Masking and unmasking repeatedly can be awkward, particularly when you’ve got a fork in one hand and a knife in the other. Besides, conversing in a mask is a bit like swimming in a jumpsuit. The downtown restaurant Frenchette is unusual for having a note on its website asking diners to wear masks “when any staff is table-side.” I went the other night. Another restaurant downtown, King, asks customers in person to wear masks while talking to servers. Or they may have heard about mask-hating thugs who’ve threatened mask-wearing workers in other parts of the country.

Source: New York Times August 17, 2020 19:41 UTC