Smoking and people who come to visit you

United States
March 13, 2010 3:52pm CST
If you are a smoker and all your friends and relatives know it, what do you do if one of them comes to YOUR house to visit and asks you not to smoke while they are there? Do you oblige them by not smoking, do you go outside to smoke , or do you tell them that they know you smoke and it is your house and you will do what you want? As long as you refrain from smoking when you are in THEIR home, do they have the right to tell you what to do (or not do) in your own home?
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14 responses
• Philippines
14 Mar 10
I am the opposite. I often visit my friend who smokes, and so are some of our friends and her brother too. I don't want to tell them to stop smoking because it is their home and I respect that. However, they are kind enough to use the electric fan to blow smoke away from me and other non-smokers. The electric fan sure is helpful because I don't even smell much smoke.
@saphrina (31551)
• South Africa
14 Mar 10
Good manners is always essential. Therefore you should either smoke outside or wait till they leave. Even at your own house. TATA.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
14 Mar 10
When someone comes to my home they are my guest...even if they're a relative and they drop by every day. I always try to be considerate of my guests so, no, my husband and I don't smoke in the house when non-smokers are here. My grandkids who live nextdoor normally come over for a short visit after dinner so we normally don't smoke in the house after we get home from our business until after they go home. If my stepson is coming over with his kids he'll call first but they usually stop by in the early evening...when it's safe. Smoking outside isn't a problem for us or anyone one else who smokes because we live in the south and have a furnished deck.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
14 Mar 10
Well, i dont smoke and doesnot like people smoking at my home too. Yes, i have my uncle who smokes every now and then. I have my little kids at home. So when he comes and when he intends to smoke, i would tell him frank, uncle go to my garage and do your puffings and come. Please dont do at home, kids here. He understands and will do it and come back with chewing gum.
• India
14 Mar 10
I neither drink nor smoke and i dont allow also any body coming to my home and take permission to smoke and i say politely please dont smoke here .u can do it later when u reach home or go out of this place and i request them humbly so no problem
• China
14 Mar 10
I'm not a smoker,and I really don't like the smell of ciggerates.But if I visit a friend who is a smoker and in his house,I will not ask him not to smoke.I think that is a little rude.
@weasel81 (2496)
• Australia
13 Mar 10
i've got friends that smoke, but they smoke out side. so if we're there we just all go out side. and talk while they smoke.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
13 Mar 10
NO MA'AM, they do not have a right in my opinion. Everyone that knows me knows i smoke so if they have a poroblem w/it , it would probably be best if they didn't come to my house. As u say it's my house & i'm going to do what i want to in my own house. I do notsmoke if i go to someone else's house if i know they don't like. I just had a friend that came to visit & she kept making little nasty remarks about my smoking. The third time she said something we had a few words. I did not enjoy her visit 'AT ALL'.
@skenthal (1020)
• Turkey
13 Mar 10
i smoke however i am respectful to others health so if they want me not to smoke while i am with them place doesnt matter i wont smoke next to them
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
14 Mar 10
I'm not a smoker but if I was then I'd take it outside unless I don't like them and really want them to leave.
• United States
13 Mar 10
If I know someone is coming to my house and I smoke I will go on my porch and smoke even though it is my house. I respect people. And I will not smoke in peoples cars or homes if they don't want me to. I always ask permission before I ever smoke in any ones home or car. But my house is so big I can make one room into a smoke room.
@sredith (239)
• United States
13 Mar 10
I would refrain from smoking for them. I have quit smoking in the past and I know what it can smell like to a person who is not smoking and it turns the stomach. I also try not to smoke if I am going to ride in someone's car or visit their house. i try to make sure to air out as much as I can so I don't smell too much like smoke. It's all about having respect for others. If one of my family members liked to douse themselves in cat urine I would definitely ask them not to do it before I came to their house because that smell would make me sick. Just because I can't quit smoking and I carry on with such a nasty habit doesn't mean I have to inflict it on everyone around me.
@rosegardens (3032)
• United States
13 Mar 10
Whenever a non-smoker comes to my home I will ask them if the smoke will bother them. But now I do not smoke in the house because my cat has asthma or bronchitis or something, so I only smoke in the basement. I ask my guests to do the same, and no one minds. But I do think it rather rude when someone enters your home and tells you what to do. If they are polite about it and pleasant then I would not mind at all. On the other hand if they are rude, I may ignore their wish. Depends on what mood I am in that day. lol.
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
14 Mar 10
I'd probably go outside or go to my bar room to smoke, if I knew there were non-smokers coming to my house. No one has ever asked me not to smoke in my own house...I'd consider it rude, and I'm not sure what I would do.