tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post6403180556164972547..comments2024-03-29T00:28:38.155+00:00Comments on Nigeness: UnmaskedNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-56752004071611854722021-06-23T16:19:37.787+01:002021-06-23T16:19:37.787+01:00The Hungarian market stall holders have returned t...The Hungarian market stall holders have returned to their original mode with compulsory face masks, which is to hook one of the elastic loops over one ear and let the entire mask hang below the ear as a single rather large dangling earring. During the winter the death numbers were so grim that the entire country was temporarily cowed into taking masks seriously - anything that might help. But that was then. zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-66084635730810785402021-06-22T10:41:25.390+01:002021-06-22T10:41:25.390+01:00We are not alone, Karen – far from it. I'm see...We are not alone, Karen – far from it. I'm seeing more and more shoppers without masks these days – none of them making a point of it – and this seems encouraging. Also many people, from taxi drivers to doctors, who acknowledge that mask-wearing is completely pointless. Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-77228671887023296122021-06-21T21:31:45.657+01:002021-06-21T21:31:45.657+01:00Mask-wearing behaviour is the imposition I wish to...Mask-wearing behaviour is the imposition I wish to end. By ditching my mask I am hoping to contribute in a tiny way to bringing that about. There are certain practical difficulties about how to conduct yourself if you choose to do this AND wish to avoid confrontation and other unpleasantness.<br />No, it’s not comfortable choosing to leave the herd and trust your own judgement, but I believe it necessary now and am grateful to Nige for this encouraging and helpful blog.Karen Eadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753033021426186635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-44761026185866232862021-06-21T10:10:16.795+01:002021-06-21T10:10:16.795+01:00True, Zoe – but it saves me from hectoring and har...True, Zoe – but it saves me from hectoring and harassment, and it's only necessary in particular mask-wearing scenarios. Once back on the street, I"m happy to catch anyone's eye (well, almost anyone's)...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-7592586698324205422021-06-20T19:08:22.578+01:002021-06-20T19:08:22.578+01:00“ it is still important to stand tall, to cultivat...“ it is still important to stand tall, to cultivate the air of a respectable senior citizen rather than a troublemaking refusenik – and, important this, to appear lost in one's own thoughts: this deters people from approaching. Keep the gaze focused on the middle distance and don't catch anyone's eye” - what troubles me is that this is exactly the behaviour that became a habit for me when living in Communist countries (although I was young then, so not the ‘senior’ part). To have to resort to any behaviour, rather than relax, is too great an imposition.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.com