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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, nowhere in Europe is still “covid cautious” in terms of other people masking in large numbers. In Paris some elderly people still mask on the metro. That’s it.

That said, in many European cities, there is ample outdoor dining (because many restaurants do not have a/c indoors). Lots of beautiful patios with sun umbrellas and fans. I was able to eat entirely outdoors and mask indoors on two separate trips last summer. The only challenge was if it rained. I took no precautions on a different European trip in 2023 and luckily did not get sick. It’s not an automatic conclusion.

I don’t know your health situation, but my 70/72 year old parents have covid right now for the first time. They are total home bodies but flew domestically for the first time last weekend. My mom has at least 3 comorbidities in addition to her age, but she is fine. Said it’s like a sinus infection. All our living grandparents had it and were fine. Obviously they’ve all had all the vaccines.

It’s fine if you still wish to mask and are not ready to move on, but everywhere I have been in Europe moved on a long time ago. I hear parts of Asia are still masking more than Europe. Perhaps that might be more comforting an environment. [/quote]

This.  OP is asking the wrong question.  You cannot find a Covid free place in Europe.  [b]Covid will find you, anywhere, as soon as you drop precautions.[/b]  It’s a bit unnerving, because you never know exactly how an individual will be affected, and the effects vary so much between people, but getting it, eventually, is unavoidable.  [/quote]

I "dropped precautions" as soon as I was able to--for example the mask mandate ended in spring 2021, and I stopped wearing them.  I've traveled to Europe, to central America, multiple domestic flights  to other parts of the US, Disney World, crowded sports stadiums (both indoor and outdoor) and who knows how many indoor restaurants.
Two years, and Covid hasn't "found me" yet.    [/quote]

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