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Are manners the best explanation why Japan has the lowest rate of death due to covid and the US and Britain have the most deaths? What's the relationship between manners, freedoms, and rights? Can manners be enforced, incentivized, or trained?

SOURCES:
1. Berkeley Blog on cell phone etiquette, 9th September 2015: https://blogs.berkeley.edu/2015/09/09/cell-phone-etiquette/

2. 45% of Americans refuse to wear protective masks, 6th May 2020: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbbrandon/2020/05/06/a-doctor-explains-why-45-of-all-americans-refuse-to-wear-a-protective-mask/

3. WHO’s (World Health Organisation’s) early advice on face masks is linked within: “If there was a downside of wearing masks, wouldn’t we have noticed by now?” 22nd June 2020: https://unherd.com/2020/06/why-heroes-should-wear-masks/
a. Self-contamination;
b. Breathing difficulties;
c. False sense of security;
d. Shortages for health workers;
e. Diversion from hygiene and other alternatives.

4. Four disadvantages of wearing face masks, 22nd June 2020: https://theconversation.com/four-potential-consequences-of-wearing-face-masks-we-need-to-be-wary-of-140273
a. False sense of security (Peltzman Effect);
b. Incorrect wearing;
c. Handling the mask amounts to another vector;
d. Disposable masks  environmental waste.

5. Derek K. Chu et al, “Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19,” The Lancet, 1st June 2020: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31142-9/fulltext
a. Distancing of at least 1m does reduce transmission;
b. Face masks also reduce transmission;
c. Eye protection also reduces transmission.

6. Heated disputes about face masks in Orange County, California, 18th June 2020: https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2020-06-18/commentary-a-mask-in-the-o-c-has-become-as-heated-as-the-veil-in-iran

7. Patchy compliance with face masks in San Diego County, California, 23rd June 2020: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/despite-mask-requirements-usage-varies-among-san-diego-residents/2352440/

8. Europe’s Covid cases are rising, BBC, 25th June 2020: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-53174059

9. London: illegal street party with 400 people: 22 police officers injured, 25th June 2020: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-53176472

10. Londoners crowding, urinating, defecating, in public parks, BBC, 24th June 2020: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-london-53170844/london-fields-lockdown-park-goers-urinating-everywhere

11. Britons flood Bournemouth beach beyond capacity during heatwave: Dorset County declares “major incident”, 25th June 2020: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-53176717

12. Violence and civil disobedience on Bournemouth beach, 25th June 2020: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18541462.chaotic-scenes-bournemouth-beach/

13. Dorset Councillor abused and spat upon when controlling over-loaded public roads, BBC Radio 5, 25th June 2020: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-53178410/i-was-spat-at-directing-beach-traffic-in-dorset

14. The case of Germany’s Autobahns is referenced in: The case for taking more risks on the road, 22nd June 2020: https://unherd.com/2020/06/the-case-for-taking-more-risks/

15. Dominic Lawson on post-Covid manners, 22nd June 2020: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8445603/DOMINIC-LAWSON-Life-post-Covid-learn-Japanese.html

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