Been in all local Supermarkets except Lidl so Aldi, Waitrose, Sainsbury, Co-op Morrisons and Tesco and mask wearing is perhaps 98-99%. Same in Halfords and DIY stores. Of those who were not a few wore the 'sunflower' lanyards that imply mask exempt. A tiny number were young men and one a gobby young Mother who might well be 'refusers'.
There was though a piece in the Guardian earlier in the week about an area of Hull that scored high on deprivation indices where mask wearing was <60%. It's socially mixed in Northampton but we're on west and deprivation tends to be highest in the 'eastern districts'. Waitrose and Aldi are in Towcester which is, for the most part, reasonably well heeled.
I used to cover advice sessions there occasionally and issues presenting were much more 'middle class/first world' stuff than at the drop in in Northampton.
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