Gotcha. Knee replacement, not going anywhere right now. My dad had a hip replacement last December, so I know all about that. I suspect the knee would be worse, actually. More moving parts.
That’s fascinating about the cultural breakdown of the masks. I hadn’t analyzed it properly (was content to stereotype instead). But looking back at the people I meet who wear or don’t wear masks, actually, yeah, you’re right! There’s a lot of cultural/regional nuance in terms of who’s wearing (or not wearing) a mask and their reasoning. And good point re people who are asthmatic etc.
To be fair, that one guy on the bus is the ONLY time I’ve been mocked for still wearing a mask now they’re no longer mandatory. And I think he might have been drunk. But it was unpleasant and stuck in my mind much more than the hundreds of interactions where nobody mocked me or even mentioned it.
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Date: 2022-04-13 03:59 am (UTC)That’s fascinating about the cultural breakdown of the masks. I hadn’t analyzed it properly (was content to stereotype instead). But looking back at the people I meet who wear or don’t wear masks, actually, yeah, you’re right! There’s a lot of cultural/regional nuance in terms of who’s wearing (or not wearing) a mask and their reasoning. And good point re people who are asthmatic etc.
To be fair, that one guy on the bus is the ONLY time I’ve been mocked for still wearing a mask now they’re no longer mandatory. And I think he might have been drunk. But it was unpleasant and stuck in my mind much more than the hundreds of interactions where nobody mocked me or even mentioned it.