Smoking age limit increased to 18 in Britain

Rynne528 · **Posted:** October 5th, 2007, 5:32 pm

You can't buy cigarettes in the U.S.A. unless you are 18 years old too. Under age people find a way around it too. The restriction are in place, but people can still get around it. Nothing is going to change any time soon.

Adbot · **Posted:** October 5th, 2007, 5:32 pm

Ryan · **Posted:** October 7th, 2007, 7:13 am

Tbh I think these smoking bans are gonna have a big impact on the UK. I know now that because of them half of my family have started to quit smoking, which is a big relief because I'm fed up of having to smell cigarettes everywhere.

Bogrollbloke · **Posted:** October 7th, 2007, 3:19 pm

CreepyPirate wrote:

Who cares.

Anyone underage who smokes is one of two things:

1) A chav who, to be honest, would be doing the world a favor by shortening his/her life

2) Attention *****/trying to fit in with TEH COOLKIDS.

Either way, let them go wild. I like they've banned smoking in public areas now so as long as it's not affecting me i don't care.

By underage do you mean old "legal" age, or the new one.

Because I don't agree with what you've said, kids can get pushed into smoking, by their peers, and slowly gotten addicted, or the other category of people who just want to because it's calming.

Anyway, I find it funny having people older than me asking me to buy them ciggarrettes now, because I look 18/19, and seemingly everyone else in college with me is 16/17, even though I'm 17 too, I've not needed ID for anything, including bars and clubs, in the past year or so...

Pubis wrote:

I think it's really irresponsible of the government to have these things out for years and then ban them, dragging people into the addiction and then expecting them to just stop.

Completly agree.

In all honesty I think two years notice should have been given, instead of announcing a month prior that they were doing it.

zvono · **Posted:** October 8th, 2007, 2:49 am

Wow it was 16?
I wish it was so in my country.

In my country its always been 18, but, nobody cares about that, a 10 year old can go buy cigarettes in a store if he wants to.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** October 8th, 2007, 5:17 am

Bogrollbloke wrote:

CreepyPirate wrote:

Who cares.

Anyone underage who smokes is one of two things:

1) A chav who, to be honest, would be doing the world a favor by shortening his/her life

2) Attention *****/trying to fit in with TEH COOLKIDS.

Either way, let them go wild. I like they've banned smoking in public areas now so as long as it's not affecting me i don't care.

By underage do you mean old "legal" age, or the new one.

Because I don't agree with what you've said, kids can get pushed into smoking, by their peers, and slowly gotten addicted, or the other category of people who just want to because it's calming.

I find that nothing short of weak minded. If you feel the need to smoke cause you're being pressured then you need to start standing up for yourself some more.

When i was in school my friends smoked, some did drugs, lots of stupid crap. And yeah i got asked, yeah i got it offered and no i didn't give in and go ahead and do it. I've never smoked, not once. Not even to try it. I don't plan on doing it either. And I've never had anyone laugh or try to push me into it cause I'd turn around and tell them to **** off.

And as for calming, theres plenty of things you can do to relax. If you don't try smoking you aren't missing anything.

Fangda · **Posted:** October 8th, 2007, 6:59 am

CreepyPirate wrote:

If you don't try smoking you aren't missing anything.

What are you talking about? Lung cancer, inability to do physical activity, messed up teeth, and early death is the new fad.

Good point, how silly of me. I'm so out of the "cool" loop these days.

-Creepy

Adbot · **Posted:** October 8th, 2007, 6:59 am

Vaskor · **Posted:** October 8th, 2007, 7:00 pm

Smoking is a nasty habit. I am glad that at least in some countries people's perception about smoking is changing. It has definitely changed in the US, now UK is making steps.

EnglishPenguin · **Posted:** October 11th, 2007, 3:52 pm

Meh, like that makes a differece for me. In the country I'm living in, a sodding 10 year old can buy alcohol and cigarettes, it's kinda depressing.

gost302 · **Posted:** October 16th, 2007, 3:59 am

what the hells the point no one will ever take notice of it they will just keep smoking and anything else we cant stop them.

even wid the age rased tehy will get others to buy them for them so whats point???????