Why do Asian People Wear Surgical Masks?

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You are showing things that everyone has seen with their own eyes, once they set their foot in East Asia. And they have seen more than what you are able to find. No one else gets confused, no one needs to Google for that type of "evidences," it's you and only you.

You do have learning disability and you know it and you admit it. It takes forever for you to understand even the most basic things that other people don't get confused about. No one else misunderstood what I have written. It's you and only you.

I can't say who is right or wrong re the wearing of masks in East Asia . However a learning disability ,using American terminology, doesn't mean a person is stupid; as you are snidely implying. Such people tend to be of average or higher intelligence . Some , indeed , may be less unintelligent than you .

In the West, people get freaked out at the sight of a person wearing a mask. What they don't know is, in East Asia, particularly Japan and Taiwan, people wear surgical masks, all the time, especially women. It is more popular to wear masks in winter, so allergy/cold (prevention, and self-isolation) certainly is a contributing factor. But, there is more to it, since many girls wear masks year-round.



https://qz.com/299003/a-quick-history-of-why-asians-wear-surgical-masks-in-public/

The truth is, beside the physiological aspects, there is also a psychological aspect to wearing a mask. It's not like the wearers don't have pretty faces. Many of them do have pretty faces. Wearing a mask is a bit like wearing earbuds. It's about "social distancing." It's a way of telling people: I may be a friendly person, but I am minding my own business. And for girls, the additional message is: I am not here to flirt or be flirted. It's a way to cut off emotional cues to other people, to avoid unsolicited conversation. Basically, the message is: "just treat me like a human being." Most of the mask wearers are friendly people, and don't mind your approaching them if you are truly in need for information.

Since when did masks become fashion? Hard to say, but it started in Japan last century. Then towards the end of last century this habit spread to Taiwan, Korean, and even China. The SARS epidemic in 2002 certainly made masks even more common. And now, even before COVID-19, masks have become part of the East Asian culture. No one there would bother to ask a person why they wear a mask. If you ask the wearers, they'll probably give you a list of reasons: from pollution, to cold/allergy, to keeping the moisture, etc. But another part of the reason is simply the psychological aspect that no one actually talks about: social distancing.

With the COVID-19 situation, my guess is that this "fashion" will become permanent throughout the entire world. We can expect to see people in the West starting to wear masks for no apparent reason, too. Soon enough, nobody in the West would even bother to ask why a particular person wears a mask. In this sense, the Japanese have introduced yet another piece of their culture to the rest of the world.

You do have learning disability and you know it and you admit it. It takes forever for you to understand even the most basic things that other people don't get confused about. No one else misunderstood what I have written. It's you and only you.

They are selling them at 7-Eleven.

We dont have them in Ireland, that I'm aware of anyway.

I have some dust masks, but lol I would be aswell to wear a snug malleable scarf over my mouth and nose. I dont find dust masks comfortable either.

May bad. I thought you lived in Meandering, California

A scarf is a good idea. Will make you look mysterious too.

Lol, meandering meaning I'm not in a fixed location, literally and symbolically.
I'll try out the scarf when my food shopping is delivered, might go overboard and give the delivery driver a laugh... I think I'll be happy to see someone at my door by then, might even greet them with a measuring stick too...

My understanding is that you are an NT.
Is this correct?

Ezras has an enquiring mind and this is a sign of an intelligent individual.
And that is a good thing, in my book.