I live in Oxford, UK, and there was plenty of mask wearing here. I did't notice dirty looks, but one time someone actually lunged for my face in the street to

I live in Oxford, UK, and there was plenty of mask wearing here. I did't notice dirty looks, but one time someone actually lunged for my face in the street to pull my mask off and I had to defend myslf. Another time someone in a restaurant asked in a challenging manner why I was wearing a mask. Personally I found them comforting to wear. Recently I'm seeing a slight uptick in other people wearing masks locally (yes in September 2023), and I find that comforting too. It shows people care a little. Having caught Covid earlier this year (May 2023) the only time I travelled into London, then gave it to my family before we realised, I'm not eager to do that repeatedly, as the risk of Long Covid is said to be a new roll of the dice for all of us each time.