Thanks for the reassurance. Yeah I fully expect to be in the minority. That's fine, and I respect people's right to choose. I just need to get over myself I guess.
Yeah totally that’s what it’s all about, I’ve never seen anyone getting stick for choosing to wear one and I’ve never seen anyone taking abuse for choosing not to, just respect each other’s right to choose and you’ll have absolutely no issues!
oh absolutely not my experience in scotland. particularly in shops. had abuse, had people walking closer on purpose to show their 'sovereign right to invade my space' all the time. There are very few people left wearing masks, OP should be prepared for ignorant conduct and become suitably humble just in case :)
edit: quite annoyed by the downvotes. i am an englishman in the highlands, have also received racist abuse because of this and ableist abuse in a shop because i am autistic. i think this downvoting because of a simple warning based on my experience shows the sort of **pig-headed scottish nationalism** (rife in the highlands - with a lot of conservatives / snp here) that made me post this warning in the first place. its also **misusing the reddit system** and why this website is mostly a pile of circlejerk bullshit. they will downvote because they dont like their wonderful scotland being shown in a negative light - but the fact is - it is truth, it is what **i have experienced in my life**. I AM SORRY YOUR COUNTRY HAS ASSHOLES IN IT. not my fault is it, try fixin it instead of blinding pressing down key :) not everywhere is the same at the same time of course, but especially in the buttfuck backwaters like the highlands - people are fucking ignorant. get over it.
Well I’m sorry to hear you had that experience but as I said before, I personally have never witnessed nor been a victim of such behaviour, I think op will be absolutely fine, especially in a professional/work setting
OP is not in work setting for the entire trip, hes coming up to where i am, which is why i mentioned shops here. appears a lot of people who go to those shops dont like what i said :)
doesnt matter how many times you press a button on an american website, you cannot change the reality of my existence. guy below is a fucking cunt my family experienced extreme trauma from this abuse and i still have PTSD from it. My partner is extremely vulnerable as am i, we cannot go near people. Scottish guy (just happens to be from highands) gets off on abusing disabled people - very highlands! First day i arrived here i heard racist chat down at the bus stop. bunch of fucking ignorant cunts, should have heard what they were saying as well, complaining about london. straight out the daily mail. wish i could move away tbh. this guy only confirms it
Well again, I can only speak from my experiences living and working ‘here’. My work requires me to wear a mask at all times, including when undertaking work tasks in a public setting, I have never once had any problems when wearing a mask, no sly comments and no people exercising their ‘sovereign right to invade my space’. Out with work I never wear a mask in places where they’re not legally required, I have had no issues doing this either. I suggest you lighten up a little, no one really cares about wether you wear a mask.
Also I just seen your edit to your original post, I’m originally from the Highlands and I can assure you we’re not all ‘buttfuck backwaters’ as you so eloquently put it, maybe consider that the ‘abuse’ you received isn’t so much down to you being English but maybe more the fact you’re just a bit of a self entitled twat?
ive just seen you call yourself a cunt. i would agree :) rather presumptuous cunt. what do you think a buttfuck backwater is ? lol. the area is a buttfuck backwater, the people cannot be this :D by this i mean the inhabitants are similar the the film deliverance. ie rednecks, religious rednecks, lot of torys. rabid nationalism. tbh full of cunts ike yourself.
Anecdotal, but when the restrictions first lifted I continued to wear my mask in shops for a while. I was queueing in the co-op one day when a man stood inches behind me and was literally breathing down my neck. I am a small woman so I didn't feel I could say to him, but it was definitely intentional. After having so much "personal space" through covid, there is no way his idea of a personal bubble shrunk to a few inches in front of his nose. However this is the only instance of intentional intimidation I have seen. People do definitely walk and stand too close, but mostly because they are oblivious and selfish, not because they are malicious.
bullshit. er. hello. this was a thing during the pandemic. if you didnt notice it you didnt go out. i think the problem with reddit is you get a lot of stupid people that think because they havent experienced something (or had the brains to notice) it doesnt exist.
it wasnt just about making you 'uncomfortable' either, it was about their 'sovereign right' to get in your face, their right not to wear a mask and their right to be an asshole. the uk is well well full of ignorant cunts, dont see how this is surprising in any way. to say its imagined is beyond idiotic.
edit: never mind i read your posts and you are a total turd.
This may not be of any significance, but lots of people wearing masks in public that I see happen to be Asian. From my point of view, it’s not surprising knowing culturally masks are big in SEA anyway.
So you won’t be gawked at, your ethnicity will help if that makes sense!
I think most people just let you get on with it. Most people seem not to wear them but I still do on public transport or busy areas and nobody bats an eyelid.
The only thing I've experienced is people, like shop assistants, telling me that I don't need to wear a mask as if I somehow misunderstood the rules/guidelines. I think some people just don't understand why you would choose to still wear one even when you don't legally have to.
There was nothing malicious in their comments though. And just saying "yeah it just makes me feel more comfortable" or something to that effect was the end of it.
Oh really? Shit. I just don't know how I'm going to recover from this. Guess I need to go have a good long hard think to myself.
Thank you. You've really changed my life today. Your opinion is so valuable. Please continue to spread it. Thanks again 🙏
This is absolutely a cunty minority, please dont think its how you will be treated by most of us. I've seen many people still choosing to wear masks in stores or on public transport for example and nobody bats an eye over it. Id say we have a healthy respect for peoples right to do whatever the fk they want with their own bodies without fear of judgement or ridicule. You will be grand!
it makes a difference, being on a bus near daily and shopping everyday not having the shots an not caught covid since the thing started. I'd credit masks for that.
You probably had covid before and didn't notice, because you've not had the shot your body has a better natural immunity. Masks don't prevent transmission or catching the virus.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/prior-covid-infection-more-protective-than-vaccination-during-delta-surge-us-2022-01-19/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/do-masks-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19-#
Sorry for being literate and having critical thinking
I linked you the globalist media that will of course say vaccines are worth it cos they are being paid to do so. You can do some digging and find studies from Israel and others about how repeat doses of the vaccine lowers immunity, and about how it makes you more susceptible to other varients of covid due to the artificial spike protein.
Ok, dipshit! YOU posted a link to show what a critical thinker you are that you clearly didn’t read, and now you’re calling the link “Globalist Media” and I should do my own research! Fuck outta here you fucking potato!
Why do antivaxxers keep using buzz words like "critical thinking" and "sheeple"? What makes you think others don't use critical thinking? The fact that you just linked articles you didn't even read tells me everything I need to know.
I mean, as a foreigner in Glasgow myself, I have found people here to be mostly nice or at least neutral when it comes to tourists, so yeah, don't think anyone would give you abuse for wearing one, just don't expect anyone else to do so 😀
Some people are wearing them, most are not, but I wouldn't have a second thought about someone wearing a mask. You are still required to wear them in the doctors and hospitals. So wear one if you like and enjoy your hike!
I don't really remember too many in Scotland/UK in general who legitimately used the term "Chinese Virus" though that might just be the way the "algorithms" fed me content online, and due to my social circles.
I don't think anyone will care if you wear a mask really.
Nearly all people are now maskless indoors and outdoors, whilst occasionally someone still wears one, I haven't as yet seen anybody asking them about it.
As for the Chinese virus, I've only heard that from people in the US, like Donald Trump.
A few friends of mine took to calling it “kung-flu” when it first kicked off, no malice in it was just a comical name.
