Why are Montgomery County residents so über covid conscious?
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Anonymous
Still have not heard anything besides masks? Is this what everybody on this thread is freaking out about? |
Anonymous
What's "allowed" in MoCo isn't necessarily what many people do. Example: My extended family live in Michigan (not Detroit). Ever since last spring, everything has been open at full capacity. People don't wear masks indoors -- not in the grocery store, not in bars, not in anywhere other than the places they're required by federal or state policy (e.g. hospitals). Indoor large group playdates are normal and have been basically since the start of the whole thing. Dinner parties have happened as normal. People attend indoor concerts, unmasked (depending on the venue). Most people are back in their offices full time. Basically, it's like... non-pandemic times, plus some additional masking depending on the family and their circumstances. Are those kinds of activities "prohibited" in MoCo? No. But way more people choose to be super cautious. |
Anonymous
Same here in moco except I wear a mask indoors when shopping. In restaurants just when walking through then I take it off when I sit. I go to concerts, plays, breweries, vineyards, indoor parties, weddings, graduations, baby showers, birthdays. So all this handwringing over masks indoors? |
Anonymous
If it bothers you to wear a mask outdoors, there is absolutely nothing that prevents you from enjoying your lipstick and smiling without a mask. If it bothers you that I feel differently, then understand that my freedom to make decisions for myself is my priority — just like yours seems to be for you. If the behavior of strangers is “depressing” you and “sucking out joy”, I sincerely hope that you have some way to address those concerns that doesn’t involve expecting other people to alter their behavior on your behalf — when that behavior has absolutely nothing to do with you. |
Anonymous
You can do whatever you want pp, you don't have control over what the rest of us do outside. Go, be free, wear lipstick, no one really cares. There is no outside mask mandate in MoCo. You also seem to be unobservant, as a significant minority of people wore masks outside in the winter even pre Covid, at least in my diverse neighborhood in MoCo. Again, there is no outside mask mandate in MoCo. We don't care what you do outside. |
Anonymous
No. Its about what a lot of people who aren't you choose to do and then loudly advocate that other people should choose to do (or, really, more accurately, choose *not* to do) |
Anonymous
+1 I tend to forget I have it on. I am sure people see me outdoors with it or whatever. Most of the time I have left a store and forgot I was wearing it. I eat indoors and go about my life, but I don't really notice my mask. I do not understand people like OP who freak out and panic when they see someone outside with a mask on. |
Anonymous
I did not read OP’s post as from someone who “freaks out and panics”. I do read it as from someone concerned about this area’s inability to get back to normal life, which is a legitimate concern both at a policy and a personal level. If a lot of your friends continue to be hyper cautious, it will affect your social life. Outdoor masks are one indicator of a hyper cautious attitude that everyone can monitor, even if not all instances are indicative of hyper cautiousness. |
Anonymous
No wonder all the hospitals are chocked full and sending away patients in Michigan. And all those Covid deaths even this last week, yikes! Oh wait, that’s not happening… |
Anonymous
But we are back to normal life except for masks indoors. |
Anonymous
She sounds totally freaked out and panicked to me. Otherwise why would she even care in the slightest that someone has a mask on outdoors. I don't notice.or care and I can't imagine being upset enough about it to write about it on DCUM. |
Anonymous
No wonder restaurants are closed, concerts are cancelled and there are limits on indoor parties. Oh wait, that’s not happening in moco…. |
Anonymous
They must not know any Asians many have worn masks outdoors for decades. |
Anonymous
That is all in your head. Nobody is loudly advocating for anything, all this crazy over indoor masks. |
Anonymous
This is how I see it too pp. Sometimes I forget to take the mask off, or have another stop to make. It's not a big deal. Assume OP must have some untreated anxiety about seeing other people doing something they don't want to do, and feeling less than or lost. Otherwise, I really don't understand. People can be outside without masks in MoCo, people can eat inside without masks in MoCo. Some people chose to wear masks outside, for reasons others don't know. It's perfectly ok OP. Chill. |