I just moved from AL to NC and I find differences interesting. While in AL, most people are amenable to (what I call) soft-masking...just not too strict about things. Surrounding states like LA/MS (arguably TN outside Nashville) are pretty lax too. Now in NC, my neighbors (some, not all) are visibly afraid of COVID.
Now the mask differences are easily explainable, local govt and whatnot, but the fear is odd to me. (How do people see FL's response and not ask questions???)
Hoping I can bring a dose of red to this purple state.
You must be in the Raleigh or Charlotte area. On the coast (not including Wilmington) most people/businesses don't much care about masks. We have common sense, for the most part. The fear is due to the local media being VERY friendly to Gov Cooper and the State DHHS, Mandy Cohen. These two push the fear every chance they get and the media's questions are screened before they're allowed to be asked in a public setting, such as a during a press conference. Cooper and company are huge frauds. You can keep up to date on the NC gov't by monitoring www.carolinajournal.com.
Edit; And welcome to the Tarheel State! I'm a transplant from Louisiana - there are plenty of great people here in NC!
Awesome to hear, that gives me some hope; I had assumed the larger cities were blue, but the state as a whole is purple...hopefully we see the redemption of GA's corruption along with others ?.