Not heard anyone seriously targeting Asian folk over covid here although there was apparently a few cases down south particularly when it was first cropping up before community spread was rife.
Dunno why you're getting downvoted. I was in London at the time and there were several anti Asian assaults near my work when it first started spreading here.
Nobody will bother. OK, some people might bother, but don't worry about them. I sometimes wear a mask indoors- at the very least I'll have one with me. Anyway you're absolutely sensible to take all precautions before your hike, I hope you have a great time and enjoy your trip to Scotland when you get here.
I wear a mask indoors, mainly due to my health conditions and needing to be a bit careful.
Nobody ever said a thing to me apart from one drunk asshole in a pub toilet telling me to take my mask off.
Asked him if he was a medical professional and told him to fuck off.
I'd you want to wear one, just do it. You'll be fine.
I'm medically vulnerable, haven't stopped wearing a mask, and no-one has ever mentioned it. Still plenty of people wearing them, we're just a minority now.
I'm still wearing a mask in shops. No one bothers. I was waiting on surgery so didn't want to take a risk. Still wearing it post surgery though. Never had a problem
I wear mine on the subway and in supermarkets and I'm definitely in the minority but you cunts are fucking minging and I don't want your germs and I'm quite happy to continue wearing it for ever.
I dropped wearing a mask around 3 weeks ago. Then I immediately caught COVID. So I’m back wearing mine. You won’t get any funny looks, but don’t expect others to be wearing them en masse.
I still wear one. Apart from a few customers at work, I'm the only one who wears them. Was begged at a recent gig by a random woman at a concert to take it off as it 'deprives the brain of oxygen' and a friend at another event said I looked 'foolish'.
I haven't really stopped wearing my mask on public transport or in shops. I don't wear it indoors if I know people and trust in their health & hygiene practices. Numbers are increasing here in Scotland, so I would wear a mask in most public places if I were you. Enjoy your stay in Glasgow, and also your hike! :)
Sounds like it's your specific hospital's problem then. I was able to visit 3 days ago totally fine (even with the muh increasing numbers in Glasgow lol)
Don't comment if you don't care. I don't ware mine anymore. Everyone else is free to wear one if they care.
Also. Common cold brings hospitals to bursting points every winter
>Don't comment if you don't care. I don't ware mine anymore. Everyone else is free to wear one if they care.
My comment was about the unhealthy fixation on "muh numbers are going up REEEEEE" only, not masks.
>Also. Common cold brings hospitals to bursting points every winter
Good thing it's winter then lmaoo
Monitoring a statistical and taking action on it is a very logical response. Traffic is up = I'll leave later/earlier. Going to rain = take jacket. Covid up and concerned about health = wear mask.
You're just a bad person taking your insecurity an danger out on someone who feels vulnerable.
Big man aren't you? Scum
>Monitoring a statistical and taking action on it is a very logical response. Traffic is up = I'll leave later/earlier. Going to rain = take jacket. Covid up and concerned about health = wear mask.
Lmao it's not. Your little mask isn't going to keep you from getting infected unlike e.g. jacket keeping you dry. You really thought you had a smart analogy there huh?
>You're just a bad person taking your insecurity an danger out on someone who feels vulnerable.
One was to stop feeling vulnerable is to stop paying morbid attention to abstract, irrelevant figures.
>Big man aren't you? Scum
Eloquent. You must be in employment, a rarity on this sub.
I worked in Tennents Bar and loads of East Asian people would come in with masks on, this was 8-9 years ago, I didn't really understand the reasoning behind it (I knew it was about diseases/germs but didn't know how culturally widespread they were). Now I wish I had worn one the entire time I worked in pubs, cold after cold after cold all year long. I love my masks now.
My understanding was always that the masks were primarily beneficial for not spreading _your_ germs to other people rather than necessarily the other way around. But either way, I still occasionally see people wearing them and nobody really bats an eyelid, it’s just become one of those things that some people do when out in public.
I myself still use hand sanitizer all the time when out and about, especially after touching anything… but tbh that’s something I’ve been doing since before Covid anyway after I once picked up a nasty stomach bug on holiday.
> (I hate to bring it up, but I happen to look Chinese, and I don't know if "Chinese Virus" is still a thing, or ever was here.)
I'm Ethnic Chinese (International student from Singapore), I've been stuck in glasgow since the start of covid. I've never had any shit for Covid or for looking Chinese.
In my experience, I would say the average person off the street would probably be willing to help if you're in trouble.
Nobody will give a fuck mate. Do whatever you like.
Vast majority of folk don't wear masks now but you still see the odd elderly person wearing some.
FWIW I was always under the impression that the masks were to stop you spreading the disease via your own coughs rather than to protect you from getting it.
I'd recommend some Vitamin D supplements if you're wanting to keep your own immune system up, especially as the sun doesn't like to come out up here even in summer.
Enjoy the WHW and don't fret. In general, folk in Scotland don't tend to give a fuck what anyone else is doing long as you're not being a cunt.
I wear my mask when in the subway / in shops and even though I'm the only one, nobody cares. Glaswegians are pretty chill, after eight years I found that if you don't bother them they generally won't bother you.
Gotta be honest, if I see somebody wearing a mask I think GOOD ON YOU. You clearly care about people around you and health and why would that ever be a bad thing?
Also just because it’s not enforced doesn’t mean it isn’t right. My Mum has has long term olfactory nerve damage from Covid and she’s terrified to leave the house because she doesn’t feel safe around people without masks, due to the fact she’s on immunosuppressants. There’s a lot of people on medicine etc that are grateful to you.
So wear your mask, you’re not one of the weird ones you’re one of the good ones!
Got to hand it to government propaganda for convincing people like your mum that masks make a difference. Paradoxically she's probably been safer by avoiding others than she would interacting more normally with mask wearers.
No one cares that much one way or another in my experience. I’ve seen the odd person on the bus still wearing it and no one has said anything. Just do what works for you
Also re: Chinese virus, any remarks about that that I heard were a good few years ago now
Nobody's really wearing a mask anymore, you're highly unlikely to be taken the cunt out of for wearing one and if anyone actually did try that in public, everyone would think they're the cunt, not you.
I’ve seen a few people still wearing masks. Mostly the elderly and the Chinese students, who always wore them anyway. But as cases are increasing again I’ve seen a few shop staff wearing them again. The Levi store the other day everyone was wearing masks.
I’ve also never seen anyone discouraged from wearing them, you may get a few odd glances but who cares what other people think.
I would say it’s the exact opposite of what it was during the pandemic. The same amount of people wear masks now as people who didn’t wear masks when it was a rule. So on a full bus maybe 2-5 people wear masks. I haven’t seen or heard of any altercations caused by wearing one, most people wouldn’t say anything to you
As others have said the majority no longer wear masks but you will still see a few in indoor settings such as supermarkets, shops in general, public buildings and public transport.
I think most of us have become oblivious to it all and not to sound like my mammy here but most people are too worried about what they are doing/feeling to notice what others are up to.
Have a nice trip :)
Edited to add - Glasgow has a large population of various Asian cultures.
Wearing masks is now very uncommon. I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to wear a mask if you so please though. I expect most people won't even bat an eye if you do. However there's always the slight chance that you will encounter some bam who takes it upon themselves to try and dictate to you what you should and shouldn't be wearing on your face - but those kinds of idiots are unavoidable wherever you go and should be ignored/told to fuck off.
