Meanwhile Japanese people, for all their faults, put a fucking mask on when they get a cold because that’s seen as a decent thing to do.
Yes, but they’re still expected to come into work even when they’re ready to fall over.
If you think America is bad, you really need to look more into Japanese Black Companies. They really take the cake on toxic work cultural. Imagine being socially obligated to get black out drunk with your boss.
My boyfriend is in nursing school, and they have some sort of program where you can move there and get a house for cheap, if not free. I’m sure they’re not great houses and would need some work done, but still a great deal. We considered it for a hot minute…
But then I started thinking about that stuff, and did some more research into what it’s like to move there. Some really awesome aspects to it, but I think we are gonna pass.
That is the decent thing to do. Well the most decent thing is to isolate yourself when you’re sick.
Haven’t they been seeing a rise in anti mask/vaxxers since covid misinformation during initial lockdowns?
I don’t know. But I do know masking up when sick was a thing even before covid.
yeah. it’s a cultural norm. I don’t want that norm. I want actually thinking as the norm, not tying a rag on your face for cultural reasons.
It’s still surprising to me that so few after 4 years of this still do not understand the airborne nature of respiratory illnesses especially Rona with all that has gone on.
Then again I might be expecting too much from people…
“Yes, if Fox News says Biden opposes people jumping off of bridges.”
I seriously wonder how many MAGA morons would suffocate themselves if Biden (or better, Obama) came out as pro-oxygen.
If all my friends jumped off a bridge, there’s probably a good reason. I keep pretty intelligent friends. The bridge is probably collapsing or some shit. Wear a fuckin mask tho.
Obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1170/
“So what, now I’m just supposed to do anything that Rosa does? What if she… jumped off a cliff?”
“If Rosa were to have jumped off a cliff, she would have done her due diligence regarding the height of the cliff, the depth of the water, the angle of entry… so, yes, if you see Rosa jump off a cliff, by all means, jump off a cliff.”
"You jump off a cliff."
“Gladly. Provided Rosa did first.”
Huh? “maskless again”? Are there places that still have mask mandates?
A mask mandate was recently reinstated for New York City’s public hospitals due to an increase in flu/COVID/RSV infections.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently warned that respiratory illnesses are on the rise across the country. Just before Christmas, national COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped 17% in one week.
“I think that’s a major reason why we’re seeing this rise in not only cases, but also hospitalizations. Because we’ve just had Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, so a lot of people are gathering from all over the country,” Roy told NY1.
