The best advice I can give you is that walk to the store, walk up to the counter with confidence and buy a pack and try it and then you will know. I'm not sure where you are from, but, there is no shortage of brands to try. Best of luck and keep us updated and if you are concerned about friends and family, you will have to make that decision and the more upfront you are with them, the better.
I don’t think you would be sending this kind of message unless you were at least thinking about giving smoking a try. I think you owe it to yourself buy a pack and take the plunge. Once you get used to smoking your won’t regret it. There is a lot of pleasure to be had with smoking. By all means join our club. Smoking is an awesome habit.