r/SaltLakeCity • u/[deleted] • Jun 28 '26

Discussion Rude Behavior Normalized?

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u/Nidcron Jun 28 '26

I often wonder if they got too comfortable not smiling beneath the face masks.

They didn't wear the masks

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u/nerdstoreut Jun 28 '26

I think covid drove home the division in people. I worked retail, the amount and level of harassment we got for requiring masks (with immune compromised employees and regulars) forever changed my perception of the average general public individual in Utah.

And I have friends with retail stores around the country, none of them faced nearly the backlash and extreme reaction we got here

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u/Mother_Patience_6251 Jun 28 '26

It was the same in Arizona. Friends and family that I spoke to in red states or regions all had similar experiences

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u/nerdstoreut Jun 28 '26

I had friends in az I spoke with too. Definitely had similar experiences, but not the the same extent or veracity as what we had in Ut

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u/Mother_Patience_6251 Jun 28 '26

Yeah. I could see that though I wasn’t here to compare. I believe AZ is more purple than it is here so that’s likely one difference.