Whilst living in China this year, COVID-19 was still at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Naturally, masks came along with that.  Masks are needed for class, for work, for supermarkets, for the gym and even for walking in the park. Things could not have been more different after touching down in the US. Even before I had left the airport, bare, mask-less faces were everywhere. Granted, I arrived in Las Vegas where everyone just wants to relax and forget about the pandemics of the outer world, but still. Since arriving in the US I’ve spent time in Baltimore and Philadelphia and the consensus is pretty clear: masks are out.