Are E-Cigarettes Without E-Liquid Any Good?
Are e-cigarettes that do not use e-liquid any good? “Two Bamboo!” Aunt Liu shouted loudly as she played mahjong. “You really are my lucky star—someone actually played the exact tile I needed,” she laughed, while Director Wang held half a cigarette in his
Are E-Cigarettes Without E-Liquid Any Good? "Two pairs!" Liu shouted loudly; when playing cards, one must shout it out. "Yeah, you really are my lucky star, I got two pairs, let’s go!" Director Wang had half a cigarette in his mouth. "Look, I got two pairs, the last card." He said while pushing the cards in front of others.
A couple of years ago, after retiring, Director Wang became obsessed with Mahjong, arriving at the community Mahjong hall right after lunch, and he and Liu were old partners. Director Wang was not greedy when playing cards; he was happy just to win a simple hand like this, which is typical for beginners. "Did you win a lot? What can you not win with 5 yuan?" His opponent, Xiao Zhang, was quite annoyed. Director Wang didn’t know that his winning this small hand had ruined Xiao Zhang’s chance for a special hand. Xiao Zhang didn’t have to work and was a full-time stay-at-home parent; in the afternoon, when the kids were at school, it was his time to play Mahjong. Xiao Zhang had a short temper and spoke directly. "Hey, you should stop smoking; it chokes people! Every time I play Mahjong with you, I come out smelling like smoke, and even my kid doesn’t want to be near me!" There was no way; Director Wang had been smoking for decades and couldn’t quit; his rotten teeth were a testament to that.
"Wang Ge, Xiao Zhang is right; regular cigarettes are indeed too choking! Why don’t you try e-cigarettes? I can tell you where to buy them." The speaker was Zhou, a mid-level manager at a company, whose career was stable, and his son was studying at a university out of town. Playing Mahjong was his main way to pass the time. As Zhou spoke, he exhaled a large puff of vapor from his e-cigarette, and a big cloud of white smoke quickly engulfed the small grayish-white cloud that Director Wang had just exhaled, making it hard to see the faces of the four players.
Director Wang felt attacked by his two card partners and was not pleased. "Zhou, you’re criticizing me? Look at your e-cigarette; the vapor is so thick that we can’t even see the cards, which is more disruptive!"
"Thick vapor just means it’s powerful; that’s the essence of e-cigarettes; otherwise, how can it replace the smoking craving?" As he spoke, Zhou took two more puffs. The smoke in the Mahjong room became denser.
"Playing Mahjong feels like being smoked like cured meat!" Liu’s comment temporarily halted the argument.
As night fell, the sound of the news broadcast on TV cut through the noisy voices.
"Zhou, what flavor is that e-cigarette you’re smoking? Apple flavor? You’re still a kid; if you’re going to smoke, it should taste like tobacco, not some weird fruity flavor. I don’t believe you’ve smoked for decades and can quit just like that. You must be afraid of your wife!" Director Wang laid down a 147 tile, preparing to self-draw. To distract his opponents, he brought up a new topic. Of course, as an old smoker, he could never accept fruity tobacco flavors.
"I like it!" Zhou, a generally calm person, was indeed afraid of his wife. In fact, he switched to e-cigarettes because his wife forced him to.
This kind of banter was common at the card table; Liu and Xiao Zhang were already used to it, remaining calm and focused on their big hands. After all, even an earthquake wouldn’t stop the people of Chengdu from playing Mahjong; a bit of smoke is nothing! However, the mix of two smoke flavors was indeed uncomfortable.
By around 10 PM, the game was nearing its end. Currently, it looked like Director Wang and Liu were losing, while Xiao Zhang and Zhou were winning.
"Let’s play one more round!" Xiao Zhang declared.
"Hey, where did my e-liquid go?" Zhou suddenly realized he couldn’t find his e-liquid after finishing his last cartridge. "I clearly put it here! Where did it go?" "Did you drop it in the bathroom?" Xiao Zhang reminded. Zhou immediately ran out, and about five minutes later, he returned. "It’s not in the bathroom. How strange!" Zhou rummaged through drawers, moved chairs, and searched under the table for several more minutes but still couldn’t find his e-liquid.
"You’re taking too long! Hurry up!" "Stop being annoying! What are you looking for? Just use mine! After we finish, you can look for yours slowly."
"I’m telling you, this e-cigarette is really troublesome; not only is the vapor thick, but you also have to add e-liquid and charge it. Isn’t that tiring? You’re not really quitting smoking; you’re just pretending!" Director Wang hurried to play the last round to recover his previous losses. He suspected Zhou was deliberately stalling.
"What I smoke is none of your business! E-cigarettes with fruity flavors are at least not harmful to others; your secondhand smoke is very harmful, and you know it. Why pretend to be a good person?" Zhou retorted.
In the Mahjong room, only their table remained, and the two men argued endlessly, which was quite grating.
Liu couldn’t hold back any longer: "What are you two arguing about? Don’t you know where the superiority complex of two smokers comes from? Whether you smoke e-cigarettes or regular cigarettes, you’re both fools!"
"Self-draw! Clean one color big pair with a tail, hurry up and take the money!" Oh no, this round is going to be big. Director Wang and Zhou exchanged glances, not daring to speak.
