Will you continue to wear your mask when they are optional?

I was at the vets today, walked in maskless and everyone in the waiting room was wearing one. I asked at the counter ‘would you like me to put on a mask?’, and she said ‘no no, you’re grand’ - with a big smile behind her (very loose) mask. I’d say the staff are itching to drop them. Vet took his off in the exam room to the great relief of my cat.

Well I wore it in Dunnes and a filling station today.Not on the main street though.I'll still wear it for a while yet.

If you did actually did this there is so something seriously wrong with you. I really hope you are just making that little anecdote up.

They’ll be rare enough in a week or three when people eventually realise the world isn’t going to end if they don’t wear one.

Don't ask and maybe a good idea to leave random elderly people alone and let them do what they want.

Elderly people hate the masks the most.

Just back from the supermarket. It’s close, I’d guesstimate 55/45 with the very slight majority wearing the mask. I didn’t wear one, which felt fantastic, but I was surprised to be in the minority.

People in their 80s and 90s.

If it comes up in a general conversation then I don't see why the poster shouldn't, its always nice to say hello to people and to have a conversation with them.

I doubt the OP say Oi! Old Lady! Yeah! You in the Massskkkk! What you think you are doing! UH!

Old Lady: Oh I don't know what you mean I am just stand here minding my own business

why are you wearing a **** mask you dim old bitch.

Old Lady:  there's still a lot of it around

sounds to me like you know why you are wearing it, I will now go on Boards.ie to tell my little antidote, do you mind and could you please sign this random person story GDPR form. Thank You.

You shouldn't be asking elderly women why they're wearing masks. Equally, you shouldn't be asking 6'4" well muscled men why they're wearing masks, but I have a feeling you're the type that will stick to asking elderly women.

I was in a shopping centre in Northern Ireland today and way more than half still wearing masks which surprised me. I was expecting a lot less masks. People still keeping their distance too. In fairness in my town south of the border most people are still wearing the masks in shops too. Less than it was a few weeks ago. I think it will become less and less as the weeks pass by.

I'll continue to wear mine due to a family situation. Nobody has commented to me though for wearing one, I'm not sure how ill react if someone does comment though. I'll probably just say because i want to wear it. I wont be giving a complete stranger a breakdown of my families health status.

What an idiotic comment. Again more bs from the pedestal occupiers judging others for maybe wearing a mask. Seriously what is it with the hard man additude on this thread?

If someone is wearing a mask they chose to do so for personal reasons whether family or medical. You don't get a free pass to throw snide remarks at people you don't know because of your own basic ignorance. If you don't want to wear a mask fine. No one is going to make you.