I know that you wear one inside your house and out in public, but does school count as well? Like if I were in Japan as a foreign exchange student, I caught a cold, and had a mask, would I wear it to school and keep it on during the entire day? I suppose you would, but then again I'm not entirely sure.
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School most certainly counts. Especially if there are children present.
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People may consider it is quite good naturally that you wear a mask not to splatter any virus in public like school if you have a lot of infectious coughs too much in Japan. Mask might not be actually effective but they would feel that kind of attitude was fine.
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in some countries when you wear a mask, people stay away from you and think you are gravely ill. but in Japan, i've seen train commuters wear masks to work. i suppose it's a courteous act to wear a mask when you're ill. maybe take it off during lessons and put it back on after school? but it's kinda hot right now isn't it? would totally melt with a mask on.
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You don't have to in the sense that nobody forces you to wear it, but it's good manners when you are sneezing and coughing. By the way, we don't usually wear a mask at home, unless you have such severe throat/nose symptoms so that wearing one makes it easier to breathe, or when there are eldery people, little children or someone with medical issues in the house whom you really must protect from any chance of infection.
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There is nothing like you "have to". But it's often recommended to wear a mask so that your sickness does not influence others.
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