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10:34am on Friday, 24th July, 2020:
Anecdote
I went to Sainsbury's this morning — the day when wearing a face covering in shops became compulsory.
Sure enough, everyone was wearing a mask. However, they were also largely ignoring social distancing rules. It's as if you can have one or the other: everyone wearing a mask or everyone keeping 2m away from each other.
When we didn't have to wear masks, the people who nevertheless chose to wear them also seemed to be the ones who ignored social distancing rules.
I see two possible explanations for this. It could be that wearing a mask gives people the idea that they're protected, so they don't feel the need to engage with social distancing practices. It could also be that wearing a mask adds such a cognitive burden that they don't remember about social distancing because the mask is constantly distracting them.
Oh well. At least I survived an hour without having to take my mask off to blow my nose.
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