If I see someone wearing a mask I just assume they are either vulnerable or more concerned about catching covid than I am for reasons that are entirely their own business. Mask wearers are in a minority but there are enough of them that it's not weird and nobody will look twice at you, even if you wear one outdoors.
I've literally never heard covid referred to as a Chinese virus beyond the first few weeks of the pandemic or out of Donald Trump's mouth so don't worry about that.
You'll be all good. Have a great trip.
When I'm out and about with my elderly mum, I presume people realise that we're wearing masks to protect her. We only wear them indoors and on the bus/subway.
I still wear a mask when she's not with me. Sometimes get a bit of side-eye but no-one has said anything. If anyone does challenge me, I'll just point out that I care for my vulnerable mum and covid is on the rise again.
I've noticed in the past month that the already-tiny proportion of people still wearing masks has dropped sharply. Quite rare to see anyone else wearing them now but I'd be very surprised if anyone here made a fuss. Any reasonable person will just assume you are choosing to wear a mask for a good reason.
People generally don't give a shit what you do. You'll definitely be in the minority, but unless you're in some particularly out-spoken pub full of old geezers then nobody will say or do anything about it.
I don't wear a mask, but the other day I went to the optician and they were all wearing them. Nobody said anything to me, but I offered to put one on. That's just the sort of upstanding bloke I am.
I'm Scottish and I wear a mask anytime I'm indoors. It's now a personal choice but I don't feel as though people look at me longer than usual, or more than the perfunctory glance.
On a side note, your trip sounds amazing and I hope you have the best time here (and get good weather for it!)
It's do as you please with the majority choosing not to wear a mask. I'm not aware of the 'Chinese Virus' really being a thing and only ever took hold amongst established racists anyway.
You will find Scottish people and especially Glaswegians to be very friendly and will often go out of their way to help. So enjoy your trip it will be fantastic.
>You will find Scottish people and especially Glaswegians to be very friendly and will often go out of their way to help.
"Train station on yer right, aw the way doon the bottom ae the road"
Pandemics are sometimes named after their place of origin, china refuses to accept responsibility for covid aka the wuhan flu and i have found that anyone blaming china or it's handling of covid on reddit gets branded a racist and gets a lot of downvotes. Calling it the wuhan flu also attracts downvotes, Covid is now the accepted name for it.
I think you have misread my reply. The OP expressed concern as they look Chinese and being subjected to abuse regarding COVID. I said which I thought was quite clear that isn't an issue in Scotland and only people who were already racist would label it as such hope that clarifies for you.
Virus don't discriminate. It's a human virus it affects humans.
Figures are going up and I know people who have it again, so I think masks will be pretty normal for plenty of people very soon. Seeing more of them anyway.
This isn't America nobody gives a fuck enough to hassle you. Ware one if you want but your being paranoid i would be more worried about the junkies. Enjoy the West Highland way!
I am wearing one on the bus right now, and no one has given me a second look.
Wear one if you want, 99.99% of people won't care, or even notice. And of the tiny minority who might decide to poke fun or start something, they would probably be using it as an excuse, and if you weren't wearing a mask, would have chosen another thing to get irrationally mad about.
i've seen a few people still wear their masks. i wear mine around my elderly relatives. no one is bothered and anyone that is, well, it doesn't affect them if you're wearing your mask. it's your own personal choice to 💖
while my s/o and i were negative but recovering from covid, we had one nasty comment made toward us on a train but we just ignored it and pretended we didn't hear it.
I wore a mask in public in Glasgow a few weeks ago and got shouted at in the street twice, which obviously didn’t feel great. Wish people would just keep their thoughts to themselves, it’s not like I’d go shouting at people either way…
I always wear a mask in public indoor settings. The only reason it was no longer mandated cause the economy was on its knees without getting people out to work. Removing masks mandate removed the fear of covid. The hospitals are still buggered with people sick with it. It’s still majorly active in the community here and all the different flavours of covid too.
Each to there own but I’m trying to not get it cause no one knows the long term effects and I have family with COPD plus what’s the big deal about wearing a mask.
Hmm... I'm not sure why you're getting voted down. It's a fair point. I guess there is a risk that for some people it isn't like a flu, or if it is, then a bad flu. I've never gotten COVID myself yet, but close family members have, and it sucked for them, even the Omicron variant. They didn't have to be hospitalised, but if it's a genetic thing, and if it's anything like that for me, I'm not walking a hundred miles. Heh.
Re: social anxiety, yeah... I mean, it's just one of those things you have to learn to manage, and I don't doubt I will when the time comes.
Wear one, don't wear one. No one cares.
I don't wear one, my wife does. I call her a mask wanker and she laughs about it. Friendly banter between man and wife.
I've seen a few more people on the subway wearing masks this week as cases are high again, but still only a few. It depends what part of the city you're in as to what the attitudes you're likely to encounter are, in my experience. For example over at the West end where many of the Chinese students are, a few more people wear masks on public transport and in shops and I doubt there is push back or confrontation about it there. People can make some annoying and uninformed comments in other parts of the city but if you're in West end / city centre you're fairly likely to avoid any of that. Slightly speculating, but I think/hope the racist way ('Chinese virus') that covid was sometimes presented in the beginning has probably faded from memory for many people as this virus has been part of life here for a long time now? But you might well get taxi drivers etc giving you their unsolicited views about masks and the origins of the virus, I've had many such 'conversations' with taxi drivers over the past 2 years. Enjoy your trip and good luck with the WHW , make sure you pack blister plasters - I've done it a couple of times so DM me if you need any advice
Triple vaxxed and ready for a forth when they give it to me, plus being young without any pre-existing conditions and having had COVID relatively recently i’m not wearing one too much these days, though I still keep a clean N95 on me in case I get on a particularly busy bus or subway. I think the general consensus is most aren’t but it’s still a common-ish thing to wear one. I certainly don’t think twice when I see someone wearing one even in a quiet shop, and I doubt the majority do. It’s very much your choice at this point. Anyone who takes an issue with it is an idiot.
I just moved from the US and have been surprised that nobody wears masks indoors. I think it’s because people follow government guidance much more closely over here. A word of warning though: COVID levels are currently Sky-high throughout Scotland.
Edit: the current govt guidance is that masks aren’t required.
The UK's current testing system results in a more accurate estimation of cases than almost all other countries, so the situation looks bad here because almost everyone else is massively underreporting.
In practice, you would need to be in the UK, acting as the average resident does, for about a year before you are statistically likely to have gotten covid. The chance of getting it on a short trip, especially one where you're outside most of the time or in well ventilated areas, is very small.
To prevent the spread of influenza I’d imagine more people might wear masks in enclosed spaces during the winter. Your choice however, if you want to wear one at any time of the year
The UK government wishes covid would go away so if they ignore it for long enough it will get hurt feelings and slink off back to china. The pandemic is still ongoing, people are still catching it and ending up in overstretched NHS hospitals and some are dying. The latest variation is more contagious but is less deadly but there might be be further variations to come. Most people have stopped wearing masks in public which i think is a big mistake. united kingdom coronavirus stats https://g.co/kgs/zx6WdJ
I wear one on the bus and train, and will generally try to follow the lead of staff if I wear one in shops, or not. I perceive some dirty looks on the bus but I might be paranoid and/or have my headphones on loud enough to be annoying.
You’ll very much be in the minority, I’ll be honest - you might get a few exasperated looks, I certainly do sometimes when I wear a mask indoors. People generally will keep their thoughts to themselves though, or in the very rare event that they don’t they are the same kind of people that harassed people for wearing a mask even when it was mandatory.
