How to tell someone to stop smoking

[purple_tips]

Hi mga sis!

We have a neighbor who frequently stops by to chat with my father. In other words, tumatambay sa bahay namin madalas. But the person smokes a lot! The person is matanda na, matampuhin pa so we're pretty sure that telling him straight na bawal siya mag smoke would be like telling him na not to come to our house ever. Hay naku. Any suggestions?

[three8one]

pwede mo sabihin mo "alam ko kinain nyo kanina....." pag nagtanong ng ano? sagutin mo ng "diesel, amoy usok kasi hininga nyo eh ambaho.."

 

[kit kat]

Never pa naman kami nagkaroon ng ganyang kapitbahay but whenever someone smokes tapos sakto pang sa mukha ko yung usok I just say, "kuya yung usok po" and then takip ng ilong.

[summersong]

Madalas yan sa inyo dahil he knows he can smoke there. Maybe just tell him calmly but straight to the point that he simply can't. Health hazard ang second and third hand smoke, damay kayong lahat sa bahay. Kung magtampo siya, it's his problem. Inconsiderate siya e.

[[-c-h-a-]]

My tito in the Phils who lives close to us, ganyan rin. Pupunta sya samin para magsmoke sa labas ng bahay namin. I blame him and his second hand smoke bakit nagkasakit dad ko ng lung cancer!

After that, I didn't care na if I hurt his feelings or what. I tell him bawal magsmoke sa labas namin when I'm in Manila. Esp when I was with my baby pa. Naku no... our health is more important than his feelings. Magbalat sibuyas sya all he wants but really, my family's health is much much much more important than what he thinks.

So if I were you, sabihan mo yung neighbour nyo talaga. Straight up. But you don't have to be rude naman.

[reighnyielle]

Your family's health is at risk sis so the sooner you tell him, the better. Set aside his feelings for now because tolerating his bad habit is going to do more harm than good to your family. Hope this helps

[cosmochick]

Naku, I dont like to be with someone who smokes.. lalo na yung mga nag smo smoke sa daan habang naglalakad or mag smoke near me.. Im really blunt kasi and pinapakita ko talaga sa actions ko na , can you smoke somewhere else ,pls. pinapagpag ko talaga mga usok nila with matching nakasimangot na mukha.. I don't care balat sibuyas ka. Go to smoking areas pls. If youre not considerate enough to smoke in designated areas, why would I even consider your feelings?

If that was my neighbor, I'd tell him straight up in a nice way. Maybe, tell him, Youd appreciate it very much if he can smoke outside your house kasi you're getting allergies sa smoke or whatever.

[bomfalleralla]

I had to reply kahit luma na yung thread kasi sobrang nakakarelate ako. By no means do I judge people who smoke pero fact lang naman talaga na masama siya sa katawan and unlike other unhealthy habits, you're not just doing it to yourself. Lahat ng nasa paligid mo damay. I think it's more than ok to be frank about not wanting people to smoke around you as long as you do so politely. If they take that against you, that's their problem na.

[luckypal]

I don't need to tell my friends and family to stop smoking because it's written all over my face - LOL!

I HATE it when people around me smoke. I really can't stand the smell and I get paranoid about the negative effects on me as a non-smoker. I may have an extreme reaction, but I think that people who smoke around non-smokers are causing intentional harm to others. Smokers should really be mindful of the fact that it's a bad habit that's a hazard to the health of other people.

[sima]

Kung ayaw tumigil sa pagsisigarilyo ang isang tao, kahit na maghapon, magdamag mo siyang pakiusap, takutin, patigilin at kahit na magtata-tumbling ka pa sa harap niya, hindi siya titigil.  It has to come from the person himself/herself, otherwise all your efforts will fall on deaf ears.  Yung iba, they can go cold turkey kung natatakot sila talaga, pero ganoon pa rin -- it has to come from the person talaga.  Parang drugs lang yan -- kung gusto talagang magbago o tumigil, sa kanya magmumula.

[izabelle]

Honestly, parang walang way. I mean yes you can tell the person to stop pero nasa tao pa din yun.

Ako naman, lumalayo nalang. Hindi ko talaga ma-take na malapit sa taong nag smoke. Feeling ko, I'm killing myself. Lol

[baliwsayo]

I agree with izabelle.

Anyway, pag kasi may nag smoke sa harap ko nilalayuan ko kagad kaya napipilitan patayin nun tao yun yosi niya kung gusto nya pa ako kausap. Hehe