Why do some expats wear masks in Thailand despite mixed opinions on their effectiveness?

@Alex ******

you won't get empathy from me, just pity

@John **********

no problem, no one would expect barbarian empathy anyway.

@Alex ******

no, I guess they wouldn't.

@John **********

Then why quote as though you are an authority who has reliable sources of information? As soon as someone says "do the research" you know they're wankers. Haha

@Stephen ******

because you aren't worth my time, see I pegged you right from your initial comment, because you didn't come up with any of your sources to discredit my words, you wanted to discredit my sources or me as a human being. Then you call me names like the person whom you really are. As I said, you're not worth my time. HA!

@John **********

nope.... I wear my mask outside and in malls... 711... and anywhere there are others. As for off topic .... wearing a mask does help mitigate Covid symptoms and saying that they don't is reckless. Vaccinate or a buster and wear a mask as is the norm here in Thailand for the most part. I mean why wouldn't one want to stay safe and keep others safe as well? That was the original post I was responding to by the way.

@John-Paul *****

a mask does not mitigate covid symptoms. That's how I know you have no idea what you are talking about.

@John **********

are you saying that ..."There will be pigs in the tree tops come morning" then? Then again... how about your medical credentials then so we can all see that you are not just another denier of scientific fact? Or is that something else you find false? Proving it by stating verifiable fact. However... perhaps in your world... pigs can fly.

@John **********

You're right. You have gone way off topic. The OP indicated he shows respect as Thailand has always been a pro-mask country (even before covid) and then you deflect by citing obscure random "studies". 🤣

@Steve *******

wow, I was just talking to my sister in law an hour ago, that was born and raised there, seems not many people are wearing masks there today including them. Promoting fear and trying to control people is not showing respect for anyone, anywhere. People should just live their lives, wanna wear a mask, be my guest, but don't tell me I need to wear one because it prevents the spread of a disease. A surgical mask is specially and specifically made for surgery so the bacteria from your mouth doesn't go into an open wound, they have no reverse antiviral protection, none, only an N95 prevents viruses and spores from being breathed in and they must be fit tested, that means each individual must be tested to make sure they fit perfectly on the face as there are multiple sizes and they dont work with beards and mustaches. They also do not filter reverse so if I sneeze wearing it virus is coming thru the mask from the inside out. . Steve I'm not trying to be a jerk, I worked in covid ICUs in covid + rooms for 10 hrs a day for the first huge covid wave. I've been trained in every infection control procedure and taught about the efficiency of every mask, sheild forced( positive airflow ) masks especially for people with beards and mustaches. I'm telling you, the CDC has been lying to everyone. This has been a control issue. Same thing they allowed the J&J vaccine to be given for over a year when they knew people were clotting and dying from it but they denied, denied, denied until they had to tell people not to take it. Same as J&J baby powder caused cervical cancer in women but they were allowed to sell it for years until they were sued for billions and lost, now its pulled from the shelves.

People need to wake up man.

Enjoy Thailand, I use to live in muangthong Thani in Pak kret before it was all redeveloped, with all the locals. So please understand, I fully respect the people and their culture. I hate seeing people get the wool pulled over their eyes.

@John **********

you need to find something else to do. Your ramblings have some merit but most do not and simply continuing the spread of disinformation that helped to cause the impact of the virus. Show us your medical credentials for a start. Your sister might very well believe that here in Thailand people are not wearing masks.... to that i say perhaps that is just the circles she moves in. But come that is simply not the case throughout the Kingdom. Hell... when riding a motorbike or just walking along the street... the pollution is reason enough to wear a mask. I wear mine always as I respect the country and the people... a country that is not mine but yet is my home.

@John **********

Your figures are incorrect, over 90% of vaccinated people have survived Covid, you obviously didnt learn much at your so called prestigious hospital.

I bet you think the Earth is flat!

@Steve ******

hahaha, still sitting at the bar on khaosan, looking for some gogo dancers to take you home, unfortunately they can't leave their beautiful country that you've chosen to now call your home because you despise your own country. What a joke. I feel sorry for the Thai people that you come to poison their society with your BS.

@John **********

Haha! You really havent got a clue, have you? Resorting to personal insults when you know your comments dont hold any water.

Very sad!

@Steve ******

oh ya Steve, you really got my number, go have another one.

@John **********

Is that the same America who made Donald Trump the most powerful man in the world? Say no more. Yes, you really know very little

@Steve *******

no its the same America that put a mentality handicapped disease ridden fool in charge of our nuclear missile arsenal.

So if I were you I would be building a nuke shelter., it's easy to speak badly about other people's countries when you are running away from your own country.

@John **********

people who share first names are actually related. I read it in an article online.

@Alistair *********

you must have slept in a holiday in express