[xienze]

It’s not about being “un-American”, which is ridiculous just for the mere fact that not wearing masks in public is a western country thing, not just an American thing. The reason it’s not culturally acceptable is because, in western countries, wearing a mask in public is like wearing a big “warning: I’m toxic” sign, precisely because we haven’t had to deal with these fucked up super viruses that Asian countries are used to.

[drcode]

You have a point on the "West" thing, however Austria, Chzech republic, and UK have already instituted mandatory mask use in some circumstances.

[xienze]

So it took a government mandate, and then only in "some circumstances." Not exactly indicative of a cultural shift just yet.

At this point you might actually find a good number of people, even in the US, who would wear face masks without being forced to, assuming we could actually get our hands on them.

[drcode]

Hope so.