopped.. I dont like the smell now and could never go out with a woman that smoked.

I think it is genetic, at least wrt cancer.My father was the 12th of 13 children (no TV then, haha) - all 13 of them were smokers all their lives, and [u]none [/u]of them died of cancer - although 5 of them including Dad, died of COPD, but all made it to at least 80

I don't smoke.

I use to smoke heavily but quit many years ago.

Heredity and other health factors are part of it

Often the luck of the draw i think

He smokes cigars. Fat cats smoke cigars. How fat is your cat?

My father stopped smoking when I was 12, Mom said he suspected I had started (I had, but not seriously). Mom never smoked. I’ve possibly smoked about ten cigs in my life, and none after age 23.