Family members / friends giving you a hard time about vaping

[annemarievdh]

How many of you have got the "Propylene Glycol?! That's antifreeze!" line before? My response is to give them a blank stare, like the one you get at the post office counter, while I tell them to Fu(& off and die quietly in my head.

Jip a couple have tried to tell us that one. Luckily I have JACO... the chemical engineer... explaining to them the chemical component difference in Propylene Glycol and antifreeze, as on that chard he loves so much.

Then they have no idea what he is talking about and feel very very stupid, while I'm standing there with this look on my face

 

[n0ugh7_zw]

Guys at work call me Heisenberg (after Walter White from Breaking Bad) I'm even bald (for the moment)

That said, almost all the people at work, have actually been really good about it, asking reasonable interested questions.

There is one guy, who's a smoker, who has had a go at me from the following angles:

• Anti-freeze
• More nicotine than smoking (bearing in mind i'm on 3-4.5mg, thats a bit rich)
• Looks like I'm taking drugs
• Got a bomb in my hands
• It's poisonous
• I should just start smoking again

I put it down to insecurity, mixed with a bit of self loathing, in that he can't actually bring himself to try vaping, and he's subconsciously making up reasons to make it feel like its not a self imposed punishment.

 

[BumbleBee]

Guys at work call me Heisenberg (after Walter White from Breaking Bad) I'm even bald (for the moment)

That said, almost all the people at work, have actually been really good about it, asking reasonable interested questions.

There is one guy, who's a smoker, who has had a go at me from the following angles:

• Anti-freeze
• More nicotine than smoking (bearing in mind i'm on 3-4.5mg, thats a bit rich)
• Looks like I'm taking drugs
• Got a bomb in my hands
• It's poisonous
• I should just start smoking again

I put it down to insecurity, mixed with a bit of self loathing, in that he can't actually bring himself to try vaping, and he's subconsciously making up reasons to make it feel like its not a self imposed punishment.

He'll come around eventually, don't entertain him and try not let him get to you. Just keep your cool any let him see how much you enjoy vaping, he'll get jealous and want in on the action

 

[n0ugh7_zw]

Well, it's more entertaining than anything else. Kinda like watching a mini-series on self-deception.

 

[Alex]

My solution was to get new friends, unfortunately the family had to remain.

 

[Silver]

I've noticed that when some of my anti-vaping friends see me vaping 3 months later and then again another month or two later, they say something like "so this is actually working for you". I just say, "yes Im having a lot of fun vaping."

Then the "genuine" questions start

Seems to me that the hard sell doesnt work for me. I just do nothing and vape. They come around eventually

 

[Marzuq]

lucky for me the people in my circle are a little more open. a few of my friends initially started with 'can i smoke your e-cig just to try' after correcting the incorrect terminology i let them have a go. and since got them4 of them vv spinners and nautilus mini. 2 quit smoking and only vape and 2 of them vape and smoke hand in hand. 50% is a good turn around i think.
as for work. the only question i get is ' a different one again????' and then i just got to explain a little

 

[annemarievdh]

I've noticed that when some of my anti-vaping friends see me vaping 3 months later and then again another month or two later, they say something like "so this is actually working for you". I just say, "yes Im having a lot of fun vaping."

Then the "genuine" questions start

Seems to me that the hard sell doesnt work for me. I just do nothing and vape. They come around eventually

I get that alot 2. And after a year vaping, most of the trouble makers from a year ago, dont even bother me anymore. Just that "so that works for you" "so you dont crave sigs anymore" "you have a new one again" and I just reply "Jip "

 

[rogue zombie]

I've noticed that when some of my anti-vaping friends see me vaping 3 months later and then again another month or two later, they say something like "so this is actually working for you". I just say, "yes Im having a lot of fun vaping."

Then the "genuine" questions start

Seems to me that the hard sell doesnt work for me. I just do nothing and vape. They come around eventually

Lol... That's how I got to vaping.

@WhatSmoke started say a year ago, and I said if it worked for him, I would give it ago. I must admit, I was skeptical.
Then after say he was vaping six months on, every time I saw him, and not smoking, I started to believe it works.

 

[BumbleBee]

 

[rvdwesth]

Like you cannot believe people! At least my wife also does the vape thing so that helps

 

[n0ugh7_zw]

Lots of people are too shy to ask about Vaping. I think that really doesn't help matters either.

 

[n0ugh7_zw]

Guess who, just got an EVOD starter kit

 

[annemarievdh]

Guess who, just got an EVOD starter kit

Who???

 

[n0ugh7_zw]

My step moms mother

 

[BumbleBee]

My step moms mother

and soon she will be on this forum reading this thread

 

[n0ugh7_zw]

Meh, i welcome it

 

[n0ugh7_zw]

Guess who just moved on up to an EVOD VV? lol, she also had a try on my Mech/dripper and eVic/Kayfun setups