I've not worn a muzzle since day one, and never got any hassle about it, maybe 15% around here don't wear muzzles.
But I got a revelation just yesterday, I went into a kinda upscale grocery store, and the way the people stared at me, and moved away from me, I realized that they were mortally afraid of me, like I was the grim reaper!
They really do, I'm convinced, believe that about us and about the Chiina flu.