Dumb question? In what other country does wearing a mask

[gopiscrap]

become a culture war? I have European relatives and they all think we're friggin nuts.

[dalton99a]

1. They don't have a stupid cruel sadist with murderous tendencies toward his own people

and with full support of a major political party behind him

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. Even countries that DO

don't have culture wars over wearing of masks.

[SoonerPride]

3. Brazil?

I know that moron Bolsanaro refuses to wear a mask too

[MiniMe]

5. That would be my guess

[LakeArenal]

4. No problems in Costa Rica

We aren’t required to mask up but if a business requests it, we do.

However most stores give their employees shields. We have to wash our hands before entering. Sometimes we have to step in Sanitizers. We can only have two in an aisle at a time. One way aisles.

No shortages, no hoarding.Having said that, cases were declining, now rising again.

This country is going broke as tourism is the main source and it’s all closed.
Can’t drive a boat on the 20 mile lake.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

6. I've Seen People In Asian Countries Wearing Them YEARS Ago

I remember seeing footage of Japan and China where people were walking around on the streets and at least half of them were wearing masks. And that was like 5-10 years ago (had nothing to do with the TrumpVirus). They just accept it over there.

[Blue_true]

7. I believe a lot of it is cultural. Some cultures are just more practical

and do what is needed to remove a threat that endanger everyone. There is no insistence on "personal freedom", it is all about universally doing what works best to remove the threat.

[LisaL]

8. There is a lot of pollution in China so a lot of mask wearing was done

for pollution reasons back then. But yes, it's very well accepted in Asian countries.