something i am sick of (rant)

[DarthHookah]

i get so sick of smoking a hookah, or talking about it, when someone asks "is that even legal?". i try and explain the concept of shisha and whatnot, and i just get a little chuckle and an eye rolled, and they say "suuuuure"... i lik espreading the knowledge of hookahs and shisha, but i hate these assholes who just wont listen! i even have one friend who doesnt like hookahs because of the sound... i mean, come on!

[mserr]

people aren't going to know what shisha is, when people ask me the best answer is "it's tobacco"

[Glottis]

That annoys me a lot, too. But what REALLY annoys me bigtime, is after telling them it just tastes good and doesn't make you trip or get stoned, they ask "why do you smoke it then?"

[Lakemonster]

I hate that.
The sad thing is that it is more "sensational" in that persons mind to think you are using it for "the bad things" than something as mundane as tobacco.
How many of you have started out telling someone else about Hookah with the words "Now, its not what you think......"
Stigma is a bitch

[Glottis]

word.

[TJ Perry]

I just tell people it's meth. Police included.

[thepyrofish]

I actually had a cop ask me what I was smoking when I was out for a drive (big hint, it wasn't a hookah )  I told him it was crack and he just laughed and drove off.  On topic however, I haven't had to deal with that yet.  I'm sure I'll have a ball explaining it to my Dad when I go home in the fall though.

[Joey32b]

When I used to smoke on my college campus at night, a lot of people would walk by and ask if I ever put weed in it. I always said no, but I got sick of people asking. So now, I always have a ziploc bag filled with baking soda to look like cocaine. Whenever anyone asks if I put weed inside, I show them the bag and tell them "No man, I only put the real stuff inside."

[Macho555]

Yeah. You can't really stop ignorant people from being ignorant...all
you can do is poke them with a stick until they be quite, sit back, and
enjoy the layalina.

And some vodka.

[SanguineSolitude]

a friend an i often sit in front of a local cafe and smoke hookah while
playing chess. i love how many old people walk by and just glare at
you, i just smile and wave while my friend checkmates me for like the
thousandth time.

people will be ignorant and closed minded. thats just how it is, if
they ask me i am more than happy to educate them on what it is and they
often leave with a different view on hookah.

the closed minded ones... screw em anyways.

[Macho555]

Oy. I wish I had someone to play chess with. The most I can get is my
gf to play cards or checkers with me. But playing a game of Old Maid to
hookah just doesn't seem right. 

[hookah~rob~]

how bout go fish? i get what you guys mean, i actually had to deal with that at my old apartment complex near campus. a bunch of girls came out to sunbath and saw us smokign and called the cops. it was definitly funny when i showed them the box of al-waha 5 star i was hitting. even funnier when he went over and yelled at the girls and told then to mind their own business and to stop wasting his time.

[yashman19]

99% of the time, people will ALWAYS ask me what flavor I'm smoking. Its just the first thing they say. Then after I tell them, they will tell ask me if I've tried some obscure flavor from some cheapo brand, and when they hear that I haven't, they say I should... Thanks for the advice champ

[ghostofdavid]

I know it may be hard, but try to be polite when people ask dumb questions. I still ask dumb questions relating to all sorts of subject. The fact that asking is an important thing and shows people are exercising their grey matter is more than what most people do.

[jas142]

One time I was smoking with a few of my usual buddies, and my friend brought over a couple girls who had never tried hookah before. After smoking it one of them said "I don't get it, I'm not getting high whats the point?" I felt like punching them

[Sonthert]

Yeah, no that is annoying...or "what's the point?" or even "What does it do to you?"

[Soup]

I love to tell people about hookah, most of them are very open minded about it.  Never ran into any dipsh*ts over it.  Perhaps I'm just lucky.

[web250]

[quote name='Yashman19']99% of the time, people will ALWAYS ask me what flavor I'm smoking. Its just the first thing they say. Then after I tell them, they will tell ask me if I've tried some obscure flavor from some cheapo brand, and when they hear that I haven't, they say I should... Thanks for the advice champ[/quote]I hate that. There's these guys at school, they smoke mainly Nakhla or worse. One time they were smoking somethng that they said tasted like bad Captain Crunch...They dont know much about the hookah.

[40thieves]

Educating people is important and the fact that people ask is a good sign. I agree that you should definitly be as polite as possible and not rip someone's head off. As for the people that are close minded, its more than likely their personality that makes them uncomfortable when around the unfamiliar; and they try to bring themselves up by downtalking down the true sophistication of the hookah.
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[gunsboy]

[quote name='Joey32b']When I used to smoke on my college campus at night, a lot of people would walk by and ask if I ever put weed in it. I always said no, but I got sick of people asking. So now, I always have a ziploc bag filled with baking soda to look like cocaine. Whenever anyone asks if I put weed inside, I show them the bag and tell them "No man, I only put the real stuff inside."[/quote]
hahaha good one I should try that  ...

[JimmyD]

Good story, but I'll keep it short:
I was in a friend's dorm room having a friday night smoke session with pipes, cigars and hookahs.  Towards the end of the night a crack head ended up in our room require that we give him money.  One of the residents called DPS (campus cops) and they showed up.  Crackhead bolted, but guess what the first thing the cop asked us was......
Whats that contraption, and what are you smoking?

[GixxerGirl]

The sad thing, is that some universities have actually banned the use of hookahs on the campus, even if you aren't accused of smoking anything other than shisha out of it (which you shouldn't be doing anyway. tisk tisk).  I think it's sad that part of a culture is illegal on a college campus. Oh well.

[nuschultz]

Hookahs are banned from my campus, and I finally got down to the reason why.Supposedly, it isnt because of the marijuana smoking factor, it is because of the open coal factor.  The university is afraid that some stupid college kid will drop a coal on a carpet or something and light up an entire dorm.  Is this plausable?  Yes, with reservation, based on the fact that the rooms are designed to be "containers" so the fire will self extinguish when the door is closed.  Is this probable?  I'd say the chances of a hookah fire are slim based on the number of users, but moderate based on the number of accidents, such as a drunken smoking session where someone accidently tips the hookah over.This post is kind of rambly but I think you get my idea.

[GixxerGirl]

Yeah that makes a lot of sense.  But they're still banned at the outdoor cement designated "smoking" areas, which I guess might be for the same reason. 

[Sonthert]

Realize that most cops DO know what a hookah is...the question "What is that thing?" is akin to the question "Do you know how fast you were going?". If you say bong or really, really fast, 194 MPH or something like that, a cop has a right to bust you, BY YOUR OWN ADMISSION...if you say hookah, the speed limit or "I was too busy paying attention to traffic.", the cop doesn't automatically have probable cause or you incriminating yourself.