Tobacco tax racist towards Maori?

**Madness** · 3rd June 2016, 11:49

Originally Posted by Maha

...your habit is still there just not the addiction.

Originally Posted by BuzzardNZ

I choose to puff and freely admit that I've an addiction...

Originally Posted by Maha

Your original statement was "E-Cigarettes" are an alternative method of delivering nicotine'' which is not accurate, what should have been said was "E-Cigarettes" can be an alternative method of delivering nicotine'' ... simple really innit.

You're a cock. It's that simple.

**Katman** · 3rd June 2016, 11:58

Originally Posted by Madness

You're a cock. It's that simple.

*Quoted for emphasis*

**Maha** · 3rd June 2016, 15:50

Originally Posted by Madness

You're a cock. It's that simple.

Thank you for participating. It really is that simple...

**Madness** · 3rd June 2016, 15:59

Originally Posted by Maha

Thank you for participating. It really is that simple...

Mangakino. Life really is that boring. Oh well, at least you've found your happy place.

**PrincessBandit** · 6th June 2016, 17:32

Originally Posted by nodrog

I remember the good old days when you used to be able to smoke in pubs and night clubs. Sure it smelt like smoke, but it wasn't exactly like burning tyres. The manufactures had actually made an effort into making the smell appealing.

Nowadays when I have been out to a pub or nightclub, it just smells like shit perfume, B.O, farts, vomit, and thrushy Vagina.

I'd rather come home smelling of smoke, rather than a toilet door off a fishing trawler.

Oh the imagery! I guess the bouquet is in the nostrils of the snif-ee but I never could quite get a liking for the odour of ciggies; no matter what the brand. As a non-smoker I've arrived home with hair stinking of cigarette smoke, and clothes stinking of spilled beer (shoes too) and been grossed out by it, especially the next morning when about to put the washing on.
Shit perfume, farts, b.o. - hey you smell that anywhere. As for thrushy vagina, my daughter made me laugh when she described being in our local mall (Southmall) as it stinking like unwashed vag.

**PrincessBandit** · 6th June 2016, 17:36

Back on topic though, I wonder if it was us whiteys that were the heaviest smoking demographic whether it would still be considered a racist issue? Probably not 'cos racism only seems to work in any direction that's not white.

**Akzle** · 6th June 2016, 18:35

fucken crackers

**Maha** · 6th June 2016, 18:56

Smoking was accepted when the majority of smokers here in NZ were White folk. The white smoking population just wised earlier on the cost to both life and pocket than the Maori/Polly smokers. The smoking majority now is non white and that is partly due to the imagination laws, not racists at all...more Government policy. Asian/Polynesian are well documented heavy smokers.

**Katman** · 6th June 2016, 18:59

Originally Posted by Maha

The smoking majority now is non white and that is partly due to the imagination laws, not racists at all...more Government policy.

**sidecar bob** · 7th June 2016, 08:16

Ironic really that the Govt created an entire generation of smokers and their children & grandchildren, by giving WW2 soldiers as many cigarettes at they wanted.
They are looking for a return on their investment now I'd guess.