I was chill, until I encountered you.
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In the USA by comparison masks are not required on planes or any indoor place unless the private establishment requires it
Strangely still required on public transit in Bay Area but probably not enforced
Iām on Bart today and I am wearing one out of respect because most everyone else is wearing one
I should let out a fart to see if the masks are working
Just kidding masks donāt stop farts
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Do people change their habits more easily in other countries?
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Saw my first Taiwanese not wearing a mask on the street today.
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Awesome 
Yeah, its still very rare, mostly foreigners and those few locals at the fringe of society. Even in Tamsui tonight, nearly everyone was wearing masks. Mine has progressively moved downwards on my body starting at under the nose to under the chin, to now mostly on my arm.
Still experiencing all the joys of maskless walking - from a woman that looks at me like a Iām a leper this morning, and makes quick efforts to move to the other side of the sidewalk, to a homeless guy cussing me out in the park and telling me to put on my mask.
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I saw about 5 more after that.
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Whatās it been, at least two weeks now with no masks required while riding a bicycle or scooter, and today I finally saw two bicycle riders in Taoyuan not wearing masks (other than myself), a foreigner and a local. I also spotted four scooter riders maskless, out of the dozens I looked at.
Of course, itās everyoneās private decision to wear a mask or not in these cases. Itās just interesting how slowly this change is happening when I thought most everyone would jump at the chance to rip that mask off (I know I did)
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Hereās what I do. If Iām on the streets I pull it down. If Iām in class I pull down passed my nose. On the MRT/ bus / MRT station I have to wear the full mask. The others are alright, wearing the full mask is pretty annoying.
FIFY
*past
If youāre teaching youāre allowed to remove it. So do that. Donāt teach kids to half-ass protective measures. Too many already grow up thinking itās perfectly fine to wear a helmet without buckling it.
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Itās a hassle to take it on and off so Iām fine it with pulled down.
I donāt yet have the balls to have it under my nose on the MRT. That is the most judgmental place in Taiwan.
@Ender Student. The teacher doesnāt wear a mask, half the time somebodyās mask is off or half off, seems pretty relaxed. If only the MRT was the same.
When did that happen?
Ovens?
In the past many scooter drivers wore masks due to pollution, now itās considered a hindrance?
I hope youāre not teaching English.
Surgical mask does shit for pollution. N95 or better.
Pretty much the day Chen Clock stepped down.
Yes youāre supposed to mask up outside but almost anything you do outside can let you slide away with it, like walking around.
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Iām not, not that correct english matters much when playing those clown games and what notā¦
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Me waiting for salty comments: 
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