Feb 19th, 2008 | Japan survey

Why do you think many Japanese wear face masks?


Many Japanese wear face masks, especially outside, though the reason is often misunderstood by those outside of the country. Why do you think they do?



241 votes, 2,719 views , 6 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Japan, Sars, Face Masks, Pollution, Japanese, Sickness, Disease, Allergies

 
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posted Jul 17th, 2008 at 17:24 CDT

Last time I was there, I got horribly, horribly ill. Sure, a lot of people do wear the fask masks, but even more people DON'T wear them and I was amazed that NO ONE COVERED THEIR MOUTH WHEN THEY SNEEZED. It was awful. I ended up sporting a face mask the rest of the trip.

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posted Feb 23rd, 2008 at 18:03 CST

when I'm there, everyone wearing a mask seems to have a cold or the flu.  When you're all crammed together on the train, you can't help but breathe on each other, so I think it's a courtesy to others to keep them from getting sick. :-)

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posted Feb 20th, 2008 at 15:41 CST

Godzilla has evolved, and now reproduces using spores, much like fungi. If you breathe that stuff in, it'll grow in your lungs and soon it will...well I'm sure you've all seen THAT scene in Alien. Therefore, weirdy masks.

Estatemerchant
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New Jersey, United States

posted Feb 19th, 2008 at 14:16 CST

Darn Ninjas!

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posted Feb 19th, 2008 at 05:45 CST

Started with poluttion, turned into fashion.

Wheelerdealer
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United Kingdom

posted Feb 19th, 2008 at 04:48 CST

or it could just be a fashion statement?

 
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