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Yeah, just because it was mandatory doesn't mean people followed through. I live in a very progressive city and we still had many people refusing to follow mask mandates at the height of pre-vaccine pandemic.

People ripping down mask signs, spitting on people, arguing at the doors to a store, etc.

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Interesting, I haven't noticed any of that. Maybe my country has a different mentality. I do see some people not having the masks cover their nose, but definitely nowhere near 50%, more like 5% at worst.

Totally get that. A friend of mine from Finland said compliance with mandates and safety advisories was a lot better back home than those in the US.

There's a lot of people in the US arguing that mask mandates and other medical precautions are "violating their freedom".

As they should. Mask mandates were always more religion than science. Calmer heads decades from now will suggest as much.

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