Why wearing/not wearing a face mask is affected by culture

This article posted on September 20th, 2020 written by Alison MacKinnon talks about an Anti-mask group protesting the use of mandatory masks in downtown Saskatoon. Many see it as a collective effort and responsibility from their communities to reduce the transmission of Covid-19, for others, it comes down to their moral beliefs and values. As this is a growing issue not only in Canada, but in the United States as well we may ask ourselves, how does wearing or not wearing a mask affected by culture. For one, in foreign countries due to either air pollution, diseases, etc. wearing a face mask…