I’m relatively new to the world of snuff but have smoked roll up cigarettes for 20 years. I’ve quit the cigs and am truly enjoying snuff. The issue I have experienced over the past month is that people have a BIG problem with me using snuff instead of cigs…so much in fact that I have to hide it from colleagues and some friends/family. Has anybody else experienced this taboo side of what is a great hobby?
lots of people are phobic or get all grossed out by snot, it’s a visceral thing for them or they associate it with runny noses due to colds or the flu and some kind of irrational self-preservation reaction kicks in. Just cultivate a self-assured ‘character’ persona and they’ll leave you alone.
@Mouse I think that’s definitely part of it. I think others associate it with hard drug taking due to their ignorance/lack of knowledge. I’m from the north of England which has a good snuff taking tradition…still it seems to be unacceptable to many people. It’s frustrating.
Well, it’s never too early to cultivate a devil-may-care attitude. It comes somewhat naturally as you approach the age of curmudgeonhood. Who knows, maybe it will inspire some adventurousness in your peers.
@Mouse I agree, some will be intrigued and perhaps partake themselves over time. Colleagues at work are more of a problem. You’re right though, it’s not my problem ultimately. Thanks.
Here in the US virtually nobody knows what nasal snuff it so you either hide it or stop caring real fast. I have exactly zero shits left to give. So I take my snuff when I want to and most people do not say a word because who wants to mess with the guy in leather “doing drugs” out in the open?
At the bar, or in public, don’t give a s*(T. At work (totally tobacco-free by law), I use my bullets discreetly (I have to visit the men’s room a lot!). My wife is clueless, which is fine.
After I told a family member about my snuff-taking, she asked if it was legal! If it’s not known about snuff-taking can look rather suspect I suppose, and I got a dirty look in a store once, but most folks just seem to ignore it if they aren’t familiar with it.
People smoke openly at work on work premises. I’m yet to pull a tin out at work. Bullet in men’s room it is for now. Wife is fine with snuff and is actually quite interested, which is a blessing.
For the most part I think it would be viewed as a curiosity more than anything else here in Japan. I have taken a snuff in public but by nature I am rather discrete anyway so I can’t really gauge reactions. In the office I keep it to myself mostly because I have a private suite. For what it’s worth here in Japan smoking is very prevalent but confined to ‘approved’ places but other forms of tobacco don’t seem very prevalent. Oral tobacco is very rare and as I mentioned in my introduction post- nasal snuff seems to be picking up steam- at least where I am just south of Tokyo. In general though- nose blowing and other similar acts seem to be done in as private a setting as possible here.
I live in Virginia and people actually do not mind that much. It’s definitely seen as somewhat eccentric and not something I’d probably do in front of a stranger I’d just met but smokeless tobacco is more accepted here. Some people see me taking pinches and think I’m actually dipping it. A couple of people are familiar with sniffing snuff who grew up in rural areas and knew old ladies. However one of my supervisors did send me an email telling me to wipe down my work area when I leave or do snuff in the bathroom or something because the dust was getting everywhere LOL!
Here in NC no one cares at all… Guess I’m lucky
@Horus92 Va here too, and you reminded me of when I was at the bar one day with a snuffbox full of Super Kailash. A buddy of mine saw me sniffing it and since he dips scotches asked to try it. The look on his face when he got that incensey menthol flavor was interesting to say the least lol
I have yet to take any snuff in public so I don’t really know how that will work out. My wife is perfectly fine with my use of snuff, I smoke less when I’m snuffing so I don’t smell as bad and the house is less smokey. My parents saw me browsing this forum while I was visiting them a few days ago and my mother had a fairly negative reaction and gave a slightly disgusted look. My father on the other hand took it as an opportunity to regale us with stories of how, as a child he remembered his housekeeper using dry snuff as dip. Speaking of dipping dry snuff, years ago I worked at a gas station that stocked dry snuff. Now, I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn’t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones… Wait, no, wrong story. So this old timer comes up to the counter and asks for a can of woman snuff. I’d never heard of woman snuff before, only dip which I suppose counts as moist snuff. I had to ask him to clarify and he said he wanted the green can with a peach on it, and told me that it’s a dry powder and Southern women would take a spoonful of it and pour it in their lip.
That’s hard to say. I would say see because most people on the few occasions that I have done it in public have asked me if it is illegal or they just stare at me in complete disgust and trepidation.
@peter77 Where are you Peter?
I was in Massachusetts at the time, I recently moved to Arizona, no idea how they feel about it out here.
I was asked in the office today “what’s that fruit smell?”. I didn’t have the guts to say “toque apricot”!! Perhaps not a work snuff in hindsight.
@TomAD I have often have consider what the snuff smells like to others. I have often gotten what smells like pipe tobacco or cigars in here comment.
I’ve used JH Wilson SP No1 lots of times in the office…no comments. But the Toque Apricot is noticeable to others. My wife has commented positively on the “apricoty smell”.