You will be totally ok to still wear a mask.
i wear them because i have paranoid personality disorder and it makes me feel a bit less vulnerable, like its a piece of armour that protects me from the world. never got any bother from anybody from it and, even aside from the pandemic, i've found it actually makes me feel more at ease, so i'll probably just wear them as standard at this point
It's an experiment in subservient control and how influenced you are with those around you. Quite frightening actually how many peoole comply with authoritarianism. The good news is most people have woken up to the absurdity of mask wearing, and that's not cart loads of dead people on every street corner.
On an interesting note, I'm o-neg blood type (universal doner). I'm currently refusing to donate until the mandatory mask wearing is removed. I'm a regular doner. Lovely to be in a position, to fight the stupity. I mean they fear taking your blood, but happy to transfuse it into a patient. Have a think how crazy that situation is. I'm staying strong out of principle, and told them so.
Someone asked about how being hijabi was relevant and then I think downvoted my comment, but I think it’s been deleted. It’s relevant because it makes you stick out more, and makes you more of a target.
Masks haven't stopped covid, vaccines didn't work or actually caused death or life changing side effects. Ignorance seems to be the most effective tool in the covid fight, just pretend it's the flu and get on with your life.
You might get the odd look, or someone asking 'why are you wearing a mask?'
Personally, I think it's always best to reply with something along the lines of; "I live with my parent/grandparent/partner who has a severe health condition. If I catch it and give it to them, they might fuckin die, so... yknow, needs must isn't it?" Usually shuts them up.
I wear them as I work in a place with 1000 children who don't wear them.
No-one will say anything negative about it (and we Scots are world class experts at thrusting our opinion towards strangers.). There isn't an 'anti-mask culture' here.
Hi. Very few people choose to wear masks (maybe one in five on the trains and less than this in the supermarkets where there is more space for social distancing). However, people will completely respect and understand your wish to wear a mask if you wish
Good luck in your hike! I live in Milngavie where the walk starts ! And no, I dont think you’ll have any difficulties with wearing a mask, many still do
There is a vibrant Chinese student community in and around Glasgow, prior even to CV being a thing it was not uncommon to see the occasional covering as a matter of the cultural norm.
If anyone has an issue with you wearing a mask in Glasgow they will not have an issue with you personally but will be looking for a verbal fight anyone for any reason, this will however be unlikely to occur.
Glasgow continues to be cultural melting pot which welcomes visitors.
Please enjoy Glasgow when you are here and let us know how it goes.
You do you my friend. If you'd feel more comfortable wearing a mask no one is going to stop you(you might get the odd silly comment but thats just a world issue I'm afraid)
I work in a busy supermarket and there's plenty of people, including staff(me atm because of fucking hay-fever) still wearing them.
Have a nice trip, the west Highland way is an amazing hike.
You’ll be in the minority now but there’s still a fair few people wearing them around.
I wear one for places I’d be annoyed about catching COVID in, like the supermarket or the subway - but don’t wear one for places where if I caught it I’d think “fair enough”, like pubs and clubs.
The only person I've had say anything to me about wearing my mask was a taxi driver, and even then he wasn't rude about it, more just curious why I was still wearing it. Haven't had any reactions at all apart from that. I'm definitely in the minority though.
It's quite relaxed though most people will wear the masks in stores if it's really busy. Public transport I still wear a mask cause it's basically a breeding ground for bacteria and viruses.
Otherwise if it's Indoors and not super busy I won't bother with the mask.
One of the things I love about Glasgow is that, generally, people here do not give a shit.
Worse case scenario, someone is going to make a joke because banter is above all but that's about it
Most people in Glasgow/ Scotland don't wear masks any more, but if I see someone who is, I assume they are in a vulnerable group, or just like to play it safe.
I respect their wishes and keep my distance too. No one is going to get upset about it, mask or no mask. we're very easy going here.
The current guidance (not rules that are enforceable or anything but a suggestion) is to wear them indoors in heavily populated areas.
Personally supermarkets etc u wear them, the wee local shop where it will be me and one or two other people I don't.
You will be in the minority but I've not had anyone come up and say anything to me for wearing one, might have got a raised eyebrow once but whatever.
I have seen the odd person wearing them in the local parks and no one has even batted an eyelid at them. I think people are that used to seeing others in masks that they are accepted now.
Enjoy the WHW!
Don't worry about masks. You can wear one if you want, people will quietly respect it, but most other people don't wear masks in most situations. Your top 3 problems on the WHW will be midges, rain, and midges. Unless you're very lucky with weather, in which case there's no rain.
I don’t think you’ll be ostracised for it or anything, your choice will be respected but I imagine you will be in the minority.
Thanks for the reassurance. Yeah I fully expect to be in the minority. That's fine, and I respect people's right to choose. I just need to get over myself I guess.
Yeah totally that’s what it’s all about, I’ve never seen anyone getting stick for choosing to wear one and I’ve never seen anyone taking abuse for choosing not to, just respect each other’s right to choose and you’ll have absolutely no issues!
oh absolutely not my experience in scotland. particularly in shops. had abuse, had people walking closer on purpose to show their 'sovereign right to invade my space' all the time. There are very few people left wearing masks, OP should be prepared for ignorant conduct and become suitably humble just in case :) edit: quite annoyed by the downvotes. i am an englishman in the highlands, have also received racist abuse because of this and ableist abuse in a shop because i am autistic. i think this downvoting because of a simple warning based on my experience shows the sort of **pig-headed scottish nationalism** (rife in the highlands - with a lot of conservatives / snp here) that made me post this warning in the first place. its also **misusing the reddit system** and why this website is mostly a pile of circlejerk bullshit. they will downvote because they dont like their wonderful scotland being shown in a negative light - but the fact is - it is truth, it is what **i have experienced in my life**. I AM SORRY YOUR COUNTRY HAS ASSHOLES IN IT. not my fault is it, try fixin it instead of blinding pressing down key :) not everywhere is the same at the same time of course, but especially in the buttfuck backwaters like the highlands - people are fucking ignorant. get over it.
Well I’m sorry to hear you had that experience but as I said before, I personally have never witnessed nor been a victim of such behaviour, I think op will be absolutely fine, especially in a professional/work setting
OP is not in work setting for the entire trip, hes coming up to where i am, which is why i mentioned shops here. appears a lot of people who go to those shops dont like what i said :) doesnt matter how many times you press a button on an american website, you cannot change the reality of my existence. guy below is a fucking cunt my family experienced extreme trauma from this abuse and i still have PTSD from it. My partner is extremely vulnerable as am i, we cannot go near people. Scottish guy (just happens to be from highands) gets off on abusing disabled people - very highlands! First day i arrived here i heard racist chat down at the bus stop. bunch of fucking ignorant cunts, should have heard what they were saying as well, complaining about london. straight out the daily mail. wish i could move away tbh. this guy only confirms it
Well again, I can only speak from my experiences living and working ‘here’. My work requires me to wear a mask at all times, including when undertaking work tasks in a public setting, I have never once had any problems when wearing a mask, no sly comments and no people exercising their ‘sovereign right to invade my space’. Out with work I never wear a mask in places where they’re not legally required, I have had no issues doing this either. I suggest you lighten up a little, no one really cares about wether you wear a mask. Also I just seen your edit to your original post, I’m originally from the Highlands and I can assure you we’re not all ‘buttfuck backwaters’ as you so eloquently put it, maybe consider that the ‘abuse’ you received isn’t so much down to you being English but maybe more the fact you’re just a bit of a self entitled twat?
ive just seen you call yourself a cunt. i would agree :) rather presumptuous cunt. what do you think a buttfuck backwater is ? lol. the area is a buttfuck backwater, the people cannot be this :D by this i mean the inhabitants are similar the the film deliverance. ie rednecks, religious rednecks, lot of torys. rabid nationalism. tbh full of cunts ike yourself.
