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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
The cultural difference re mask between the Anglophone West in particular and East Asia is remarkable. Korean entertainment figures I follow on Insta post nearly all their photos showing them masked, even when posting videos of gym workouts or home Pilates/Yoga routines, or in a ballet lesson with only one other person present as in the attached screenshot . Many even promote various mask brands. Any unmasked photos are almost invariably accompanied by an explanation of why they are unmasked. A world away from the "Give me liberty or give me death" anti-maskrage spreading through the West
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I think that it helps that masks were already much more normalized in places like Korea and Japan during cold and flu season, allergy season or due to air pollution. There is no accounting for the "it's my right!" folks. Can't be reasoned with.