I know why this is: it’s because my mom, the only family member that I was close with, smoked a whole bunch, and so I have positive childhood associations.
Whether it be the active smell of somebody who’s smoking nearby or the lingering scent that’s left or that sticks around in place where people smoke frequently, such as bars or hallways or similar, I like it a lot.
Yet even so, I was actually stunned when I found that there are very few people who agree, and many are the folks who think that it smells bad.
I’ve been hospitalized due to secondhand smoke, so I definitely hate the smell. It is physically painful for me.
Is it an asthma trigger for you?
I don’t think it was considered an asthma trigger, though I do not have the best time breathing with cigarette smoke, either. It was an allergy trigger. It even happened through apartment walls, when my neighbors smoked. Allergy meds and HEPA filters didn’t really help much, and the doctor had no suggestions for me.
Interestingly enough, people vaping nicotine doesn’t bother me, just if they burn the leaf. The only way I knew someone was vaping is if I saw it or it was flavored, no physical symptoms that I noticed.