How One Habit You Learned Abroad Stays Within Your System
While in my country I don’t have to do this particular habit.
I am just back from my wonderful holidays in Germany. I came back last Friday. I had such a wonderful time. I have been walking through the mountains a lot with my family. Sometimes it was above 25°C. It was too warm to walk, but walking through the mountains makes you have shadowes from the trees a lot.
The CoVid-19 measurements are a little bit different when doing groceries, shopping, going into restaurants, or being in busy places. In the supermarket in Germany, you have to wear face masks in grocery stores, shops, walking in and out of a restaurant, going to the toilet in a restaurant, and when it is too busy in the streets.
My three daughters, almost 13, 11, and 7 were obligated to wear face masks in Germany. They didn’t like it, but they did, for their safety.
You get used to wearing these masks when you are going into shops, restaurants, or being in busy places. It is a habit you get used to really fast. Within one day, I was used to wearing my mask in public places. It was only too hot wearing it.
When you apply this habit for one week during the holidays, this habit stays within your system. At least that is what I have experienced when I got back from my holidays last Friday.

In The Netherlands, we are not obligated to wear face masks in public spaces like grocery stores and shops. So, I had to undo this habit fast. I took my face mask with me, but I didn’t need it. I also had to get used to this as well.
It was undone as fast as I learned the habit.
How two countries are different in approaching face masks.
In The Netherlands, we are still discussing whether using face masks or not. The government leaves this decision to the region or local government.
