O.k. so, I occasionally will take a toot of snuff in public. At the Barbershop or in a restaurant or whenever the urge hits me, I (discreetly as possible) will get out a tin or tap box and take a pinch. No big deal right? Wrong! Apparently if you put ANYTHING in your nose you are involved in some sort of illicit activity and should be questioned thoroughly. WEG Scotch carries a gum disease label in this part of the world because folks always dipped it here (which is interesting because I’ve seen cans from different parts of the country that have a different warning label on them). That being said, people in this part of the country have NO reference point for nasal snuff. Completely foreign. So, my snuff is always equated with drug use, and generally reviled by anyone who sees me use it. Being sensitive to that perception, and getting tired of having to explain myself, I have been dodging in bathrooms and the backroom of the barbershop for some time now even though the men around here have NO problem breaking out a Skoal or Copenhagen can and getting out a golf ball sized wad to stuff in their lip, oh the hypocrisy! It is high time for some national education in regards to nasal snuff.

I don’t care what other people think about me taking snuff

@Barbertrey same problem in Greece, No education in regards to nasal snuff. We know that we are legal, we know better what we use and why, so as we say here in Greece, Clear skies thunders don’t afraid__Keep Snuffing

im here in ENGLAND and i still experience this. my girlfriend got ‘caught’ with my gletscherprise by her parents. they tipped it into the bin, likened her to a ‘druggy’… i give up.

Funny - I’ve never been accused of taking drugs when taking snuff in public. Possibly the tweed jacket and old-fashioned BBC English accent helps…

don’t use so much discretion. Be forward makes it less shady looking. When I just snuff openly people rarely look and when they do they tend to think I am doing something medicinal or herbal some sinus remedy (which it is) when I’ve tried to hide it I get looks. Carry yourself with pride minions of snuff

What @bob said. In fact, I relish the opportunity to tell people, but when I snuff in public, no one ever hits me up. And I do it openly in bars and other establishments. Maybe if I were to try and be more “discreet,” I’d get more questions. And it’s not because it is familiar here in St. Louis. I’ve NEVER seen anyone else do it around here.

I find in the middle of job interviews when I’m trying to answer all the wierd questions they ask that I really could do with getting my bullet out and having a good blast. I really think it would help me talk a lot of bollocks that they seem to desire. Ideally i’d like to vape also. I haven’t done so so far but I have a feeling it’s going to happen. I’ll just say excuse me for a second … maybe inquire as to their snuff use policy? If my nicotine runs low during an hour of interview drudgery then my concentration goes completely and I forget what they asked me so maybe nothing to loose.

Taking snuff is drug use. I’m ok with that. It’s not illegal. I’m happy to defend my decision. Have never been challenged or even asked about it.

I’ve gotten some nasty stares, so I just stare back with my best stinkeye, Clint Eastwood “make my day” squint and they usually back off. If someday there is an actual confrontation, I’ll whack them with my cane.

@Roderick I believe ‘roach’ is still the correct term. The dead give-away when I was a student was someone buying ten cigarettes and a packet of red Rizlas…

@Roderick , Are you in the UK? I feel like people would be more accepting of it there. @Justin I should probably start wearing my Harris Tweed everywhere and that would be a diversion from me snuffing.

Amen, I am sick of the ignorance surrounding one of my prized hobbies. Seriously, even before I knew that nasal snuff was still being produced, I was aware that it was popular form of tobacco in Victorian times. When I tell people that I am a snuffer, they either tell me that they never heard of it or that they were surprised that I was into using drugs (even though I already verified that it is a tobacco product). I think in the United States we need “Nasal Snuff Awareness Week”, this week will entail educating the general public about nasal snuff. It is funny how the first American President was an avid snuff user, yet most Americans are completely ignorant to what the product actually is.

Also, might I add, I remember back in High School, I had a history teacher that mentioned that Ben Franklin used a large amount of Virginian tobacco as collateral for a loan from France during the Revolutionary War. I remember, that he then mentioned that the sole purpose of using tobacco in this arrangement was triggered by France’s love affair (at the time) with Nasal Snuff. Now, I am not a historian, so I am not at liberty to judge the veracity of this claim, however, at least any student in the class ( that was attentive and that actually gave a S***) could see how significant snuff was to American History. I am not necessarily a diehard patriot, however, knowing this makes me even more proud that I traded in my RYO pouch for a Tin.

