I live in an environment where people perceive smokers as bad people. They see a smoker as someone who is bad, Someone who is not loyal, someone who is stubborn and have no love in him, someone who can easily hurt others, someone who is capable of committing crime in the society. And many more I can't remember. Maybe when you read this you can add more to the list. The question is why are Smokers viewed this way in the society?
You need to understand that there are responsible smokers and there are irresponsible smokers. I have smokers around me and I know the one that is good and bad. As a smoker you are responsible for the way people see or address you, even rich people smoke but they smoke responsibly. The reason why they see smokers as bad or stubborn is because most of the smoker are doing the wrong things, they get addicted to smoking and thereby stealing and hurting people just to get money to buy their cigarettes, as a smoker you should be able to act or dress the way you would like to be addressed.