Found out my problem. The Mya mini bowl that came with my hookah blows. It is tiny and that is the problem. Going to probably put some money in my paypal and get some fumari, some starbuzz, and a vortex bowl.
It is completely different worlds flavor/session wise to cigarettes, but it is similar to cigars in the way that it is more about the flavor and experience than about the buzz. Shisha has a lot less nicotine, but during a session if you're inhaling then you're getting a lot of smoke volume. The smoke is smooth, unless you burn the shisha and then it gets harsh and not very tasty. I enjoy it to relax every once in a while. I am not smoking daily, but more like 2 or 3 times a week.
If you're looking for a vice then I'd recommend this. If you just want the smoke and the flavor with none of the nicotine then you can get shisha that is herbal or things they call steam stones, so you're not smoking tobacco.
Shisha is tobacco (you can get tobacco free shisha) with fruit flavourings and some of them don't have nicotine. You smoke shisha through a pipe and it's like a device that uses burning coals to release the smoke whereas a cigarette is ignited. Cigarettes also contain nicotine and tar (most shisha don't have as much nicotine and no tar as far as I know).
Frequent use of shisha is worse than frequent use of cigarettes though (cant remember why). Shisha is generally an occasional thing anyway.