I'm visiting a small town, a generally red area, but with some very blue parts due to a local university.
I went into a gaming store today for some Christmas shopping. The door said "Masks Required" but I assumed it had just been left up. I enter and the proprietor says, "Masks are in the box." I say, "Oh, masks are still required?" Answer, yes.
I turn to my kid and say, "Ok, we'll go back out."
As I turn to leave, the owner immediately gets upset and yells "Well EXCUSE ME for not wanting to die. I'm immunocompromised, I want to stay healthy, THANKS FOR CARING."
It's worth noting that the owner appeared to be some non-binary blobfish of a human. Honestly no idea if he or she. If s/he REALLY wanted to be healthy, xer would lose about 75 lbs.
That's pretty much the craziest covid interaction I've ever had.
I have noticed that too. My city had a mask mandate until early in 2022. Up till that point, if the business asked me to mask, I did. I haven't worn a mask since then, and I don't intend to.
Full disclosure, I DID wear a mask on an airplane, but that was because the dude I was sitting next to smelled like dog shit.
I am not a fan even if it is just someone choosing it because every person that does that inches closer to this becoming a permanent festering wound on the culture like it is in many Asian countries.