Is smoking tobacco out of a hookah any different than smoking a cigarette?

Yes





Cigarette is filtered with a... filter which does not really filter out a whole lot





Hookah is filtered through water, it makes it cooler and a whole lot smoother. The water in a hookah also removes most of the tar that is produced, although since you do not directly burn the tobacco it does not produce very much. It is a whole lot nicer on the throat, and sheesha (hookah tobacco) is normally flavoured, i like mint. I also think sheesha has less additives than cigarettes do... you barely ever get throat irritation with a hookah in my experience of hte several times i have smoked one.... and i do not smoke cigarettes (have tried) so its not cause my throat is used to it :)