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The masks are the ticket. They're way more important for containment than is reported here. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #1
Simple courtesy. Sad America no longer has that. No it's tragic and a precursor to horror. nt live love laugh Jul 2020 #2
Actually we never did. There were protests against the masks in 1918. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #21
Not surprising that it's different here... Salviati Jul 2020 #3
you got that right. triron Jul 2020 #4
Spot on. nt Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #12
Yup. 2naSalit Jul 2020 #13
Spoke with a friend in Thailand yesterday central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #5
I lived in Shanghai for 4 years. MLAA Jul 2020 #6
many ppl in japan wear masks under everyday normal conditions nt msongs Jul 2020 #7
+1. When I lived in China it was normal to see people wearing them for the common cold/flu. meadowlander Jul 2020 #20
Yes they do.... Heartstrings Jul 2020 #24
The Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot. Beakybird Jul 2020 #8
In America it's all about me Trumpocalypse Jul 2020 #9
That's what I hate most about this country. roamer65 Jul 2020 #19
I also think it's ignorance -- lots of people don't understand that you wear a mask to diva77 Jul 2020 #25
Yup, that's how a polite society is supposed to work Victor_c3 Jul 2020 #10
Rugged individualists can't be expected to inconvenience themselves by wearing masks Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #11
About 2 months ago a friend who moved back to China said that they always wear masks kimbutgar Jul 2020 #14
Why have I seen people in Japan and other Asian BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #15
I lived in Japan in the early 1980s Leith Jul 2020 #17
They went through the SARS outbreak in 2003 AnyFunctioningAdult Jul 2020 #26
Masks are widespread in Asia for several reasons IronLionZion Jul 2020 #16
We need to deal with no maskers like how we clamped down on drunk driving. roamer65 Jul 2020 #18
Not surprising. Collectivist cultures do way better at times like this than individualist ones do. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2020 #22
Well put. Beakybird Jul 2020 #23
Here's what we need to remember: Sloumeau Jul 2020 #27
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