The question arises
If you are a smoker, you might think you look like this when you smoke:
However, reality is often harsh:
If you don’t smoke, the situation might look like this:
In recent years, more and more smokers have started trying e-cigarettes.
Even when smoking regular cigarettes, more people are choosing slim cigarettes.
Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, slim cigarettes, or not smoking at all, which camp are you in?
A couple of years ago, after retiring, Director Wang became obsessed with Mahjong, arriving at the community Mahjong hall right after lunch, and he and Liu were old partners. Director Wang was not greedy when playing cards; he was happy just to win a simple hand like this, which is typical for beginners. "Did you win a lot? What can you not win with 5 yuan?" His opponent, Xiao Zhang, was quite annoyed. Director Wang didn’t know that his winning this small hand had ruined Xiao Zhang’s chance for a special hand. Xiao Zhang didn’t have to work and was a full-time stay-at-home parent; in the afternoon, when the kids were at school, it was his time to play Mahjong. Xiao Zhang had a short temper and spoke directly. "Hey, you should stop smoking; it chokes people! Every time I play Mahjong with you, I come out smelling like smoke, and even my kid doesn’t want to be near me!" There was no way; Director Wang had been smoking for decades and couldn’t quit; his rotten teeth were a testament to that.
"Wang Ge, Xiao Zhang is right; regular cigarettes are indeed too choking! Why don’t you try e-cigarettes? I can tell you where to buy them." The speaker was Zhou, a mid-level manager at a company, whose career was stable, and his son was studying at a university out of town. Playing Mahjong was his main way to pass the time. As Zhou spoke, he exhaled a large puff of vapor from his e-cigarette, and a big cloud of white smoke quickly engulfed the small grayish-white cloud that Director Wang had just exhaled, making it hard to see the faces of the four players.
Director Wang felt attacked by his two card partners and was not pleased. "Zhou, you’re criticizing me? Look at your e-cigarette; the vapor is so thick that we can’t even see the cards, which is more disruptive!""Thick vapor just means it’s powerful; that’s the essence of e-cigarettes; otherwise, how can it replace the smoking craving?" As he spoke, Zhou took two more puffs. The smoke in the Mahjong room became denser.
"Playing Mahjong feels like being smoked like cured meat!" Liu’s comment temporarily halted the argument.
As night fell, the sound of the news broadcast on TV cut through the noisy voices.
"Zhou, what flavor is that e-cigarette you’re smoking? Apple flavor? You’re still a kid; if you’re going to smoke, it should taste like tobacco, not some weird fruity flavor. I don’t believe you’ve smoked for decades and can quit just like that. You must be afraid of your wife!" Director Wang laid down a 147 tile, preparing to self-draw. To distract his opponents, he brought up a new topic. Of course, as an old smoker, he could never accept fruity tobacco flavors.
"I like it!" Zhou, a generally calm person, was indeed afraid of his wife. In fact, he switched to e-cigarettes because his wife forced him to.
This kind of banter was common at the card table; Liu and Xiao Zhang were already used to it, remaining calm and focused on their big hands. After all, even an earthquake wouldn’t stop the people of Chengdu from playing Mahjong; a bit of smoke is nothing! However, the mix of two smoke flavors was indeed uncomfortable.
By around 10 PM, the game was nearing its end. Currently, it looked like Director Wang and Liu were losing, while Xiao Zhang and Zhou were winning.
"Let’s play one more round!" Xiao Zhang declared.
"Hey, where did my e-liquid go?" Zhou suddenly realized he couldn’t find his e-liquid after finishing his last cartridge. "I clearly put it here! Where did it go?" "Did you drop it in the bathroom?" Xiao Zhang reminded. Zhou immediately ran out, and about five minutes later, he returned. "It’s not in the bathroom. How strange!" Zhou rummaged through drawers, moved chairs, and searched under the table for several more minutes but still couldn’t find his e-liquid.
"You’re taking too long! Hurry up!" "Stop being annoying! What are you looking for? Just use mine! After we finish, you can look for yours slowly.""I’m telling you, this e-cigarette is really troublesome; not only is the vapor thick, but you also have to add e-liquid and charge it. Isn’t that tiring? You’re not really quitting smoking; you’re just pretending!" Director Wang hurried to play the last round to recover his previous losses. He suspected Zhou was deliberately stalling.
"What I smoke is none of your business! E-cigarettes with fruity flavors are at least not harmful to others; your secondhand smoke is very harmful, and you know it. Why pretend to be a good person?" Zhou retorted.
In the Mahjong room, only their table remained, and the two men argued endlessly, which was quite grating.
Liu couldn’t hold back any longer: "What are you two arguing about? Don’t you know where the superiority complex of two smokers comes from? Whether you smoke e-cigarettes or regular cigarettes, you’re both fools!"
"Self-draw! Clean one color big pair with a tail, hurry up and take the money!" Oh no, this round is going to be big. Director Wang and Zhou exchanged glances, not daring to speak.
The question arises
If you are a smoker, you might think you look like this when you smoke:
However, reality is often harsh:
If you don’t smoke, the situation might look like this:
In recent years, more and more smokers have started trying e-cigarettes.
Even when smoking regular cigarettes, more people are choosing slim cigarettes.
Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, slim cigarettes, or not smoking at all, which camp are you in?
