In the train and in the bus it is no longer necessary. The mouth cap is no longer mandatory from Wednesday. With everything going on in the world we would almost forget it. Saying goodbye to the mouth cap. Adieu. You will not be missed.
June 2020. Then it started. Face masks compulsory on train and bus. After almost two years, the mouth cap is finally allowed to take off.
Irritating
“I really thought it was terrible to wear, I even got a rash from it. No, I don’t need to see the mouth cap again.” A young woman is sitting at the Maaskade in Venlo with a friend: “I still have one in my bag, let me throw that thing away right away.”
wider
“Just to be sure, I have another one with me. You never know. Still, it’s history from today.” Grandma is eating an ice cream with granddaughter and is happy that the mouth cap is no longer needed: “I’m putting it on one more time. Look, that’s how we used to do it!”
gun factor
There is also great relief at the weekly market. Trading is a lot more pleasant there if you can look people in the eye. Although there was an advantage to the partial face covering: “You were still talking to half faces with such a mouth cap. But to be honest, this is not a good sales day. When we still had to wear the mouth cap, we sometimes had a higher turnover. You had the goodwill of the customers then.”
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