You keep away from smoking, its a very bydlo and filthy habit. Even as vaping removes the dead pungent stench that lingers on a person, a film still develops on the tongue after a while and causes a build up of heavy metals in the body.
To me, smoking/vaping is a relaxing habit. It entertains the devils in your life by occupying your hands and satisfies the psychological and physical addiction that you find yourself invested into.
Part of it is a social allure, part of it is relieving stress, the other is an oral fixation that a lot forget we form and sometimes need to satisfy.
Vaping feels nice due to the flavour and the hit in your throat. Its a warm (probably killing my teeth and gums) vapour rubbing my throat as it kill the microbes in my lungs.
Smoking traditional tobacco is disgusting. Your fingers stain, your breath becomes a gutter, your erections weaken, your lungs suffer and wheezing, coughing becomes a partner to your new voice.
When I smoked my first time, my head spun. I puked immediately after and swore them off. When you pull on a ciggie, there's a bit of a harshness at first that lessens as you build up your tolerance. Through your progression, it provides a nice mild stimulating, but quickly dissipating high as you seek out your next ciggie.
I would go grab a cigar right now but they're $9 for a cheap one in a convenience store and I couldn't finish a whole if I tried. They're also very different compared to ciggies as you need to keep the smoke in your mouth instead of inhaling it into your lungs.
Someone else might better explain other forms of nicotine like snus or smudge. I've never used them and they're just as bydlo.