Funny - I’ve never been accused of taking drugs when taking snuff in public. Possibly the tweed jacket and old-fashioned BBC English accent helps…

I usually wear tweed jackets, but I also have a shaved head and tattoos on my neck, so I probably give off mixed signals I don’t have a BBC accent, but as an Englishman in New York, people do tend to think I sound ‘posh’. It allows me to get away with little eccentricities that would normally raise eyebrows, one of which is snuff-taking.

Well, I’ve got mixed feelings about this one. In principle, I’m all for the do-what-thou-wilt, what other people think is their business approach. I do also snuff reasonably openly, and I agree that if you look sneaky and furtive, more people will think you have a reason to feel that way. In practice, though, I live in a place with shockingly corrupt police who are highly motivated to bust foreigners for drugs; where there is absolutely no tradition of snuff use; and where putting something up your nose is a highly suspicious act. Someone talked about potential death sentences for using snuff in Dubai, right? I don’t live there, but I don’t know how well whacking someone with a cane would work there, no matter how much the whackee deserved it. And I don’t know if all the publish-and-be-damned advice given here would work there either. So, there are times and places where discreet snuffing is called for.

@chefdaniel‌, in Dubai, whacking people with a cane is a prerogative of the state.

Maybe snuff “beeing under the radar” isn`t such a bad thing, I believe snuff would be much harder taxed and regulated if more people used it and knew about this tobacco product. Just a thought.

I was recently at a bar and busted out my Viking Brown and people gave me weird looks and asked wtf I was doing, but I showed them and a few tried it. Most who tried it seemed to like it, but one said it was the worst thing he’s done lmao. They were all cool about it, then again a couple of them weren’t exactly strangers to putting things up their nose, and I’ll leave it at that… ;p I have yet to show my boss but I’ve shown my co-workers and they think it’s weird and interesting but I haven’t had any negative reactions yet. I’m not extremely open about it in public but I don’t hide it too much. I’m just waiting for the next time I get pulled over and the cop asks what I’m doing with my little gnome spoon. xD

If the tobacco nazis in US government were awake, they’d no doubt have a psychotic episode around this: Senate Snuff Boxes The maintenance of two small snuffboxes, decorated with Japanese figures, is a continuing tradition in the Senate dating to the early 19th century. Link: https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference\\_index\\_subjects/Symbols\\_vrd.htm

I work at the Canadian House of Commons, I know the Speaker has a blended scotch. I wonder if he has a snuffbox

I’ve never had this problem, in the southern US smokeless tobacco is common. When people see me fiddling around with my snuff-tin and I don’t feel like explaining what I’m doing I just say it’s smokeless tobacco and they immediately accept it. Most just assume that I’m dipping it when they see it out or see me turning around and taking a pinch up to my face haha.

If you want to disassociate yourself from drugs, stop using a bullet! When people can not SEE what you are actually using, they will always speculate. Take out a snuffbox and boldly take a pinch… If they have issues under those conditions, you probably wouldn’t want to work for them anyway. Of course you don’t do this in the middle of an interview. Best to wait until you are between interviews when talking to more than one person at a specific location.

I have been able to explain the bullet. I just open up the other end and, show them. I also bring out my various tins and, my pipe tool. How long are the snuff spoons anyways? I feel like they might jab me in my pocket.

My bullets are CLEAR and I am not associated with drug use. I’m probably more associated with being healthy around here as I cycle everywhere and was glad to read on another thread that even atheletes make use of snuff. I normally don’t have any issues using my bullets in public. Haven’t tried in an interview though, yet. I would imagine unless it’s an interview for a job with a snuff co. then even wipping out a fancy snuff box isn’t going to help much. I mean even if you chewed nicotine gum in an interview they’d have a heart attack! Snus is probably the answer but illegal here. If it was a company that didn’t allow snuffing in an interview which I imagine is 99.9999999999% of them then yes you are correct I probably don’t want to work for them but I have to pretend that I do. Actually I did get my toast tin out during an informalish interview for a placement with the National Trust and they were cool about it.

