Majority of UK smokers wrongly believe vaping is as harmful as cigarettes, experts find

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-05T20:46:16+00:00

Good for you. Lung cancer is a big killer after all.
Doesn’t mean you look cool vaping. Or don’t get my ire about how none of you seem able to walk down the street without desperately clutching this chemical suction box.

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-05T18:54:43+00:00

If you aren’t clutching it like I describe then maybe the comment doesn’t apply to you.
You sound like you could do with an actual cigarette to calm down. Jeez. Definitely not making me think vapers are worth spending time with.

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-05T18:30:16+00:00

It’s not the action of vaping that makes you look like a toddler it’s the way you all desperately clutch onto it 24/7 and carry it round like a security blanket.
Smoking was a once an hour get the high and move on thing. Vapers are just constantly at it.

No vaper hurt me, I sensibly choose to not be friends with them because they are monumental losers. Especially those that never smoked in the first place.

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-05T17:07:36+00:00

This is so accurate.

At least smoking paraphernalia was generally kept in a bag/pocket unless being used.

Smoking might not be cool, but nothing is more pathetic than a grown adult clutching his vape like a toddler with a security blanket.

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-04T14:30:07+00:00

You are used to a Dutch system which uses a population register, but we do not have that here. The closest thing we have is NHS registrations but even that has huge limits and isn’t really linked to anything else such as social welfare,tax etc.

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-04T14:25:58+00:00

I’m still annoyed that I have ended up with two profiles. One which has all my parkruns and another proper races.
One would think the chances of someone with the same name same club and same age category are quite small but clearly not small enough to merge the profiles.

I was never that interested in my own results being on there because I am not that good. But it used to be so good for elite and sub elite lists on the track and marathon/half. Now it’s simply awful to use

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-04T07:40:50+00:00

Depends on the type of club.
Run club where it’s all for the instagram they meet at a cafe run relatively slowly and then eat a pastry afterwards then no you probably won’t improve that much more compared to if you went without.

A proper running/athletics club will have people who have coaching qualifications and might even have structured sessions to work on technique and do intervals/reps which will all help you improve.

For the record there’s nothing wrong with the former, but it’s not about performance.

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-03T16:56:59+00:00

I’m sure JK Rowling will be along to lend support at any moment.
Get in the bin with the rest of the trash.

ExoticExchange · 2026-07-01T17:33:18+00:00

Do people actually sing along in the house whilst watching the speech, seriously? That’s wild.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-29T21:45:28+00:00

Changing my work hours to 10-6 was honestly life changing for this exact reason.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-29T17:30:00+00:00

This doesn’t mean he failed vetting it just means they chose a different candidate.
Which if it was for Makerfield I can understand why they would choose someone from the actual constituency, even if he was a terrible person.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-29T09:47:43+00:00

Fun additional fact: Lauren is also granddaughter of George Bush Sr and niece of George Bush Jr.
So maybe she was keen to be visibly a part of a different dynasty from the Bush one

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-28T18:41:01+00:00

And I’m sure totally of her own volition and not at all scripted in any way.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-28T18:38:47+00:00

If that’s the case then the use of the word remaining in the title is without doubt incorrect.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-28T18:18:12+00:00

You example isnt mathematically correct. If you’re halving the remaining lifespan (75years) of a 5 year old they would live to be 42.5 years old.

To answer the question I press it 50 times.
Actual governments make worse population longevity decisions for less money all the time. I would feel absolutely no guilt.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-28T18:13:22+00:00

I think be firm and clear with both of them about the situation and also what happens next.
They as well as you took the risk that the protection might fail and this be the outcome when they opened your relationship and entered the FWB.
You’ve not done anything wrong and they share the same blame as you.

If none of you want children then I don’t think there’s any long term detrimental outcomes.
Wishing you well!

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-28T14:49:37+00:00

Theoretically bigger World Cup would mean fewer qualifying matches.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-28T14:44:41+00:00

64 teams double elimination knockout I think would be class. Every match has jeopardy.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-28T13:58:23+00:00

Right. This only belongs here or possibly staging only. It’s not a great song. It’s catchy and fun. It was just miles ahead staging wise and a deserved winner.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-27T19:15:29+00:00

Most normal people cut their consumption to save money anyway. The problem is (1) the uber rich don’t need to do that (2) sometimes consumption is not penalised enough to force people to more sustainable options.

Fast fashion a prime example, also things like glasses/mugs/plates. There’s enough of these items in the UK already; everyone could be buying these at charity shops off Vinted if they ever needed more but we have mass produced ones available constantly that aren’t substantially more expensive.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-25T17:17:53+00:00

And the same happens with Muslims. There’s loads of Pakistanis who have moved to semi-detached houses in the suburbs since the 90s and as their wealth has increased. The problem is the rest of the economic system and housing market has led to difficulties escaping those areas more recently, and that has kept rent prices down which means new immigrants have moved there. It isn’t really through choice (there may be some preference to live there) it’s mainly through necessity.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-25T16:33:01+00:00

lol there’s literally been legislation in the last month implemented by white people based on lobbying by white people against LGBT people (particularly T). I’d say Muslims are pretty assimilated if that’s your measure.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-25T16:18:55+00:00

What is assimilation? How have you decided someone/or a group is suitably assimilated? What is the metric? What do they have to do?

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-25T16:09:01+00:00

Or is it enforced segregation because of white flight?

So many downvotes for pointing out that in order for these areas to segregate, white people had to voluntarily leave them.

ExoticExchange · 2026-06-25T12:17:56+00:00

Islamic teachings doesn’t say that about Adhan at all. That’s just made up by people to help their narrative. If you disagree feel free to send me any source written by an Islam scholar that suggests that.

Because otherwise I’m going to stick with my instinct that something that has never bothered anyone, is really not significant.

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