Experience Japan and Share Your Experiences to Earn an Extra Income and/or a Gift Card!
Hello, this is BabyJ😊.
With the implementation of the Japanese Government's new policy to accept more foreign workers in Japan, some unique services targeting foreigners have started.
One of such services is "YOLO JAPAN", a brand-new recruitment platform that provides foreigners in Japan with unique opportunities to experience Japan, and earn an extra income and/or receive a reward at the same time.
All Information is Provided in Seven Languages
The platform is designed so that new comers to Japan with limited Japanese language skills can make full use of the services without any stress.
All the information is provided in seven languages, English, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Portuguese and Japanese.
You can complete all of the process: sign up for the service; complete your profile; search for job openings; and apply for the position or service of your choice, all in your own language or in the language you feel the most comfortable using.
Part-Time Job to Experience Japan and Earn Extra Income
YOLO JAPAN offers a variety of part-time Jobs for foreigners who are eligible to work in Japan.
Part-time positions offered include a shop clerk, a casher at a convenience store/supermarket, a service staff or a kitchen staff at a restaurant/cafe, a caregiver, etc.
Most of these kinds of positions will require the JLPT N4 or 5 level with simple conversational skills.
Some positions such as a dishwasher, a cleaning staff, a car-washer doesn't require Japanese language skills.
I believe working in the shops and stores, and communicating with colleagues and customers would be one of the best ways to get to know Japan and it’s people at hand.
Share Your Experiences and Get A Reward
Aside from the part-time job openings, YOLO JAPAN also provides opportunities for you to share your experiences of life in Japan and get a reward in return.
Share Your Photos and Video and Get a Reward
Do you know "抹茶,"macha, powdered green tea which is used for the Japanese tea ceremonies? And do you know that there is variety of sweets made from macha?
Do you know there are chopsticks in varied designs and colors?
YOLO JAPAN “Influencer" job provides opportunities for you to share your findings about your life in Japan in the form of a video or photos, post them to your SNS, and get a reward in return.
Share Your Opinion and Get an AMAZON Gift Card
Did you have any trouble or difficulties in opening a bank account, obtaining a credit card, finding an apartment, buying a smartphone, etc. when you started your life in Japan?
YOLO JAPAN "Survey" job provide opportunities for you to share your opinions about services in Japan, and get an AMAZON gift card in return.
What you have to do is to provide answers to the questionnaire online about your experiences. Answering the questionnaire takes just 5 minutes or so, and the selected respondents are awarded an Amazon Gift Card.
Your opinion could help improve services and life for foreigners in Japan.
No Need for CV: Unique Self PR Video
To start using all these services, you need to register and fill in your profile information first. But it is very simple and easy.
What you have to do is to provide the required information such as your profile, contact address, educational background, work history, your level for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) (N5-N1 or none), and your Resident Card number on the registration form online.
If you would like to appeal more to your prospective employer or recruiter, you can prepare your self-PR video that can be easily done using a ready-made platform and your smartphone.
It takes just 5 minutes to prepare your PR video that would show your personality, appealing points, and your motivation for the position you seek.
If you live in Japan, and are eligible to work, and if you would like to earn an extra income or receive a little reward, using the services provided by YOLO JAPAN is one of the best options.
You can experience more of Japan or share your experiences about Japan and earn money or receive a reward at a same time.
It may also expand the scope of your life potential.
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Information on a New Resident Status "Specified Skilled Worker" to Work in Japan
Hello, this is BabyJ😊.
In my previous article, I introduced the Japanese Government's new immigration policy to accept 350,000 more foreign workers in Japan.
I also introduced the new resident status, "Specified Skilled Worker (特定技能), " the Government has just installed in an effort to increase the foreign work force in Japan.
In this article, I would like to explain in more detail about this new resident status, "Specified Skilled Worker (特定技能)" and how the new resident status would provide opportunities for foreigners who are willing to work in Japan.
Qualification to Apply for "Specified Skilled Worker"
I explained in my previous article that anyone above 18 years of age can apply for this resident status, "Specified Skilled Worker", regardless of his/her educational background.
You don't need to have graduated from a university or college, with Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, contrary to the case of "Engineer/Specialists in Humanities/International Services," the most common resident status, given to the professionals working in Japan.