@i_snuff_therefore___ where are you exactly? im not aware of snus being illegal anywhere, except for sale?

Pardon me. Of course, Illegal for sale in the UK. My point is tobacco/nicotine use in general is seen as evil in whatever form or however taken, especially in certain situations such as employment interviews being an extreme case and as a nicotine enjoyist presents some inconvenience on occasion. Problem with nicotine is a constant regular intake usually becomes a requirement and doesn’t sit well with non-users. If they don’t use it then why should we I suppose is the thought behind it?

I agree with bob… You need to get rid of your “DISCRETELY” attitude… If you do something discretely, then you are giving off major vibes that broadcast to the world that you know there is something wrong in what you are doing.

People almost never act strange when I snuff. I act like it is what it is. Plus do you really think people pay that much attention to you? Or any of us?

And if you can’t not feel nervous offer snuff to people including strangers. They’ll at least know what it is when you do it.

@howdydave and @bob I’m getting there. My dad doesn’t (didn’t) know I use snuff and this morning I was turkey hunting with him when I whipped out a 5gm smash box full of SG Hazelnut and took a generous pinch without ever saying a word. I didn’t act any different than I would if I’d gotten a breath mint or a piece of gum. He barely cut a glance my way and neither one of us said anything in reference to, so I guess my “discreetly” aint so discreet.

I agree with bob… You need to get rid of your “DISCRETELY” attitude… If you do something discretely, then you are giving off major vibes that broadcast to the world that you know there is something wrong in what you are doing.

It’s not so much that I hide it, it’s just I wouldn’t stop in the hallway at work with people I didn’t know walking by me and take a big boxcar of Black Rappee. “Discrete” for me is using a piece of paper to decant two small piles of a white snuff on the back of my hand and then declining my head and lightly sniff it up. Or bending down to my snuff-tin at my desk and taking two normal pinches, either way. It’s not so much trying to hide that I’m using snuff, I just like to do it in a quick, easy, clean way without going out of my way to show it to other people.

Snuff without guilt! It seems to me; working as a barber you have a captive audience and have many opportunities to educate the ignorant public of the benefits of using nasal snuff. Stand proudly, we are at the forefront of the transition point; think of yourself as a trendsetter rather than an criminal

and also the comment that it doesn’t make smoke or spit so it’s the most compassionate to other people really helps.

I snuff everywhere. On my security post with my colleagues, they think its neat and many have tried a pinch and sneezed other heads off. I work at Parliament with a few ‘stoggy’ lads, many cigar smokers and scotch drinkers… they approve of snuff. Now, I’m working on a way to form a lobby group, get a few Canadian snuffers together and we can rule the world.

People almost never act strange when I snuff. I act like it is what it is. Plus do you really think people pay that much attention to you? Or any of us?

@bob: “You would worry much less about what other people think of you if you realized how rarely they did”?

@JakartaBoy that’s what I was saying.

@Bob, it’s a (mis)quote from David Foster Wallace, American novelist. It should have been “You’ll worry less about what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do.”

People don’t know what you are up to when a person takes snuff or chew in public here in Holland. But nice is that in most cases it brakes the ice to a friendly conversation.

I don’t think you can necessarily expect people to educate themselves so you can feel more comfortable doing something that isn’t commonly done in public… Most times I get called out snuffing is in bars, and people are generally just curious and even occasionally try it. And then don’t like it because even when I say “DONT SNORT IT LIKE COKE” they do it anyways.

And then don’t like it because even when I say “DONT SNORT IT LIKE COKE” they do it anyways.

Haha, every time. Then they don’t understand why I like it. Oh well, more for me.

I just had my first encounters. A bartender who wasn’t necessarily judgmental, but pointed out the potential negatives (not meanly; it was obvious she didn’t like the idea of snuff, and that’s fine), and a dude who was truly interested. We talked for about 15 minutes or so on it and he tried a sniff of Elmo’s Reserve. He actually listened and didn’t take a huge snuff (yay!), and of course, sneezed immediately. It was fun. Been waiting for The First Encounter, and I’m glad it went overall so well.