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Normal for a guy to offer a cigarette?
Hi,
Is it normal for a male friend to offer female friend a cigarette and we both just stood by the street and smoked as we hadn't seen each other for a while but it was very enjoyable. Been friends for a few months back and we're quite open and straight to each other. I like him and we do joke. Now, we're both occasional smokers but he didn't have to offer me a cigarette. Just wondering, normal for a guy friend to do this or do they offer to any girls? Thanks!
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It's perfectly normal today for this to happened and it is not really even limited to friends. I have many people who know someone I am with, who will introduce us and then after a while be offered a cigarette. This is normal and may come down to politeness if nothing else. I obviously decline as I don't smoke but it is always nice to be asked. :)
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We have overworked the politically correct. Just what is normal. What you find normal may not be normal for me. Normal is what you are comfortable with.
He offered you a cigarette. You accepted and the two of you stood there smoking and enjoying each others company. A non-smoker may not like walking past your exhaled smoke but you are doing nothing abnormal or illegal.
I would say based on the fact that he offered, you accepted and the two of you stood there smoking that the offer by him was normal.
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Pesonally, if I found myself standing and chatting with a friend (from casual acquaintance to good and old friend) and I knew they were a smoker I would certainly offer them one if or when I lit one myself. As it would seem rather bad form not to do so, if I was having one. Smoking is not popular now, for very good reasons. It is cosnidered anti-social. But it was not always so and it had many social conventions. In fact, to offer a cigarette was a common 'ice-breaker' when we met new people socially and professionally. The old habits do tend to stay attached to smoking despite it's fall from favour.
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