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Extraordinary - only experienced because of covid!

(6 Posts)
Loobs Fri 03-Dec-21 17:35:18

I have been retired on and off for several years. I find it very boring so have started working in admin for the vaccination programme. It is wonderful to be back in an office environment (and the money is nice too). What I have found astounding, however, is seeing people I am working with, without their mask on. I will spend the morning in an office with several people, all masked, chatting away and generally getting to know them. Then at lunchtime they whisk their mask off in order to be able to eat. Every single time someone I haven't met before removes their mask they don't look like I think they will - it's bizarre. I think I must make up the rest of their face in my mind and it is always a shock seeing them as they really are. I guess we don't generally meet new people at the moment and if we do (shops, buses etc.) they are masked - it is not something I noticed before I started working. I hate to think what they imagine I look like until I take mine off, maybe I'll make a hole in my mask and just stuff food through it. Is it just me?

Galaxy Fri 03-Dec-21 17:37:48

Someone I was working with saw me without my mask the other day, she said oh my God I had forgotten what you look like grin. I dont think she meant it as it sounded.

grandMattie Fri 03-Dec-21 17:50:21

No, don’t make a hole in your mask. Wear TWO and eat through the gap…. ?

Margiknot Mon 06-Dec-21 11:21:11

I find it hard to guess peoples ages when wearing a mask - but I was quite surprised when a hospital got my date of birth wrong by 10 years (older!!) and no one queried it - until I noticed! I guess I am not the only one who finds it difficult to fill in the details covered by a mask!

BigBertha1 Mon 06-Dec-21 11:35:59

I hope you dont think this is subverting your thread but I recently met the CEO of the organisation where I volunteer so far only through Teams meetings. I stood at the door of his office he stood up and shouted 'You're so short' and then clapped his hand over his mouth. We both laughed though.

Aveline Mon 06-Dec-21 13:58:10

Bit like not recognising members of our Aquafit class with their clothes on?!