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What is proper etiquette to share a smoke with someone you don't know well if at all, in cs? I mean I've shared with friends - that don't really care what you do but just wondering what is ok and not ok in sharing a bong, joint, hash?

What do you like/dislike when people do/don't in having a "session"?

I always offer my spliff to anyone I happen to be talking too. Whats the worst that can happen. They say no, they hog it a little. So what, I just roll up another.
I also always tell the person ( unless they are my friends ) what is wrapped up in them skins. I would hate to offer someone a hash and Tobacco spliff, when they only smoke pure herb.

Twichaldinho, firm believer in Sharing yer smoke

Twichaldinho wrote:I always offer my spliff to anyone I happen to be talking too. Whats the worst that can happen. They say no, they hog it a little. So what, I just roll up another.
I also always tell the person ( unless they are my friends ) what is wrapped up in them skins. I would hate to offer someone a hash and Tobacco spliff, when they only smoke pure herb.

Twichaldinho, firm believer in Sharing yer smoke

Agreed there, i will share with anyone, with whom i am chatting with, and hopefully the same applies on the otherhand, but who knows.

It's annoying when you offer a joint around in a group scenario and there is always that one friggin friend who, after their turn, offer it back wet or damp with saliva over the tip.

TRANCE wrote:It's annoying when you offer a joint around in a group scenario and there is always that one friggin friend who, after their turn, offer it back wet or damp with saliva over the tip.

Tell me about it!

I had a former friend who would just sit there with the damn thing burning away, not toking on it, and when the subject was brought up that I've just watched near enough a full gram of some very tasty (and usually expensive) herb burn off without giving anyone any benefit from it, he would shrug, take a slow pull and then pass back the sloppy, sodden remains almost deliberately....

God, that used to wind me up. To make it worse, it was never his weed anyway, and if he ever did skin one up, he would fill it 3/4 with tobacco, knowing that I wouldn't touch it then. His excuse, "Man, I can't afford to roll 'em like you do with just pure weed in there!"

Hold on - it was my f@£$%n weed you're rolling with anyway!!!!!

But to get back on topic - if it's people in a group I don't know at all, then I play it by ear... for example, if it's me on my own and I walk into a coffeeshop, buy a bag or two and a drink and sit down, I won't automatically start "muscling in" on another group's session and start offering my spliffs to all and sundry. If a conversation starts up with them, then that may be different, but I don't like to be "the crazy loner" who goes into coffeeshops and attaches himself to another group like a leech - often making everyone feel slightly uncomfortable.

Nor would I ever become the crazy old guy who kept coming over to me in Amnesia the last time I was there (Jeroem, I think his name was) and asking if I had a smoke for him and would I sign his book/diary/prescription-pad or whatever the hell it was...

To be fair to him, he probably couldn't help the way he was or smelled - it was obviously the lack of soap and water that took care of that, but he did offer me a pull on "something" that resembled a spliff, but was so gnarled and filthy that it looked like the Golgothan Shit-Demon from Dogma had just rolled it for him and sealed it up with his special saliva. I politely refused and moved away from him. Not far enough, which was a shame as I was having a nice buzz until that point.

Trying to suppress one's gag-reflex whilst chilling out is not my idea of fun these days - hah! Must be getting old!!!

If smokng out of bowl or vape --- should you clean or wipe mouth piece before and after you take a toke??? not sure if would be rude to do that or rude not to do that?????

I'm hesitant to pass around the j with people I don't know. For the sake of getting sick and all, nothing personal. Oh and if I pass you the bong, kill it until it's done, then I'll repack it for ya. Everyone deserves freshies.

I found that you have to take this on a case by case basis. Seems that most of the people I run into in Amsterdam DO NOT share my affinity to pass the joint. Many, many times I have handed off a joint to a new friend who smokes it like a cigarette (menaing no passing), or, lights one up his/herself and proceeds to smoke the entire joint. Another occurance I have run into more than once is the 'moocher' ... maybe this is because I stay solo in a Hostel but it always seems I pick up a 'fan' who wants to share my smoke, yet never has any themselves. Mostly though, everything is good and fine, which is why I am leaving for Amsterdam in 9 days

geoffk wrote:Everyone deserves freshies.

Couldn't agree more!

The 2nd toke/pull on a pipe or bong tastes awful. I know a lot of people pack a pipe full of hash and pass it round big groups....but i would much rather have (and offer) a fresh tasting bowl anyday.

I happily offer a bowl to anyone though...especially my friends as 1 pipe usually knocks them for 6 (or a home run for you Americans ) and i love seeing them struggle to finish a game of fifa on the xbox