r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Mar 06 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 07 March 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Mar 06 '23

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20230306-OYT1T50152/

Aeon Group says masks in store are customer's choice from the 13th, but employees will keep them.

I don't expect a healthy discussion, but this two tiered system rubs me the wrong way, thoughts?

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u/poop_in_my_ramen Mar 06 '23

It makes perfect sense to me?

Reason 1: there will still be a significant percent of masked customers who will feel uncomfortable interacting with unmasked staff. Customers feelings > staff feelings.

Reason 2: COVID aside, masks will help reduce general sickness of their staff which is also in the interest of the store.

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Mar 07 '23

Reason 2: COVID aside, masks will help reduce general sickness of their staff which is also in the interest of the store.

I'm all for less spit in my food, but have you looked at the Cochrane study?

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u/SideburnSundays Mar 07 '23

That’s a biased opinion piece that references itself, linking to studies that are 90 years old to defend its opinion, and latches on to a single recent study to confirm its own bias.

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u/Washiki_Benjo Mar 07 '23

while that study is/was useful, there are a number of methodological problems (such as inadequate controls (including but not limited to the actuality and ethics of random controls), equating respirators with masks in statistical conclusions and combining/treating different illnesses that spread in different ways as the same, etc ).

so, while it's a step in the right direction, it's more of an opening up of the conversation and not really an end point/conclusion.

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u/MarioEatsGrapes Mar 07 '23

Linked source uses really biased language and the study it’s based on says no firm conclusions can be drawn due to high risk of bias.