I am an off again on again cigarette smoker unfortunately

When I was in Turkey and India I smoked tobacco from the nargile. It is not very close to a cigarette at all. In India, I had quit smoking for over a month, and the nargile with apple tobacco was such a nice experience. I think the inhaling and exhaling of the smoke was the the familiar feeling I missed from smoking rather than the chemical reaction that occurs in the body with cigarettes.

In Turkey (I had resumed smoking cigarettes) we smoked apple tobacco in the Nargile a few times, but it was nothing like cigarettes. I didn't feel any physiological change, but enjoyed the ambience and experience of sharing the nargile.

The smoke is very smooth, no harsh burnt paper taste or chemicals.

After and hour and half of smoking the apple tobacco and drinking beer, I still craved a cigarette. I think the chemicals in cigarettes are the addictive ingredients not the tobacco.

My only worry for you is you may reconnect with your wish to smoke cigarettes, and that would not be good. It is so wonderful that you quit.

hope this helps
Christine

smoking waterpipe is different in turkey not like holland coz you smoke it a historical places and you feel that u are with others who do same that means in a social community .sometimes you can talk about any subject with a people that u didnt met in advance without any prejudice...

I strongly agree with this... The nargile seems to facilitate social connection and a feeling of connectedness with others. There is a level of intimacy and engagement that is very nice. I think there are parallels between this and the Native American practice of smoking a peace pipe. It is a way of greeting, sharing and connecting...

(This is completely opposite to smoking cigarettes in the USA- which is incredibly isolating- and shameful)

you are completely right

i have a new turkish girlfriend and her second question to me was ,do you smoke nargile, we went to a morrocon bar in exeter and shared a pipe very nice relaxing experience, nothing like smoking pot though, not that i EVER touch that awful stuff , well maybe in my youth

cool! now they even have cappuccino flavor.

New York full of Hookah cafe's!
viva la fuma!

mmm where is mustafa's comment on this? he said that he enjoys the apple shesha and I take it from other people's views it's good too
Don't think i'm up for it myself though.

oh yes, i love the nargile/sheesha...apple is my favourite

i remember when i was in egpyt, i was there for 2 weeks...every day we had sheesha.

i did notice that more women in egypt smoked nargile, compared to women in turkia.

obviously it is usually a male thing where men bond over the nargile, watch futbol, or play some board game

over here in australia, more and more bars are opening up that serve nargile. of course, not everyone here knows what it is, so when my friends and i have it, we always get a zillion questions from other people about it

I had been a heavy cigarette smoker for long time, but never tried nargile before I went to egypt this summer. I can tell you that, after quitting cigarette for three years, smoking shesha was interesting, and it did not increase my appetite for cigarette. (But it made me cough for some minutes when I first used it)