Is it my imagination or are more Thais wearing them these days?

 

I believe the number is steadily decreasing but there's a good number who wear the masks for reasons other than covid, such as when riding a scooter.

 

15 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

Is it my imagination or are more Thais wearing them these days?

 

I went to Rangsit a few weeks back and never notice it 

Pollution.

 

Spf.

1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:

Is it my imagination or are more Thais wearing them these days?

 

 

Fashion, status, and the health benefits of imbibing one's own recirculated saliva.

Wearing masks when the PM2.5 levels are dangerously high (like now) is sensible.  However, I suspect most don't wear the most effective ones.

Probably because of high PM2.5 and/or there is a bit of flu going around.

Face masks were worn at times in some Asian countries even before Covid.  They are used for pollution.  And if a person is ill , such as a cold.  

25 minutes ago, swm59nj said:

Face masks were worn at times in some Asian countries even before Covid.

Yep, they were always worn by many in BKK especially, long before covid. 
 

 

 

On 12/12/2023 at 10:42 PM, ozimoron said:

I believe the number is steadily decreasing but there's a good number who wear the masks for reasons other than covid, such as when riding a scooter.

I just keep my mouth closed!

On 12/12/2023 at 10:44 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

besides that, the air pollution is getting bad already.  The govt issued a warning due to the pollution for folks to wear masks

 

On 12/12/2023 at 10:33 PM, kingstonkid said:

Is it my imagination or are more Thais wearing them these days?

 

I see the re-emergence of masks in my area by locals, especially noticeable is all my local 7-11 outlet staff  at 3 different shops are now wearing them.

37 minutes ago, bluemoon58 said:

I just keep my mouth closed!

And inhale/exhale through your nose?

Regimentation of the populace, beginning at preschool level, has produced a citizenry of unquestioning, non- curious sheeples. When I witness motorcycle riders in the rural areas wearing masks, I shake my head in disbelief.

I travelled by yellow songtel yesterday to Hangdong in Chaingmai full to capaclty both ways and i was the only person not wearing a mask

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I see the re-emergence of masks in my area by locals, especially noticeable is all my local 7-11 outlet staff  at 3 different shops are now wearing them.

And there are good reasons: COVID, flu, pollution,👍and all other contagious deseases spread by mouth to mouth

1 hour ago, poyai111 said:

Regimentation of the populace, beginning at preschool level, has produced a citizenry of unquestioning, non- curious sheeples. When I witness motorcycle riders in the rural areas wearing masks, I shake my head in disbelief.

Plenty of people wearing masks in urban areas too, both on and off motorbikes.  But, as has already been pointed out, this was common pre-Covid and is currently recommended because of the pollution.

AQI over swathes of Thailand, urban and rural, has been in the red for several days. Your natural nasal filters can't filter out the ultrafine particles that cause long term lung damage (which is why miners, flour millers, woodworkers, quarrymen,  anyone working in dusty atmospheres used to die young of lung disease).

 

Why wouldn't you wear a mask? Even if you think COVID is a hoax, 'flu isn't, nor is COPD. 

Face Mask has not gone away where I live, everyone wears a face mask, even in the Village all ages, last Friday went to Central Westgate shocked to see about 25% of people not wearing them, mostly white people and young Thais. 

 

I go every day 5 houses up the Village to a retired Nurse to get my dressing changed would not think of not wearing a mask

 

Met my Cousin visiting Thailand at Westgate, he is 72 next month, had the Jab + all boosters in the UK, yet still got Covid twice..

 

In Pattaya all the staff in the large Lotus's have to wear a mask. I give a silent laugh when I see them.

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

And there are good reasons: COVID, flu, pollution,👍and all other contagious deseases spread by mouth to mouth

Agreed, if i go outside mine goes on

15 minutes ago, ignis said:

Face Mask has not gone away where I live, everyone wears a face mask, even in the Village all ages, last Friday went to Central Westgate shocked to see about 25% of people not wearing them, mostly white people and young Thais. 

 

I go every day 5 houses up the Village to a retired Nurse to get my dressing changed would not think of not wearing a mask

 

Met my Cousin visiting Thailand at Westgate, he is 72 next month, had the Jab + all boosters in the UK, yet still got Covid twice..

 

At least your cousin had the jab and therefore survived Covid, twice.

No, I believe that the number of people wearing masks are continuing to decline despite the government's efforts to whip people back up into a panic, and this is a very good thing. 

1 hour ago, Drumbuie said:

Why wouldn't you wear a mask? Even if you think COVID is a hoax, 'flu isn't, nor is COPD. 

Tell me. I have COPD and it is a buggerrr.

Or as one young lady said 'with a mask I do not need makeup'.

On 12/12/2023 at 10:50 PM, still kicking said:

I went to Rangsit a few weeks back and never notice it 

Rangsit is a big place.  Not sure how you could miss it ;-)

the young doctor that died from lung cancer for just being in Chiang Mai probably raise awareness of the danger from the dust

and you'd have to really be blind to be oblivious to the air quality in the past couple of days

31 minutes ago, digbeth said:

the young doctor that died from lung cancer for just being in Chiang Mai probably raise awareness of the danger from the dust

and you'd have to really be blind to be oblivious to the air quality in the past couple of days

So everyone in Chiang Mai is going to die from the dust?

 

Chiang Mai has horrendous air quality at certain times of the year - it's not too bad at the moment.  But Bangkok, Pattaya, Hua Hin and pretty much everywhere in the North/East all have it as well.

 

We're all going to die!

On 12/12/2023 at 10:33 PM, kingstonkid said:

Is it my imagination or are more Thais wearing them these days?

 

It's your imagination.

 

Perhaps get a hobby and stop fretting about what other people do to protect themselves against deadly viruses. 

5 hours ago, bluemoon58 said:

I just keep my mouth closed!

You could also practice this ploy on here. 🤣🤣🤣

Sorry but you are the one with the spade. 👍👍👍🙏