What do your family/lover/etc think of snus if they don't use it themselves?

[Kstolen23]

My mum is upset about it, my dad doesn't seem to mind but still says it will give me mouth cancer (wrong!), my sister hates it, She says that it's stupid to be addicted to anything but she is far from perfect. And my friends, well at first they were intrigued and some of them even tried it but they either spat it out after 2 minutes (not long enough to get the hit) or vomited (drunk). Now? Now they don't really care but every time I meet somebody new I tell them about it (unless they're a chick then I will quickly turn around and spit the portion out before they notice). People can be so shallow .

[EricHill78]

My mum is upset about it, my dad doesn't seem to mind but still says it will give me mouth cancer (wrong!), my sister hates it, She says that it's stupid to be addicted to anything but she is far from perfect. And my friends, well at first they were intrigued and some of them even tried it but they either spat it out after 2 minutes (not long enough to get the hit) or vomited (drunk). Now? Now they don't really care but every time I meet somebody new I tell them about it (unless they're a chick then I will quickly turn around and spit the portion out before they notice). People can be so shallow .

Bro don't spit out the portion! They shouldnt be able to tell. I was a little self conscious when I first started thinking people knew. Now I have one in while talking to my manager and in meetings etc. Regular size portions.

[Connavar]

my girlfriend doesn't like it but she prefers i use it instead of when i smoked, heck, she even brought me my snus fridge and one of the icetool slim cases. as far as family members go, i actually converted my mother to a snus user when i ordered some mini portions and didn't like them and asked her to try it, now she uses it 3-5 times a day(she still smokes, but i am working on it).

[precious007]

they all get used to it .......

looks weird first but they'll get used to it, lol

everyone that I've offered snus (at least to smell ..) told me it smells like shit .... which I highly doubt lol

[Jwalker]

Ha ha I think I talk funny without a portion in now. I'm sure people have to notice when I have a pinch of loose in they just never say anything.

[ChefSalad]

I wear a full beard so very few people know. I literally chainsnus at work and no one has a clue. I lived with my dad using snus for three years and he had no idea, although he liked that I quit smoking (neither he nor my mother ever smoked, so they think my brothers and I are crazy for ever picking up the habit).

I snus in school (community college) all day, and I've never gotten in trouble. Strangely my school's anti-tobacco policy specifically forbids smokeless tobacco, including but not limited to dip, chew, snus, and snuff.

My friends all think it's weird but never really say anything as long as I make the trash.

[bover907]

Friend' Family, Co-workers reactions to your snus

Everytime a co-worker or friend sees my snus can for the first time and asks "what's that" and I explain, and slide the can to them, they first open the catch lid, and look puzzled, then they open the snus, sniff it, tell me it smells like anything from Pledge, to Cat Piss, to Windx, or Dirt, and slide it back. They must all think I'm nuts! (Most of these guys are Skoal/Copenhagen users.

Just wondering what reactions others get.

[Snusify]

I get a similar reaction but one co worker tried some General White, he is not a tobacco user at all. but every now and again he asks for another one. He enjoys it. I work with a few Indian people and in their culture they chew Paan, so they think snus is like that. I have to explain to them that it does not make your teeth red and you don't spit red juice.

[heders]

Since I from Sweden, and basically everyone knows what snus is, I get either "snus is so disgusting" or people who like it and want to have one (or doesn't have a problem with it). Sadly most think it's pretty nasty, at least loose snus.

My mom hates it and my dad does not really care and has no problem with it.

EDIT: Oh, I saw I already answered this thread...

[Mawdryn]

My wife tolerates it as long as I don't have a HUGE prilla in my mouth in public. I think she's just glad I'm not spending $5-10 a day on cigarettes. She also doesn't really like the can outline in my pocket. I carry a couple of prillas worth in a vintage Cuckoo nasal tin because of this.

The people at work think it's some kind of nasty magic....most of them are smokers, and know what a fiend I was, and then one day I quit thanks to this magical stuff. I gave one girl some General Mints to try and quit with...she did pretty well for a couple of days and then back to the coffin nails. The smokers complain of the smell, the dippers say it doesn't taste good.

The general public doesn't even notice most of the time, I don't think...if they do, they probably just think I'm a weirdo with a load of Copenhagen stuck in my upper lip...

[Thraxy]

Well, my girlfriend likes me using it, since she passionately hates smoke. People here in Denmark generally know what snus is, but there aren't all that many users. I don't know anyone that uses it here. When people see me using it there is a general "and not one f*** was given that day" vibe. Some ask if it doesn't taste bad, and I've had one person ask if it's cheaper than ciggies.

[Mrobin52]

My girlfriend is one of those people that can smoke cigarettes sometimes, and then just stop the next week. I don't understand how she does it and she doesn't understand how I can be so addicted. That being said, she is not completely appreciative of my snus use, but I don't think it really bothers her much either. My parents don't know. They know I quit smoking and that I used snus for a time to quit. I never told them that I was still using snus. Don't ask don't tell I guess. I live across the country from them so no big deal.

[HK11]

My wife doesn't really comment, but I know she hated the smell of cigarettes and she doesn't complain when I spend 200 dollars on a snus order so I assume she likes it a lot.

[void]

Nothing, my parents are happy that i quit smoking and im single atm so no wife or girlfried who could judge me and snus using. :P

[beja]

My family has become full of snus ambassadors, lol. They remark about how calm I've been since I started using it a couple of years ago.