Guelph Mercury Tribune,
367 Woodlawn Rd. W., Unit 1,
Guelph, ON
N1H 7K9
I just arrived in the city for a visit with family and to wrap up some business here. I was surprised - even shocked - to see Canadians blithely neglecting to wear surgical face masks.
I arrived wearing a mask from overseas. When the driver dropped me off (I was his last passenger), he asked:
“What do you have?”
I just stared at him unresponsive and dumb.
“Sickness” he prompted.
I was more than disgusted with his and with Canadians’ ignorance and negligence.
Don’t Canadians know that we are in the midst of a global infectious disease pandemic? Canadians, Ontarions, and even Guelphites are not immune. The novel coronavirus is already here among us.
So, I did not tip the driver.
Published on Thursday, March 5, 2020 as “Shocked to not see people wearing masks.”