Japanese mask family
September 9th, 2009 by James
As autumn approaches, the swine flu is expected to spread. This protective mask company is now running commercials on Japanese TV that show how wonderful it is to have masks for the whole family:
As happy as the people in the commercial appear, I find the idea of entire families wearing masks to be pretty depressing.
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They look like face panties.
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Exactly my thoughts.
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My company is forcing everyone to wear them all day from the moment one leaves the house to when one gets back home. It feels like I’m suffocating, all the while keeping a microbe-culture adhered to my face and feeding it warmth and moisture with my own breath, so naturally, I hate it. A lot.
But when my pay’s on the line, I have no choice but to comply … at least while the bosses are looking.
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So you slip it on when you get in the door of the company but leave it off at all other times?
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Pretty much.
I was protesting citing WHO recommendations that it doesn’t really work when I thought it was just my boss’ whim, but the reactionary decision seems to stem from a lot higher, so I just gave up.
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That photo would make a great nengajo. Happy New Years from our hypochondriac family.
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This will arouse a new fetish in Japan. Surgical mask fetish, you say?
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It also cures entire families from ugly.
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But they can still see their eyes.
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I saw this CM when I was in Japan last month, I found it rather weird, especially the last shot where the whole famaly gathers for a photograph, all wearing masks.
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