Masks and lack of curiosity.

I can recall seeing on television in the past Asian ladies in particular wearing what look like hospital masks out and about within the community. In the past few days I've seen a few at the college wearing them.

Some are quite pretty - with a little motif on them. I asked a student about them. He first said he had no idea. He'd seen them but did not know why students wore them. Then he added in a quiet tone, that he thought just maybe they had a disease or something and then in a warning tone suggested we keep clear of anyone with a mask.

It raises another point. Curiosity or lack of it. It is quite weird to ask a student something and they can give no explanation. Of course I can understand the language is a issue - they may not know how to explain it in English, or it might be too hard, or they assume it is none of my business (which is true, but my curiosity is always high!)

Many things are on the college campus - and they have no knowledge of it, or interest in it. Many, even those who live in the city have never seen much of it. Their knowledge is very limited. And they aren't curious at all. I do find that unusual in a young person.