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Not exactly the same thing, but this reminds me -
On the Tube the other day, I had luggage so I was queueing for the lift. The person in front of me starts coughing and covering her mouth, and she's obviously already noticed my mask, because in between coughs she's looking over at me and saying "oh I'm sorry".
I said something like "don't worry, I'm probably the best protected person here" :-)
I don't think she understood what I meant though! She was still explaining (cough, cough) "I have hay fever".
I think it says something about the symbolism of mask = sickness. It doesn't seem to occur to people that the mask is a functional thing, and in practical terms it's often the people _without_ a good mask who are more at risk.
(Same with the flip side - avoiding sitting next to me, and I'm inwardly like "I'm the _least_ likely person on this bus to give you anything!" haha.)
She was kind in intention though. People can be lovely. I'm pretty sure I get more offers of help with my luggage than I did in the before times, as well.