Originally Posted by
IAN-UK
Outside very few situations, you already have the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a mask.
I don't see why you are so concerned about others using a face covering.
You might believe them foolish, but they're simply making an effort to protect you, themselves and others from infection.
I have no idea of the impact of mask wearing on curbing infection rates: but I'm pretty certain the effect can only be positive.
It comes at a very low cost, very little effort, to most of us: and after the sacrifices so many have made it's a cost, an inconvenience, many are happy to make.
I agree with this.
If you think back all those years to pre-COVID times, walking through LHR you would regularly have seen people wandering around wearing face masks. They were mainly of asian appearance, where it seemed to be a normal part of their travelling lives.
It now will be an option that more europeans may continue to follow. If nothing else, people are now more educated about personal hygiene and so better washing of hands etc will probably contribute to better infection control for some time to come.