Masks

Yep I realise that this is my second post for today, but it something that has been nagging at me for a while.

Here in Korea it's a common sight to see people with face masks on.  Now in the west I know that we see Asian countries in the news with these face masks on and as far as I was concerned when I lived in the UK it was to keep the germs away.  However it turns out that here in Korea that is not the case.  The masks are worn to keep their faces warm.  At first this just didn't click with me.  I thought, what, masks, but, why?  Then as the cooler months set in I realised how useful they could be, especially since if you wear glasses it's difficult to cover your nose and mouth with a scarf without steaming up your glasses.

However they still haven't sorted everything, even with their masks they still leave their ears completely uncovered and for me that can be far worse than a cold nose.  Of course a hood and a mask may be the answer to this problem, but there are two issues.  One, people just don't do it and no I'm not going to attempt to engage them in a conversation about it when I can barely cope with the day to day stuff.  The second problem is that if you were to wear a mask and a hood you would constantly look like you were going to mug someone.

I personally have gone down the scarf across the face and hood look.  Yes I look like some sort of criminal, but I am the white guy so everyone in town already knows who I am, what I do and where I live, so to be honest it's not a big deal.

Well that may have been another mundane rant from me, but you all know what you signed up for by reading my blog.  Onward.