[Ammi]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Well I'll wear one where it's mandatory but given that

- We've all been told until recently that they are not necessary and possibly not effective

- The majority of the country don't wear one and the last time this poll was done hardly anyone said they wore one

- Other measures - namely distancing and good hygiene - are much more important and are things I have always tried to do

I don't think it's that outrageous that some people aren't in the habit of wearing them yet and it doesn't just mean that they're 'idiots' or 'pussies'

...in fairness though...the last time a poll was done and it being that hardly anyone wore one etc...would also factor in when that poll was done...as in, if it was a quarantined time for instance...because many people shopped online and rarely left their homes so a mask wouldn’t have been a consideration...it’s only in the last few weeks that the country is opening up again...



...and this government has been so inconsistent and ‘selective’ in its advice...masks are not effective or necessary because the ones that may have any effectiveness are required by the NHS obviously...so no to masks.../...we want industry to get back and social distance will be impossible in many areas if that happens, so please wear a mask and then proximity can be ignored...

...but yeah, I agree on the whole with what you say...people aren’t ignorant, they’re just confused and confusion leads to fear and anxieties as well...