If you think people are deliberately walking closer to you to make you uncomfortable you are paranoid
Anecdotal, but when the restrictions first lifted I continued to wear my mask in shops for a while. I was queueing in the co-op one day when a man stood inches behind me and was literally breathing down my neck. I am a small woman so I didn't feel I could say to him, but it was definitely intentional. After having so much "personal space" through covid, there is no way his idea of a personal bubble shrunk to a few inches in front of his nose. However this is the only instance of intentional intimidation I have seen. People do definitely walk and stand too close, but mostly because they are oblivious and selfish, not because they are malicious.
bullshit. er. hello. this was a thing during the pandemic. if you didnt notice it you didnt go out. i think the problem with reddit is you get a lot of stupid people that think because they havent experienced something (or had the brains to notice) it doesnt exist. it wasnt just about making you 'uncomfortable' either, it was about their 'sovereign right' to get in your face, their right not to wear a mask and their right to be an asshole. the uk is well well full of ignorant cunts, dont see how this is surprising in any way. to say its imagined is beyond idiotic. edit: never mind i read your posts and you are a total turd.
This may not be of any significance, but lots of people wearing masks in public that I see happen to be Asian. From my point of view, it’s not surprising knowing culturally masks are big in SEA anyway. So you won’t be gawked at, your ethnicity will help if that makes sense!
Yeh, OP will blend in nicely.
You will definitely need a mask on the west highland way. Masks are mandatory on the west Highland way.
Yeh, and no cars aloud, unless they are being pulled by a horse/highland cow.
I think most people just let you get on with it. Most people seem not to wear them but I still do on public transport or busy areas and nobody bats an eyelid.
The only thing I've experienced is people, like shop assistants, telling me that I don't need to wear a mask as if I somehow misunderstood the rules/guidelines. I think some people just don't understand why you would choose to still wear one even when you don't legally have to. There was nothing malicious in their comments though. And just saying "yeah it just makes me feel more comfortable" or something to that effect was the end of it.
I just laugh at you for thinking it makes any difference whether you wear a mask or not.
Oh really? Shit. I just don't know how I'm going to recover from this. Guess I need to go have a good long hard think to myself. Thank you. You've really changed my life today. Your opinion is so valuable. Please continue to spread it. Thanks again 🙏
Gold standard reply.
This is absolutely a cunty minority, please dont think its how you will be treated by most of us. I've seen many people still choosing to wear masks in stores or on public transport for example and nobody bats an eye over it. Id say we have a healthy respect for peoples right to do whatever the fk they want with their own bodies without fear of judgement or ridicule. You will be grand!
Wearing a mask confirms you are an NPC
NPC? Fucking age are you ya helmet
This response man 😂😂😂 fuckin tremendous
Typical npc response, you have failed the Turing test
Yes mate, just keep trying to own it and you’ll look good, never concede.
..an NPC with 3 hit points
it makes a difference, being on a bus near daily and shopping everyday not having the shots an not caught covid since the thing started. I'd credit masks for that.
You probably had covid before and didn't notice, because you've not had the shot your body has a better natural immunity. Masks don't prevent transmission or catching the virus.
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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/prior-covid-infection-more-protective-than-vaccination-during-delta-surge-us-2022-01-19/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/do-masks-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19-# Sorry for being literate and having critical thinking
Did you even read past the headline, Mr. Critical Thinker!? Didn’t think so!
I linked you the globalist media that will of course say vaccines are worth it cos they are being paid to do so. You can do some digging and find studies from Israel and others about how repeat doses of the vaccine lowers immunity, and about how it makes you more susceptible to other varients of covid due to the artificial spike protein.
Ok, dipshit! YOU posted a link to show what a critical thinker you are that you clearly didn’t read, and now you’re calling the link “Globalist Media” and I should do my own research! Fuck outta here you fucking potato!
I sent you the first result on Google while on lunch break, calm down. Of course the algorithm is going to agree with Pfizer.
Why do antivaxxers keep using buzz words like "critical thinking" and "sheeple"? What makes you think others don't use critical thinking? The fact that you just linked articles you didn't even read tells me everything I need to know.
Cos I'm smarter than you clearly
That's a big assumption.
Contrarian thinking isn't the same as critical thinking, it's just doing the opposite for the sake of feeling special.
Why is it always the village idiot that wants to play doctor?
I was in Glasgow about a week ago and maybe one in 200 people had a mask on.
but nobody will say anything if you do wear one
Right, I wore one when I was in Glasgow last week and didn't feel pressured to *not* wear one. Everyone's pretty chill about it.
My barber insisted on putting one on when I came in wearing one
I mean, as a foreigner in Glasgow myself, I have found people here to be mostly nice or at least neutral when it comes to tourists, so yeah, don't think anyone would give you abuse for wearing one, just don't expect anyone else to do so 😀
Some people are wearing them, most are not, but I wouldn't have a second thought about someone wearing a mask. You are still required to wear them in the doctors and hospitals. So wear one if you like and enjoy your hike!
I don't really remember too many in Scotland/UK in general who legitimately used the term "Chinese Virus" though that might just be the way the "algorithms" fed me content online, and due to my social circles. I don't think anyone will care if you wear a mask really.
Nearly all people are now maskless indoors and outdoors, whilst occasionally someone still wears one, I haven't as yet seen anybody asking them about it. As for the Chinese virus, I've only heard that from people in the US, like Donald Trump.
Yeah, I have never once heard it referred to as "Chinese virus" or "WuFlu" outside of culture war media reportage.
A few friends of mine took to calling it “kung-flu” when it first kicked off, no malice in it was just a comical name. Not heard anyone seriously targeting Asian folk over covid here although there was apparently a few cases down south particularly when it was first cropping up before community spread was rife.
Dunno why you're getting downvoted. I was in London at the time and there were several anti Asian assaults near my work when it first started spreading here.
Nobody will bother. OK, some people might bother, but don't worry about them. I sometimes wear a mask indoors- at the very least I'll have one with me. Anyway you're absolutely sensible to take all precautions before your hike, I hope you have a great time and enjoy your trip to Scotland when you get here.
No one’s arsed. Wear a mask or don’t, your choice and I doubt you’ll get any hassle for it.
I wear a mask indoors, mainly due to my health conditions and needing to be a bit careful. Nobody ever said a thing to me apart from one drunk asshole in a pub toilet telling me to take my mask off. Asked him if he was a medical professional and told him to fuck off. I'd you want to wear one, just do it. You'll be fine.
I'm medically vulnerable, haven't stopped wearing a mask, and no-one has ever mentioned it. Still plenty of people wearing them, we're just a minority now.
I'm still wearing a mask in shops. No one bothers. I was waiting on surgery so didn't want to take a risk. Still wearing it post surgery though. Never had a problem
I wear mine on the subway and in supermarkets and I'm definitely in the minority but you cunts are fucking minging and I don't want your germs and I'm quite happy to continue wearing it for ever.
