12 Problems You'll Only Understand If You're A Smoker

How many of you smokers out there spend more time complaining that you're out of cigarettes and having to make an annoying trip down to the shop than about the potential health problems? Be honest... Of course you all know smoking is bad for you; but sometimes, you just can't can't see past your next smoking break into a future where you might end up regretting it. If you're a smoker and you genuinely like smoking - a hard concept for some to accept - it's often hard to have your mum call you up, ask about your day, and then swiftly move on to ask whether you've quit smoking yet. Did you know over 100,000 people die from smoking-related illnesses in Britain alone every year? You might not know all the horrible statistics, but you do know that smoking is your business. You're not an idiot (or maybe you are but you're just a blissful one); you just wish sometimes that people would stop telling you how bad that cigarette is for you and just let you make your own decisions without making you feel terribly guilty. Chances are you already feel guilty anyway, because the world is full of posters and adverts encouraging you to quit. On a lighter note, there are several small problems that non-smokers really just won't understand. Here are 12 times when - the C word aside - being a smoker was perhaps more hassle than it's worth.