A big change I've seen in the US is the "class" aspect of smoking. Smokers (outside of a bar environment) in the US come across as lower class, at least among w

A big change I've seen in the US is the "class" aspect of smoking. Smokers (outside of a bar environment) in the US come across as lower class, at least among white folks (can't speak for others). Not sure how this came about, but it's effective and one of the reasons I never picked the habit up from my parents.