I have a cigar on a very rare occasion (maybe 3 times a year? 4?), it's a flavor thing. I don't smoke the swisher sweets or anything like that though...I go for the stogie-lookin' natural flavor ones. The thing about cigars is you don't inhale 'em.
Most of the population around here smokes or chews. Chewing is probably more popular than smoking. It's not at all uncommon to see guys walking around with a big ol' wad of tobacco in their lower lip...the older ones tend to hide it better than the kids though, lol. It can look obnoxious, that's for sure.
My boss smokes about a pack a day. He knows it's bad for him and his last doctor's visit suggested early signs of emphysema :\ He's kind of a bitter person sometimes, so every time he has a coughing fit he just says "Better have another cigarette" and lights up, lol.