“For decades people smoked in public... wherever, wherever they wanted and no big deal was made of it.”
I image that back then the smoker, realizing smoke was an intrusion, would politely ask “mind if I smoke” before lighting up.
“I lowered the window when a person smoked in a car.”
Hard to do in an airplane. . though some have tried.
People smoked openly in New York City up until a few years ago - until idiot Bloomberg unconstitutionally banned it. Everyone accepted outdoor smoking, nothing unusual. And no one asked permission.
Are you kidding? That never happened. Smokers attitudes were like yours about peanuts..."If you don't like my smoke, deal with it...your problem, not mine."
Old movies are funny...showing people smoking where it would never be allowed these days. People smoked in movie theaters, grocery stores...everywhere. All over restaurants.
The bus station in my hometown had a sign that read, "If you spit on the floor at home, go home to spit."