- There's no more social distancing in Japan than in the US. Nobody goes around hugging, shaking hands with, or kissing strangers in the US. Trains are still packed.
- Most public bathrooms don't have soap and I've rarely seen people wash their hands after using the bathroom anyways.
- People don't listen to the government - most people I know are arranging or participating in flower viewing parties despite the government's requests not to.
- Lots of the elderly in the US also live alone. I doubt the numbers are significantly different enough to affect transmission either.
TBH I had a hard time finding comparable statistics (re: single housing seniors and washing hands) though, do you have sources for any of those claims?
- There's no more social distancing in Japan than in the US. Nobody goes around hugging, shaking hands with, or kissing strangers in the US. Trains are still packed.
- Most public bathrooms don't have soap and I've rarely seen people wash their hands after using the bathroom anyways.
- People don't listen to the government - most people I know are arranging or participating in flower viewing parties despite the government's requests not to.
- Lots of the elderly in the US also live alone. I doubt the numbers are significantly different enough to affect transmission either.
TBH I had a hard time finding comparable statistics (re: single housing seniors and washing hands) though, do you have sources for any of those claims?