Habits?

I think there's nothing wrong in covering their mouth while they're outside. It doesn't mean that all people who surround him or her has an illness. Maybe they would like to protect themselves from the pollution that they might get. I think if you were in their place maybe you would do the same. Happy mylotting.

Since the outbreak of SARS and Bird Flu, people here are just being more wary and cautious. In the crowded cities, it is quite common to see people who are stricken with the flu wearing face masks to prevent it from spreading to others in the public. In Beijing, we will have the occasional sandstorms during the summers and again the public will be wearing the face masks for health reasons.

I think it is not really just about one person's habits. The thing is that someone wears mask because it is necessary, they have weak immune system, they need to be protected from outside dust, or sickness brought about air-born.

hi, habits?of course i have many habit in the house until in the office,but i also observe in the people of China even the Chinese people here in my country have that mask wherever they are,maybe they are just protective to their self from harmful diseases that scattered.

Well, there are some people indeed get used to that while some using this due to the environment they live. Some cities may get polluted and the environment is so bad, i think it is reasonable for people to do so.

I noticed the same when I was in Jakarta. Many people, especially when they are waiting for public transportation, walking along busy streets or riding motorcycles, wear those. At first I also thought they were sick and cover themselves to protect others around them from catching their germs. But I was told that they wear them to protect themselves from the air pollution caused by vehicles all around them. They wear them because they don't want to get sick, not because they are sick as why they were worn if it is in clinics or hospitals.