If we got out of our way to shower, brush our teeth and all that why do people then go and smoke, have a drinkand do drugs what is the point of showing and making it our business to look presentable?
214752
That's a very good question, and a good point. I don't smoke or drink or do any drugs, and I don't understand the appeal of those things.
362597
Great question !!\nI'm a health care provider and my only "guess" is that it is so routine to cleanse the skin first that the person administering the drugs is just doing it "like they always do".  You are correct that it is a needless practice in these cases...perhaps the observing family is being respected as someone in the audience may be a health professional.
476190
I think there are several factors behind our behind our binge drinking society.\n\nFirstly we are all so stressed out all the time due to the pressures of modern life that we use alcohol to switch off.\n\nThen there was the nineties with TV programs like "Ibiza Uncovered" and "Club Reps" which glamorized our growing binge drink culture making it seem a desirable lifestyle choice to go out binge drinking.\n\nThen there is the breakdown of structured society and its rules which allows millions of feral youths to feel like they can do what they want every night with a blatant disregard for anyone or anything that gets in the way of them having a "good time".\n\nThere is also the TV advertising which very cleverly advertises its products towards it's market (young people) making alcohol seem sexy and desirable.
13639
because beer is acceptable to society and cigarettes are not. both are equally bad for the body. and minus the smell smokers are a whole lot better to hang out with, well as aposed to drunks. try video taping a drunk person and show it to them later not a pretty show.
291916
Excellent point.  Probably just to make themselves appear better/different/not bad. Like adopting a logo.  Trying to present a better picture of themselves.
651163
People who don't bathe regularly, like overweight, elderly and handicapped tend to be the ones drowning in perfume. \nPeople have allergies that can be life threating on the spot when being forced to smell that crap. \nAnd to think that smoking is outlawed almost everywhere while these toxic folks walk around making everyone sick.
200828
oh boo hoo...bc smoking is great....go to better ventalated restaurants or stay at home...a lot of people like to smoke after they eat....im a smoker and my teeth are white....my nails are healthy....oh yeah and my breath doesn't stink....actually a lot of people can't tell i smoke unless they see me....i chew gum i wear perfume...im good to go...its people like you that are ruining it for us...so shh
508469
Because the government makes a lot of money from them. Alchohol actually has some health benefits in moderation. Tobacco is just a big money maker
175548
Drugs are more powerful and could be used to self medicate If people wanted to.That would NEVER happen because the pharmaceutical company's would not let it.Its all about MONEY,Good Luck to you,"The smoker you drink" Take care!Alcohol is responsible for 50% of every thing considered negative in this country.And nearly 60% of the murders,and traffic deaths.Drugs don`t even come close to the destruction caused by booze!
182031
given that obesity is at record levels in America & that obesity-related deaths are second only to smoking-related deaths in America...it makes sense that people finally want to see their toes again.\n\nhowever, the LAST thing they want to hear is that they actually have to DO something about it. Everyone wants that magic pill so that the next morning they wake up as a waifish supermodel or something like that. Everyone KNOWS that proper diet & an active lifestyle is the ONLY way to achieve safe, effective, long-term weight loss (and a multitude of health benefits as well!), but nobody wants to put down the ho-hos and get their fat butts off the sofa.
526594
Some people show off because they truly believe that they are terrific and wonderful, and they want everyone else to know it too.\n\nSome people show off because they are insecure and want people to be impressed by them and think they're special or rich or whatever.\n\nAnd then there are the people who show off to hide some ugly secret or dirty fact about themselves that they are trying to hide from everyone else, like that they're a child molester or something.
214715
Why do women pose for these pictures? That's what I never understood? Why do people with totally embarassing lives go on talk shows? I understand why people look at it- it's the same reason people rubberneck when there's an accident- we're nosey and curious. But I don't understand why anyone wants to show the world their dirty laundry, much less the parts of them that made the laundry dirty.
283767
because there are too many things going through thier head at once.  Drugs make you stop thinking, escape problems, but they are always waiting when you return so you have to do more.
334563
I think that the reason why they do it, is to make themselves feel better. But really in the end they just make themselves look like jerks. Dont be afraid to stand out, its always better to make your own path than to follow others.
499254
the most frequent reason is peer and social pressure. another is the effect of cool advertisements showing that smoking is a status symbol giving smokers a cool appeal(which is absolutely false). nicotine in cigarette is highly addictive and it is hard to quit when you have started it already so many smokers who plan to quit need a lot of discipline and sacrifice.
40103
Most do not, most of us try to take our habit out of the immediate vicinity of non-smokers, it's just that you're more likely to notice the ones that are rude about it and smoke in places where you can't reasonably avoid the smoke... the other thing is that many businesses place ashtrays or other cigarette receptacles very close to the entrance...believe me, you'd never find me with a cigarette near a doorway if more places offered me a decent place to dispose of it that was not right by the entryway.
60383
It usually starts with wanting to be one of the crowd, and then quickly turns into a serious addiction.\n\nPeople that smoke and drink are just loosers, they just don't know it yet.