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I'm told that in Japan when people have a cold or the flu and go out in
public they wear gauze surgical masks and white gloves.  That is, it's
not unusual to see 20% of the people on the trains wearing such attire.

Can anyone confirm this?  Also, is the gauze mask to prevent others from
contracting your cold/flu or to protect oneself from getting someone
else's cold/flu?  (i.e.  Are the mask-wearers looking out for their fellow
citizens or are they borderline hypochondriacs?)

  - John Cooley

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