I flew to the US yesterday after three months in Japan and got my first glimpse of how Americans are behaving in the pandemic. So, a short thread on social distancing theater from someone with a mild case of public health culture shock:
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(Incidentally I saw similar behavior in Japan, where a number of older men in particular would pull their masks down off their nose, for easier breathing)
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My next flight was from Seattle to Salt Lake City, another Delta hub. The airline has blocked out all middle seats and urges passengers to keep six feet apart while boarding and "deplaning", that magnificent travel verb. They make everyone wear masks and give you a travel wipe.pic.twitter.com/kTgnHW95rO
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Salt Lake airport is even more crowded and less mask compliant than Seattle. I didn't take any pictures because I wanted to get the hell out of there. People are clearly not as afraid of air travel as they were in March. Maybe they're right? Not a lot of airplane or TSA cases
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Salt Lake City has banned the usual corps of people greeting returning missionaries at baggage claim, so my hopes of seeing a "WELCOME HOME ELDER CEGŁOWSKI" banner were dashed again, a pain that does not diminish with repetition.pic.twitter.com/4aqhrkTCyO
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because westerners wear masks to show they have public health concern and people in HK/JP wear masks for public health concern
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