I've been yearning and praying for months that something like this would happen and tonight, as i was taking my daily walk through the park close to my workplace, it finally happened!
Some older gentleman saw me walking without a mask and instead of staring, checking to see his mask is on tightly or even crossing to the other side of the road...he pulled down his own mask and for the first time in months, breathed God's air!
Very very small in the grand scheme, but after more than a year of disappointments, this was amazing!
When I go to a foreign country (not recently) I always make a point of following the rules more than I would at home. Their country, I am a guest, and so on. For example I always participate in the ludicrous and unlogical tipping culture when settling the bill in USA restaurants.
There comes a point though when you have to draw a line; especially if you are in that country for more than a couple of weeks or so. That's probably when you know it's time to move on. Never been to S. Korea but I would not be willing to be part of their mask thing which as I understand it is a full-on obsession.