# Are you bothered if someone 'vapes' next to you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-bothered-if-someone-vapes-next-to-you/667797>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 2, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-bothered-if-someone-vapes-next-to-you/667797 "2013-09-02T13:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-bothered-if-someone-vapes-next-to-you/667797/61 "2013-09-06T06:38:22Z")

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> [@jsgoddess](#):
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> I don’t know what sort of work you do, but in my line, having a cup of coffee or tea or a coke or a snack or whatever at your desk is normal and expected. I don’t see a difference between that and an e-cig IF they are not being otherwise disruptive.

My line of work doesn’t involve being behind a desk. It involves lots of dangerous and difficult physical labor. A hand with a ecig isn’t lifting or pulling or hanging anything or bolting anything together, which is what we are paid to do.

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**Author:** ![Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obnoxious_Hood_Ornament)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-bothered-if-someone-vapes-next-to-you/667797/62 "2013-09-06T19:52:34Z")

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I’m allergic to everything… possibly even intangible things like religion. If it exists, there’s a good chance my body is going to reject it.

I was around a bunch of people ‘vaping’ over the weekend, and while even a whiff of cigarette smoke will send my nose into full-on emergency shutdown mode, this didn’t even register. No smell, no reaction… nothing. It was a bit odd to see people doing this indoors, but given the results I have to say I’m rather pleasantly surprised.

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