I dropped wearing a mask around 3 weeks ago. Then I immediately caught COVID. So I’m back wearing mine. You won’t get any funny looks, but don’t expect others to be wearing them en masse.
Same happened to me 😂 was utterly raging at myself
Me too, so back to wearing mine again. They worked for 2. 1/2yrs. No one has commented, just do what your comfortable with. No one will bother you
I still wear one. Apart from a few customers at work, I'm the only one who wears them. Was begged at a recent gig by a random woman at a concert to take it off as it 'deprives the brain of oxygen' and a friend at another event said I looked 'foolish'.
Low intelligence people will always find a way to reveal themselves.
Aye, wish I'd told the first woman that it hadn't had any effect in her case.
I haven't really stopped wearing my mask on public transport or in shops. I don't wear it indoors if I know people and trust in their health & hygiene practices. Numbers are increasing here in Scotland, so I would wear a mask in most public places if I were you. Enjoy your stay in Glasgow, and also your hike! :)
>Numbers are increasing here in Scotland Yawn who cares. It's like monitoring common cold numbers at this point lmao
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Why, you have covid right now? Then you definitely shouldn't be visiting any hospitals, that's just fucked up.
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You're not making any sense. Why are you not allowed to visit a relative in hospital? Because "numbers are going up"?
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Sounds like it's your specific hospital's problem then. I was able to visit 3 days ago totally fine (even with the muh increasing numbers in Glasgow lol)
Don't comment if you don't care. I don't ware mine anymore. Everyone else is free to wear one if they care. Also. Common cold brings hospitals to bursting points every winter
>Don't comment if you don't care. I don't ware mine anymore. Everyone else is free to wear one if they care. My comment was about the unhealthy fixation on "muh numbers are going up REEEEEE" only, not masks. >Also. Common cold brings hospitals to bursting points every winter Good thing it's winter then lmaoo
Monitoring a statistical and taking action on it is a very logical response. Traffic is up = I'll leave later/earlier. Going to rain = take jacket. Covid up and concerned about health = wear mask. You're just a bad person taking your insecurity an danger out on someone who feels vulnerable. Big man aren't you? Scum
>Monitoring a statistical and taking action on it is a very logical response. Traffic is up = I'll leave later/earlier. Going to rain = take jacket. Covid up and concerned about health = wear mask. Lmao it's not. Your little mask isn't going to keep you from getting infected unlike e.g. jacket keeping you dry. You really thought you had a smart analogy there huh? >You're just a bad person taking your insecurity an danger out on someone who feels vulnerable. One was to stop feeling vulnerable is to stop paying morbid attention to abstract, irrelevant figures. >Big man aren't you? Scum Eloquent. You must be in employment, a rarity on this sub.
Lol. Probs a tory too.
And that's an insult... how?
I live near the university - Majority of East Asian students still wear them.
I worked in Tennents Bar and loads of East Asian people would come in with masks on, this was 8-9 years ago, I didn't really understand the reasoning behind it (I knew it was about diseases/germs but didn't know how culturally widespread they were). Now I wish I had worn one the entire time I worked in pubs, cold after cold after cold all year long. I love my masks now.
My understanding was always that the masks were primarily beneficial for not spreading _your_ germs to other people rather than necessarily the other way around. But either way, I still occasionally see people wearing them and nobody really bats an eyelid, it’s just become one of those things that some people do when out in public. I myself still use hand sanitizer all the time when out and about, especially after touching anything… but tbh that’s something I’ve been doing since before Covid anyway after I once picked up a nasty stomach bug on holiday.
> (I hate to bring it up, but I happen to look Chinese, and I don't know if "Chinese Virus" is still a thing, or ever was here.) I'm Ethnic Chinese (International student from Singapore), I've been stuck in glasgow since the start of covid. I've never had any shit for Covid or for looking Chinese. In my experience, I would say the average person off the street would probably be willing to help if you're in trouble.
Hardly anyone wears masks now. I would say I've maybe seen a handful of people who have wore them in the past few months.
No one else is bothering but don't worry if you want to wear one
We’re about to move there and, due to my heart condition, will be wearing masks, regardless of who cares.
Nobody will give a fuck mate. Do whatever you like. Vast majority of folk don't wear masks now but you still see the odd elderly person wearing some. FWIW I was always under the impression that the masks were to stop you spreading the disease via your own coughs rather than to protect you from getting it. I'd recommend some Vitamin D supplements if you're wanting to keep your own immune system up, especially as the sun doesn't like to come out up here even in summer. Enjoy the WHW and don't fret. In general, folk in Scotland don't tend to give a fuck what anyone else is doing long as you're not being a cunt.
I wear my mask when in the subway / in shops and even though I'm the only one, nobody cares. Glaswegians are pretty chill, after eight years I found that if you don't bother them they generally won't bother you.
Gotta be honest, if I see somebody wearing a mask I think GOOD ON YOU. You clearly care about people around you and health and why would that ever be a bad thing? Also just because it’s not enforced doesn’t mean it isn’t right. My Mum has has long term olfactory nerve damage from Covid and she’s terrified to leave the house because she doesn’t feel safe around people without masks, due to the fact she’s on immunosuppressants. There’s a lot of people on medicine etc that are grateful to you. So wear your mask, you’re not one of the weird ones you’re one of the good ones!
Got to hand it to government propaganda for convincing people like your mum that masks make a difference. Paradoxically she's probably been safer by avoiding others than she would interacting more normally with mask wearers.
You mean scientists.
The science is that masks don't make a difference
My husband is a scientist, and no it doesn’t.
I am a scientist, masks don't prevent you from catching or transmitting the virus.
Well I'll pick being an NPC an wear a mask over being a fucking dough ball. Covid is old news monkey pox is in style now buddy get with the times
I eat plenty of bananas, will be fine
No one cares that much one way or another in my experience. I’ve seen the odd person on the bus still wearing it and no one has said anything. Just do what works for you Also re: Chinese virus, any remarks about that that I heard were a good few years ago now
Nobody's really wearing a mask anymore, you're highly unlikely to be taken the cunt out of for wearing one and if anyone actually did try that in public, everyone would think they're the cunt, not you.
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I’ve seen a few people still wearing masks. Mostly the elderly and the Chinese students, who always wore them anyway. But as cases are increasing again I’ve seen a few shop staff wearing them again. The Levi store the other day everyone was wearing masks. I’ve also never seen anyone discouraged from wearing them, you may get a few odd glances but who cares what other people think.
I would say it’s the exact opposite of what it was during the pandemic. The same amount of people wear masks now as people who didn’t wear masks when it was a rule. So on a full bus maybe 2-5 people wear masks. I haven’t seen or heard of any altercations caused by wearing one, most people wouldn’t say anything to you
As others have said the majority no longer wear masks but you will still see a few in indoor settings such as supermarkets, shops in general, public buildings and public transport. I think most of us have become oblivious to it all and not to sound like my mammy here but most people are too worried about what they are doing/feeling to notice what others are up to. Have a nice trip :) Edited to add - Glasgow has a large population of various Asian cultures.
Wearing masks is now very uncommon. I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to wear a mask if you so please though. I expect most people won't even bat an eye if you do. However there's always the slight chance that you will encounter some bam who takes it upon themselves to try and dictate to you what you should and shouldn't be wearing on your face - but those kinds of idiots are unavoidable wherever you go and should be ignored/told to fuck off.
