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The US doesn't have huge lockdowns.

by tssva 5y ago

lowercased 5y ago
Yeah - came here to say this. > .../ everyone basically lives their life like before, except wearing masks in public places and mandatory vaccination to visit a mall or a restaurant (also "manageble"). Most places I go in public (mainly grocery/retail stores) it's around 40% of the people I see do not wear masks, even when signs are clearly posted. I'm out in public far less than I was 2 years ago, so perhaps I'm statistically unlucky in seeing particularly 'bad' times, but probably not. Interestingly, the Apple store in town was the only place I've ever seen where it was 100% mask usage, and they had some folks at the front that calmly but firmly prevented entrance without a mask. I saw that twice over a 3 month period, but... perhaps they've reverted now?
- xwdv 5y ago
  I’ve entered Apple stores with mask but then removed it and no one said anything.
  - halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
    So brave
    - xwdv 5y ago
      - dougabug 5y ago
        People have literally been severely beaten, stabbed, and even killed for doing precisely that (i.e. their job). https://www.ajc.com/news/grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-of-killing-dekalb-store-clerk-over-face-mask/OURLWBMA3NEPLBC53YZSPMWVKM/ https://www.ajc.com/news/grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-of-k... https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pregnant-convenience-store-worker-in-quebec-attacked-by-anti-masker-charges-filed-1.5358767 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pregnant-convenience-store-worke... https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/10/12/apple-store-mask-fight/ https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/10/12/apple-store-mask-fig...
ekianjo 5y ago
The US is not a single place
kaesar14 5y ago
Completely depends where you live. We absolutely did in New York for a very long time.
- tssva 5y ago
  "Has" is the present tense. Nowhere in the US currently has "huge lockdowns". Also I wouldn't describe the New York full lockdown as lasting a very long time. The most severe lockdown in New York lasted just a few months and was much shorter than lockdowns in many regions of the world.

The US doesn't have huge lockdowns.

by tssva 5y ago

The US doesn't have huge lockdowns.

Yeah - came here to say this. > .../ everyone basically lives their life like before, except wearing masks in public places and mandatory vaccination to visit a mall or a restaurant (also "manageble"). Most places I go in public (mainly grocery/retail stores) it's around 40% of the people I see do not wear masks, even when signs are clearly posted. I'm out in public far less than I was 2 years ago, so perhaps I'm statistically unlucky in seeing particularly 'bad' times, but probably not. Interestingly, the Apple store in town was the only place I've ever seen where it was 100% mask usage, and they had some folks at the front that calmly but firmly prevented entrance without a mask. I saw that twice over a 3 month period, but... perhaps they've reverted now?

xwdv 5y ago
I’ve entered Apple stores with mask but then removed it and no one said anything.
- halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
  So brave
  - xwdv 5y ago
    - dougabug 5y ago
      People have literally been severely beaten, stabbed, and even killed for doing precisely that (i.e. their job). https://www.ajc.com/news/grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-of-killing-dekalb-store-clerk-over-face-mask/OURLWBMA3NEPLBC53YZSPMWVKM/ https://www.ajc.com/news/grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-of-k... https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pregnant-convenience-store-worker-in-quebec-attacked-by-anti-masker-charges-filed-1.5358767 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pregnant-convenience-store-worke... https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/10/12/apple-store-mask-fight/ https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/10/12/apple-store-mask-fig...

ekianjo 5y ago

The US is not a single place

kaesar14 5y ago

Completely depends where you live. We absolutely did in New York for a very long time.

tssva 5y ago
"Has" is the present tense. Nowhere in the US currently has "huge lockdowns". Also I wouldn't describe the New York full lockdown as lasting a very long time. The most severe lockdown in New York lasted just a few months and was much shorter than lockdowns in many regions of the world.