AI6YR Ben4d ago

Oh, deer.

The Mainichi: Deer spotted in central Osaka, fuels speculation of long travel

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260323/p2g/00m/0na/011000c

#deer

Deer spotted in central Osaka, fuels speculation of long travel - The Mainichi

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A young male deer appeared Sunday at a part in the middle of city area in Osaka, western Japan, drawing local people wanting to glimp

The Mainichi
Show threadAI6YR Ben4d ago
***notable: notice how many of the Japanese are still willing and currently masking. Ah, for smarter cultural norms.
Show threadzl2tod4d ago

@ai6yr

Masking has been very normal in Japan for a long long time.

I'm sure Japanese longevity is purely a coincidence.

Show threadaardvark
@zl2tod @ai6yr as the only ones wearing a mask in all the places we went today, I was grateful that no one acted like anything was unusual.
Mar 23 at 3:34amWeb
Show threadAI6YR Ben4d ago
@aardvark @zl2tod I generally mask, though not always (depending on the social situation). I 100% masks in stores, in the library for sure, however. Yesterday, in the library, was masked, and glad as some lady was walking through the library sniffling and hacking.