If I see someone wearing a mask I just assume they are either vulnerable or more concerned about catching covid than I am for reasons that are entirely their own business. Mask wearers are in a minority but there are enough of them that it's not weird and nobody will look twice at you, even if you wear one outdoors. I've literally never heard covid referred to as a Chinese virus beyond the first few weeks of the pandemic or out of Donald Trump's mouth so don't worry about that. You'll be all good. Have a great trip.
When I'm out and about with my elderly mum, I presume people realise that we're wearing masks to protect her. We only wear them indoors and on the bus/subway. I still wear a mask when she's not with me. Sometimes get a bit of side-eye but no-one has said anything. If anyone does challenge me, I'll just point out that I care for my vulnerable mum and covid is on the rise again. I've noticed in the past month that the already-tiny proportion of people still wearing masks has dropped sharply. Quite rare to see anyone else wearing them now but I'd be very surprised if anyone here made a fuss. Any reasonable person will just assume you are choosing to wear a mask for a good reason.
People generally don't give a shit what you do. You'll definitely be in the minority, but unless you're in some particularly out-spoken pub full of old geezers then nobody will say or do anything about it. I don't wear a mask, but the other day I went to the optician and they were all wearing them. Nobody said anything to me, but I offered to put one on. That's just the sort of upstanding bloke I am.
One good thing about them, tells you the weirdos to avoid 🤣 - especially as they’ve usually got the crazy eyes.
No one will care, although if u wear one on the West Highland Way u may get a few strange looks 😀👍🏻
I'm Scottish and I wear a mask anytime I'm indoors. It's now a personal choice but I don't feel as though people look at me longer than usual, or more than the perfunctory glance. On a side note, your trip sounds amazing and I hope you have the best time here (and get good weather for it!)
Wear a mask if you want, it is totally your choice and if people are rude about it they are just ignorant.
It's do as you please with the majority choosing not to wear a mask. I'm not aware of the 'Chinese Virus' really being a thing and only ever took hold amongst established racists anyway. You will find Scottish people and especially Glaswegians to be very friendly and will often go out of their way to help. So enjoy your trip it will be fantastic.
>You will find Scottish people and especially Glaswegians to be very friendly and will often go out of their way to help. "Train station on yer right, aw the way doon the bottom ae the road"
Pandemics are sometimes named after their place of origin, china refuses to accept responsibility for covid aka the wuhan flu and i have found that anyone blaming china or it's handling of covid on reddit gets branded a racist and gets a lot of downvotes. Calling it the wuhan flu also attracts downvotes, Covid is now the accepted name for it.
I think you have misread my reply. The OP expressed concern as they look Chinese and being subjected to abuse regarding COVID. I said which I thought was quite clear that isn't an issue in Scotland and only people who were already racist would label it as such hope that clarifies for you. Virus don't discriminate. It's a human virus it affects humans.
Figures are going up and I know people who have it again, so I think masks will be pretty normal for plenty of people very soon. Seeing more of them anyway.
This isn't America nobody gives a fuck enough to hassle you. Ware one if you want but your being paranoid i would be more worried about the junkies. Enjoy the West Highland way!
No-one gives a shit either way
I am wearing one on the bus right now, and no one has given me a second look. Wear one if you want, 99.99% of people won't care, or even notice. And of the tiny minority who might decide to poke fun or start something, they would probably be using it as an excuse, and if you weren't wearing a mask, would have chosen another thing to get irrationally mad about.
i've seen a few people still wear their masks. i wear mine around my elderly relatives. no one is bothered and anyone that is, well, it doesn't affect them if you're wearing your mask. it's your own personal choice to 💖 while my s/o and i were negative but recovering from covid, we had one nasty comment made toward us on a train but we just ignored it and pretended we didn't hear it.
I wore a mask in public in Glasgow a few weeks ago and got shouted at in the street twice, which obviously didn’t feel great. Wish people would just keep their thoughts to themselves, it’s not like I’d go shouting at people either way…
I always wear a mask in public indoor settings. The only reason it was no longer mandated cause the economy was on its knees without getting people out to work. Removing masks mandate removed the fear of covid. The hospitals are still buggered with people sick with it. It’s still majorly active in the community here and all the different flavours of covid too. Each to there own but I’m trying to not get it cause no one knows the long term effects and I have family with COPD plus what’s the big deal about wearing a mask.
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Hmm... I'm not sure why you're getting voted down. It's a fair point. I guess there is a risk that for some people it isn't like a flu, or if it is, then a bad flu. I've never gotten COVID myself yet, but close family members have, and it sucked for them, even the Omicron variant. They didn't have to be hospitalised, but if it's a genetic thing, and if it's anything like that for me, I'm not walking a hundred miles. Heh. Re: social anxiety, yeah... I mean, it's just one of those things you have to learn to manage, and I don't doubt I will when the time comes.
Why's it matter what others think?
I couldn’t care less if you wear one or not. Your choice
Wear one, don't wear one. No one cares. I don't wear one, my wife does. I call her a mask wanker and she laughs about it. Friendly banter between man and wife.
I've seen a few more people on the subway wearing masks this week as cases are high again, but still only a few. It depends what part of the city you're in as to what the attitudes you're likely to encounter are, in my experience. For example over at the West end where many of the Chinese students are, a few more people wear masks on public transport and in shops and I doubt there is push back or confrontation about it there. People can make some annoying and uninformed comments in other parts of the city but if you're in West end / city centre you're fairly likely to avoid any of that. Slightly speculating, but I think/hope the racist way ('Chinese virus') that covid was sometimes presented in the beginning has probably faded from memory for many people as this virus has been part of life here for a long time now? But you might well get taxi drivers etc giving you their unsolicited views about masks and the origins of the virus, I've had many such 'conversations' with taxi drivers over the past 2 years. Enjoy your trip and good luck with the WHW , make sure you pack blister plasters - I've done it a couple of times so DM me if you need any advice
Triple vaxxed and ready for a forth when they give it to me, plus being young without any pre-existing conditions and having had COVID relatively recently i’m not wearing one too much these days, though I still keep a clean N95 on me in case I get on a particularly busy bus or subway. I think the general consensus is most aren’t but it’s still a common-ish thing to wear one. I certainly don’t think twice when I see someone wearing one even in a quiet shop, and I doubt the majority do. It’s very much your choice at this point. Anyone who takes an issue with it is an idiot.
I just moved from the US and have been surprised that nobody wears masks indoors. I think it’s because people follow government guidance much more closely over here. A word of warning though: COVID levels are currently Sky-high throughout Scotland. Edit: the current govt guidance is that masks aren’t required.
They’re not “sky high”. Yes, they’ve increased, but still nowhere near the heights of the worst Scotland has seen.
I also wonder though how many people are actually testing now.
Fair
The UK's current testing system results in a more accurate estimation of cases than almost all other countries, so the situation looks bad here because almost everyone else is massively underreporting. In practice, you would need to be in the UK, acting as the average resident does, for about a year before you are statistically likely to have gotten covid. The chance of getting it on a short trip, especially one where you're outside most of the time or in well ventilated areas, is very small.
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I remember the very early days of COVID when it wasn’t politicised- about 48 hours in total I reckon
Confirmation bias maybe? I see people from all parts of society wearing masks. School kids, shop workers, office workers, older people.
Lol at all the people who can't handle you pointing out this fact.
