>Trouble is, when out and about in the stores, in my area, I would say a good 1/3 of them still have the masks on. Some store employees are required to wear them.
Reporting from Ottawa, Canada. Same thing here. The mask mandate, which started in August 2020, was dropped two weeks ago. I have worn the exact same mask since then to go do my groceries. Had to repair it twice and always wore it under my nose (I don't try to go maskless so as not to put the staff in a difficult place). One time, some NPC tossed me a spare mask. I passed it back to him and told him that I had plenty at home. Don't know what he thought of that, kek.
Anyway, the store employees are still required to wear masks. Maybe the bosses are worried that some customers would complain otherwise. Fucking cowards.