I don’t understand why some of you are becoming defensive. Ask yourself if you can (usually) recognize a kollel yungerman (one that’s actually learning of course) of at least a few years from someone that is working a while — just by the eidelkeit on his face and his conduct.
I saw a picture of a man with real erlichkeit and hadras ponim, and thought he must be a big tzaddik. Unfortunately, he turned out to be Ayatollah Kohamani.
All kidding aside, how many hours does the person spend on avodas Hashem? If it is every second like Rav Chaim, then he gets the respect he deserves. If it is less than a union work day, then no one will respect him.
Al pi rov though, most people see the baal habos who is koveh ittim as working harder on avodas Hashem than your typical kollel guy, who is there for a few years to get a shidduch and shver supported honeymoon. And yes, the typical kollel guy takes away from the kavod hatorah created by those who are serious and put in 12+ hours every day.
So split the population and ask the question again.