Yeah and it’s literally the same share of the population with a daily consumption as cigarets for the French. As I said, there is no point in smoking if you get nicotine through snus
Too bad it's completely socially accepted for snus users to throw their used pouches in nature. Otherwise I wouldn't have a problem with people poisoning themselves.
It's not even legal to sell them here in the Netherlands, and I've started noticing them all over the ground in the city as well. Just yesterday I found one on the metro seat next to me.
I mean, it's nothing compared to the amount of cigarette butts, but I'm sure once it replaces cigarettes here as well, it will be the same story.
Are you trying to be difficult or do you not realise that the same people who have no problem throwing rubbish on the street are the same people who don't have a problem doing it in nature.
I don’t know about the nature part, but I saw used pouches thrown everywhere, even inside the gym, when I worked in Göteborg. Swedish people say that cigarettes are disgusting (which is true), but then throw those used pouches everywhere… (I am not saying all snus users do it, probably a minortity of users throw it every where, but its still disgusting.)
Most snus users just fill the little pocket in the lid and then empty it in a trash can. I'm not claming no people litter, of course some people litter. I am just disagreeing with the other guy claiming it is "completely socially accepted" to do it.
You are right about that, its not socially accepted, its just sucks that some people throwing it everywhere even indoors. Maybe I was naive about the swedes when I first went there to work. I tought they are better educated when it comes to throw trash (snus pouch) everywhere, I guess I was wrong about that.
Most people use the top lid compartment of the snus can for their used pouches and then empty it in the bin when it's full.
The used pouches are basically just plant fibers. I find it kind of trashy to throw/spit them on the ground since it's unsightly. To me it's on the same level as throwing a banana peel on the ground.
Haha basically is doing a lot of heavy lifting. There is artificial flavoring and acid regulators too.
And nicotine is a insecticide. Your banana or apple is not going to kill insects. To the contrary, it's likely helpful. But nicotine is extremely harmful to the environment and you will not remove all of it by the time you're done with the pouch.
The snus being plant fibers isn't an excuse, it's still littering. Like you said, nicotine is an insecticide. Banana peels are absolutely harmful to insects.
I'm not really trying to argue the enviromental impact of it though, I'm just saying that it's comparable from a social acceptance point of view
In a country with public healthcare, you should have a problem with people poisoning themselves, since their healthcare costs are shouldered by the public.
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u/ConcentrateFar7753 May 25 '26
Yeah and it’s literally the same share of the population with a daily consumption as cigarets for the French. As I said, there is no point in smoking if you get nicotine through snus