Why Americans are reluctant to wear masks

Why don't Americans wear masks? It turns out that there is such a reason, and it is strange that there is a shortage of masks.

Because foreigners are less afraid of death.

China was the first country in the world to use masks. In ancient times, people in the court began to cover their mouths and noses with silk scarves in order to prevent dust and breath pollution, as recorded in "Lishu": "Cover your mouth, fear that the breath will touch people."

Mencius Lilou wrote: "If Xizi is unclean, everyone will cover his nose and pass by." "It was very unhygienic to cover your nose with your hands or sleeves, and it was inconvenient to do other things, so later someone covered her mouth and nose with a piece of silk cloth.

In his book "The Travels of Marco Polo", Marco Polo recounted his experiences and experiences during his seventeen years in China. One of them is: "In the palace of the Yuan Dynasty, those who offered food covered their mouths and noses with silk cloths to breathe their breath and not touch the food and drink."

The silk cloth that covers the mouth and nose in this way is the original mask.

At the beginning of the 13th century, masks appeared only in the Chinese court. In order to prevent their breath from reaching the emperor's food, the waiter used a towel woven of silk and ** thread to make a mask. At the end of the 19th century, masks began to be used in the medical field.

Ledech, a German pathologist, began advising healthcare workers to use gauze covers to prevent bacterial infections.

At the beginning of the 20th century, masks first became a must-have in people's lives. The Spanish flu that swept the world claimed the lives of about 50 million people, and the general population was asked to use masks to protect against the virus. In the mid-to-late 20th century, the mass use of masks was significantly more frequent.

In the history of influenza pandemics, masks have played an important role in preventing and interrupting the spread of germs.

In March 1897, the German Medici introduced a method of wrapping the mouth and nose with gauze to prevent bacteria from entering. Later, someone made a six-layer gauze mask and sewed it on the collar. When you use it, you can turn it over and cover your mouth and nose.

However, this kind of mask has to be held down by hand all the time, which is extremely inconvenient. Later, someone came up with the idea of tying a strap around the ear, which became a mask that people often use today.

1. Different cultural concepts: Asians think that wearing a mask is to prevent themselves from spreading the virus to others, and they can also avoid being transmitted. Europeans, on the other hand, believe that the role of masks is not to protect themselves, but only to not spread the disease to others.

Europeans generally do not have the habit of wearing masks, and they do not like people who wear masks very much. They believe that masks are only required for people who are terminally ill or have a contagious disease.

2. Different understandings of the new crown epidemic: Wang Shixiong, a Chinese teacher studying in Siena, Italy, has a deep understanding of this. He said that most Europeans' understanding of the coronavirus pandemic is still at the level of the flu.

They think that there is no need to worry too much, that they should trust the experts and look more at the ** rate than the mortality rate. Even if they were told how powerful the virus was, they didn't think so.

3. Political reasons: Many European countries have enacted face mask bans due to concerns about extreme violent crimes." In the 80s of the 20th century, Germany passed a ban on demonstrators to use masks and other masks, so as to hinder the identification of the identity of the demonstrators, and violators will be punished with heavy fines.

It is also often advertised that upright claimants do not need to cover their faces with masks.

4. Relatively low population density: Sweden in Northern Europe is vast and sparsely populated, and even the queue for the bus and people need to be separated by three people, and there is not much interaction between people, and everyone stays at home for a long time, except for going to work. In this case, the disease is not easily transmitted from person to person, so they don't feel the need to wear a mask at all.

5. Lack of masks: The world's largest mask producer is China, and European countries have limited mask stocks. Some people may not be able to buy masks even if they want to.