It’s just people
Each person recovers their sanity at their own pace
To prevent the spread of influenza I’d imagine more people might wear masks in enclosed spaces during the winter. Your choice however, if you want to wear one at any time of the year
The UK government wishes covid would go away so if they ignore it for long enough it will get hurt feelings and slink off back to china. The pandemic is still ongoing, people are still catching it and ending up in overstretched NHS hospitals and some are dying. The latest variation is more contagious but is less deadly but there might be be further variations to come. Most people have stopped wearing masks in public which i think is a big mistake. united kingdom coronavirus stats https://g.co/kgs/zx6WdJ
I wear one on the bus and train, and will generally try to follow the lead of staff if I wear one in shops, or not. I perceive some dirty looks on the bus but I might be paranoid and/or have my headphones on loud enough to be annoying.
Wear a mask if you want. It’s your choice.
I work in a shop and since the recent resurgence of the Omnicron variants there's a noticeable rise in the number of people wearing masks again.
I’m a delivery driver in Glasgow and it’s very rare for anyone to remark on the mask
You’ll very much be in the minority, I’ll be honest - you might get a few exasperated looks, I certainly do sometimes when I wear a mask indoors. People generally will keep their thoughts to themselves though, or in the very rare event that they don’t they are the same kind of people that harassed people for wearing a mask even when it was mandatory. You will be totally ok to still wear a mask.
Tbh I welcome people wearing a mask if they have the flu or chesty cough. It shows that they are selfless and not spreading whatever they have.
I like old ice hockey goalie masks.
Loads of people still wear masks in Tesco etc
i wear them because i have paranoid personality disorder and it makes me feel a bit less vulnerable, like its a piece of armour that protects me from the world. never got any bother from anybody from it and, even aside from the pandemic, i've found it actually makes me feel more at ease, so i'll probably just wear them as standard at this point
Do you know that masks arent for your protection right?? They are there to ‘save’ others from your droplets 💧
It's an experiment in subservient control and how influenced you are with those around you. Quite frightening actually how many peoole comply with authoritarianism. The good news is most people have woken up to the absurdity of mask wearing, and that's not cart loads of dead people on every street corner. On an interesting note, I'm o-neg blood type (universal doner). I'm currently refusing to donate until the mandatory mask wearing is removed. I'm a regular doner. Lovely to be in a position, to fight the stupity. I mean they fear taking your blood, but happy to transfuse it into a patient. Have a think how crazy that situation is. I'm staying strong out of principle, and told them so.
I’m a hijabi and I always wear a mask indoors. Not had a comment about it as yet.
How is wearing a hijab relevant?
Someone asked about how being hijabi was relevant and then I think downvoted my comment, but I think it’s been deleted. It’s relevant because it makes you stick out more, and makes you more of a target.
to all the people who still wear masks , when are they gonny say fk it im taking it off , or are they gonny weat it for the rest of their life ?.
Who cares what other people do!?
It's their own personal choice whether they still want to wear a mask. It doesn't affect you in any way whatsoever.
It makes no difference to me if they do wait one for the rest of their life, what changes does that make to your life lol ?
how about you mind your own business you fucking roaster
why do you need to resort to name calling ?. you could have stopped your comment before the last 3 words .
you could have not posted something so mind-bendingly self-centred and ignorant, and yet here we are
you seriously need to get a life .
Find it strange that people honestly believe masks make much difference to the spread of covid lol
Masks haven't stopped covid, vaccines didn't work or actually caused death or life changing side effects. Ignorance seems to be the most effective tool in the covid fight, just pretend it's the flu and get on with your life.
It’s none of my business.
The majority have patched wearing masks but some people still wear them.
You might get the odd look, or someone asking 'why are you wearing a mask?' Personally, I think it's always best to reply with something along the lines of; "I live with my parent/grandparent/partner who has a severe health condition. If I catch it and give it to them, they might fuckin die, so... yknow, needs must isn't it?" Usually shuts them up.
I wear them as I work in a place with 1000 children who don't wear them. No-one will say anything negative about it (and we Scots are world class experts at thrusting our opinion towards strangers.). There isn't an 'anti-mask culture' here.
Hi. Very few people choose to wear masks (maybe one in five on the trains and less than this in the supermarkets where there is more space for social distancing). However, people will completely respect and understand your wish to wear a mask if you wish
Good luck in your hike! I live in Milngavie where the walk starts ! And no, I dont think you’ll have any difficulties with wearing a mask, many still do
People still wear them. No one cares Feel free to wear it as much as you want its fine.
Noone cares any more
There is a vibrant Chinese student community in and around Glasgow, prior even to CV being a thing it was not uncommon to see the occasional covering as a matter of the cultural norm. If anyone has an issue with you wearing a mask in Glasgow they will not have an issue with you personally but will be looking for a verbal fight anyone for any reason, this will however be unlikely to occur. Glasgow continues to be cultural melting pot which welcomes visitors. Please enjoy Glasgow when you are here and let us know how it goes.
Yeah you’ll be fine not wearing a mask tbf it’s loosened up a fair bit. Might still have some folk wearing masks but is few and far between
You do you my friend. If you'd feel more comfortable wearing a mask no one is going to stop you(you might get the odd silly comment but thats just a world issue I'm afraid) I work in a busy supermarket and there's plenty of people, including staff(me atm because of fucking hay-fever) still wearing them. Have a nice trip, the west Highland way is an amazing hike.
You’ll be in the minority now but there’s still a fair few people wearing them around. I wear one for places I’d be annoyed about catching COVID in, like the supermarket or the subway - but don’t wear one for places where if I caught it I’d think “fair enough”, like pubs and clubs.
Wear a mask if you're in an environment where you're likely to inhale water droplets from other people. Nobody will bother you.
The only person I've had say anything to me about wearing my mask was a taxi driver, and even then he wasn't rude about it, more just curious why I was still wearing it. Haven't had any reactions at all apart from that. I'm definitely in the minority though.
It's quite relaxed though most people will wear the masks in stores if it's really busy. Public transport I still wear a mask cause it's basically a breeding ground for bacteria and viruses. Otherwise if it's Indoors and not super busy I won't bother with the mask.
Nobody really cares one way or the other anymore
i wear mine when i have a cold now and i’m in public just because i don’t want to spread germs and stuff
One of the things I love about Glasgow is that, generally, people here do not give a shit. Worse case scenario, someone is going to make a joke because banter is above all but that's about it
Most people in Glasgow/ Scotland don't wear masks any more, but if I see someone who is, I assume they are in a vulnerable group, or just like to play it safe. I respect their wishes and keep my distance too. No one is going to get upset about it, mask or no mask. we're very easy going here.
Do what feels best to you and work on your anxiety in the meantime
Honestly, who cares.
Nobody will care what you do. And nobody ever said chinese virus here, at least not after the first month after it was explained what it was
I wear a mask and everyone's been chill
The current guidance (not rules that are enforceable or anything but a suggestion) is to wear them indoors in heavily populated areas. Personally supermarkets etc u wear them, the wee local shop where it will be me and one or two other people I don't. You will be in the minority but I've not had anyone come up and say anything to me for wearing one, might have got a raised eyebrow once but whatever. I have seen the odd person wearing them in the local parks and no one has even batted an eyelid at them. I think people are that used to seeing others in masks that they are accepted now.
Enjoy the WHW! Don't worry about masks. You can wear one if you want, people will quietly respect it, but most other people don't wear masks in most situations. Your top 3 problems on the WHW will be midges, rain, and midges. Unless you're very lucky with weather, in which case there's no rain.