Anybody here try smoking these things? I've never smoken before but for some reason I really want to try smoking a hookah.
Considering ciggarrettes are so healthy, yes. Hookahs are a bit safer due to the filter but you're better off keeping that stuff out of you. Bacco' is still bacco'.
No, no they aren't. Also, FYI: cigarette filters do NOT make cigarettes safer, and are, in fact, more harmful to your lungs.
If you get the tobacco, make sure you get Al Fakher brand. Best in the world if you can get your hands on it. Grape, strawberry and Apple are good. Some people like the mint flavor, but IMO it's far better as a second flavor (e.g. 75% grape + 25% mint). If you're ordering online, there's a limit on the amount you can import. It is as pointless as a cigarette. As far as harmfulness, it depends on how much you smoke. I would say one hookah is less harmful than a pack of cigarettes. However, you will certainly not smoke hookah every day while you can carry cigarettes around all the time and easily get hooked to a pack a day. Do not get the self-lighting charcoal - it makes it more harmful and makes the tobacco taste like crap. Make sure you have two layers of foil on top of the tobacco. I don't know if you guys get Halls but if you do, try dropping one or two of these in the water. Not the medicinal cough drops version, just the fresh breath version. The water should be clean and should always be as cold as possible. Some people drop ice cubes in there. Best time to have it is 30 minutes after lunch/dinner. Enjoy.
Hookah is more harmful than ciggs esp if you're having a session alone. However, some studies done could have cigarette company bias.
I used to do hookah a lot when I was in college. Just a social thing. I never really felt much except when I combined it with a little bit o' alcohol. I would recommend going to some hookah bar rather than buying the whole setup just to give it a try.
if you are doing it for socializing, it's cool. have a friend who is from northern africa. used to smoke hookah, mint tea, and drink some beer. probably not good for you over the long run. you could try putting something else in it instead of tobacco, if you know what i mean.
I took my wife to the hookah bar off of Washington Ave since she kept asking what it was about and I was sick of explaining it to her. I didn't really enjoy it, no effect on me so what's the point? She got nauseous. We had the mint and apple, and all of the people in the place were stupid hippies.
My friends used to constantly hang out at Layal or Marry (sp?) to smoke somma dat. I dislike the people that hang out at those places, so I naturally dislike hookah as well. Also a buddy once put grass in ours once and I got sick.
My Arab friends always do it. I like the taste of it more way more than tobacco. It is pretty chill when u do it in a social setting. I do get a head rush from it if i take a lot of it.
I should add, you are not supposed to inhale and hold it. Some people do. But you are not supposed to inhale and hold it, and this is what makes lot of people nauseous.
very relaxing...if you smoke it once in a while it is much much better than smoking cigs. good flavor, good socially, no awful smells afterwards.
It'll give you a buzz if you get it made properly. I guess I've built up an immunity to it though (I stopped feeling the buzz) Anyway, It has definitely taken a turn for the worse as far as the people who are doing it nowadays.
