To Mask or Not to Mask : Cambodian Expats, Do You Wear a Mask ?
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 12:16 am
Please don't derail this thread about wearing masks in other countries and stick to the topic. The KT article below suggests that western foreigners in Cambodia tend to be anti-mask, so let's check out the opinion of CEO forum members.
Do you wear a mask in Cambodia - never, hardly ever, sometimes when out and about, or always ? What about your Khmer family and friends ? Do they have an opinion on whether you should wear a mask ?
Has your attitude changed since the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Phnom Penh ? Has anyone looked at you sideways because you are not wearing a mask ? And what is the situation in the provinces and the countryside ? Comments ?
December 9, 2020
Differing views on facemask use between expats and locals
Brian Badzmierowski / Khmer Times
After Cambodia reported its first case of COVID-19 community transmission on November 28 at Aeon 1 Mall in Phnom Penh, facemasks have become a part of the dress code in Phnom Penh as once-busy street corners and shops have emptied.
But according to locals and foreigners interviewed in the capital, expats appear more resistant to wearing masks consistently or hunkering down indoors to prevent the spread of the virus.
Anti-mask activists are in good company outside of Asia and Southeast Asia, where anti-mask rallies have been held, notably in the West, since mask requirements became the norm. A rally in Vancouver, Canada recently drew 400 anti-mask protesters denouncing virus prevention measures, according to Global News.
While no anti-mask rallies are planned for Phnom Penh, some of the anti-mask sentiment appears to exist.
On Monday, Pietro Tartaglia, a foreign teacher based in Phnom Penh was walking in Tuol Tompoung with a mask dangling from his arm which was gifted to him by a local shop owner.
He said if he’s walking around town he typically won’t wear a mask, although he does make sure to maintain a respectable distance from others. He wears a mask at his school, where it’s required, but normally, he prefers to live mask-free as it affects his breathing.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50791027/d ... emask-use/
Do you wear a mask in Cambodia - never, hardly ever, sometimes when out and about, or always ? What about your Khmer family and friends ? Do they have an opinion on whether you should wear a mask ?
Has your attitude changed since the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Phnom Penh ? Has anyone looked at you sideways because you are not wearing a mask ? And what is the situation in the provinces and the countryside ? Comments ?
December 9, 2020
Differing views on facemask use between expats and locals
Brian Badzmierowski / Khmer Times
After Cambodia reported its first case of COVID-19 community transmission on November 28 at Aeon 1 Mall in Phnom Penh, facemasks have become a part of the dress code in Phnom Penh as once-busy street corners and shops have emptied.
But according to locals and foreigners interviewed in the capital, expats appear more resistant to wearing masks consistently or hunkering down indoors to prevent the spread of the virus.
Anti-mask activists are in good company outside of Asia and Southeast Asia, where anti-mask rallies have been held, notably in the West, since mask requirements became the norm. A rally in Vancouver, Canada recently drew 400 anti-mask protesters denouncing virus prevention measures, according to Global News.
While no anti-mask rallies are planned for Phnom Penh, some of the anti-mask sentiment appears to exist.
On Monday, Pietro Tartaglia, a foreign teacher based in Phnom Penh was walking in Tuol Tompoung with a mask dangling from his arm which was gifted to him by a local shop owner.
He said if he’s walking around town he typically won’t wear a mask, although he does make sure to maintain a respectable distance from others. He wears a mask at his school, where it’s required, but normally, he prefers to live mask-free as it affects his breathing.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50791027/d ... emask-use/