The only requirement other than age, for “Specified Skilled Worker”, is to pass a Japanese proficiency test, a technical skill test for the specific field, and a Japanese proficiency test for that selected field.
At the moment, the specific fields for “Specified Skilled Worker” are limited to the 14 fields indicated below:
Japanese Tests & Technical Skill Test
The three tests above are to be given 6 times a year in 9 countries such as Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, and Mongol, in addition to Japan, at the moment.
This means that, in principle, only the foreign applicants from these 9 countries can apply for this newly introduced resident status at the moment, unless an applicant is already in Japan as a student or a technical intern trainee.
* Those who have completed the Technical Intern Training II (3 years) will be exempt from both the Japanese and the technical skill tests.
* The Japanese Government plans to add more countries to the above testing locations.
Terms of Employment Offered
A worker with a resident status, "Specified Skilled Worker," is entitled to stay and work in Japan for a year, with a possible renewal, up to 5 years.
In addition, he or she should be offered full-time employment directly from his/her employer.
How to Find a Testing Information and How to Find a Job Offer
How then can you find the testing information for these 3 different tests, and how can you find job openings for the designated fields?
According to the information provided by the Japanese Government so far, the testing information and information for job openings are to be provided by the Japanese Embassies and Consulates, or the Japan Foundation or any other international public entity in the designated 9 countries indicated above.
Some Job Seach Sites for Work in Japan
What You Should Do to Work in Japan
In conclusion, I would suggest the following options.
If you are from any of the designated 9 countries, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, and Mongol, and if you have skills in one of the designated 14 fields, then you can apply for the "Specified Skilled Worker."
But if you are from the countries other than the 9 countries above and have completed 4 years of university education with Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, then you'd better go for a resident status, "Engineer/Specialists in Humanities/International Services" or any other status such as "Instructor," "Professor," etc. for professional positions.
Landing a Job Comes First Before a Resident Status
Whatever is the case, what you have to do first is to find a job.
Once you've landed a job and you've received an official offer of employment, then your employer will sponcer your work permit and provide the necessary documentation for you to process your visa to work in Japan.
Japan Has Opened Its Doors to More Foreign Workers : New Government Policy
Hello, this is BabyJ😊.
Due to declining number of marriages and childbirths, the Japanese society continues to be aging. Consequently, the number of working age Japanese population is declining.
It is estimated to decrease to be only about a half of the whole population in the year 2065.
In order to cope with the labor shortage, the Japanese Government has implemented a new immigration policy to accept a large number of foreign workers to Japan starting April 1, 2019.
Why Japan Needs a Foreign Work Force?
Why does Japan need foreign workers?
The Government has been encouraging women who have resigned from work due to childbirth and retired people to go back to work.
However, even with such a policy, still 350,000 workers are estimated to be in shortage, especially in the 14 fields indicated below where mostly blue-collar workers are in need.
<14 Fields with Labor Shortage> *Table by BabyJ
On the other hand, the number of foreign workers in Japan continues to rise. The number has reached 1,280,000 as of October 31, 2018.
Therefore, the Japanese Government has decided to make up the 350,000-labor shortage with foreign workers.
Status of Foreign Workers in Japan
As you may know, in order for a foreigner to live and work in Japan, a specific resident status, or visa is required.
Until now, only those who have graduated from a university or college, with Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, acquiring skills and knowledge in a specific field are allowed to work in Japan.
Most of these workers are awarded the resident status as an "Engineer/Specialists in Humanities/International Services” to work in the field where they can make use of their knowledge and skills.
Also foreigners who are married to Japanese are entitled to work in any field without any restrictions under the resident status based on their status in Japan such as a "Spouse or Child of Japanese Nationals," or a "Permanent Resident," etc.
The two categories above make up almost a half of the foreign workers in Japan.
However, a recent survey has revealed that those who are in Japan with Working Holidays, Internship or other special work program visas, Technical Intern Trainees, and students make up more than a majority of all the workers in Japan.
They have a resident status of, “Designated Activities,” or “Technical Intern Training,” or “Student,” respectively.
Some students work part-time, with “Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted.”
<Resident Status of Foreign Workers in Japan> *Graph by BabyJ
Newly Introduced Resident Status
In an effort to increase the foreign work force in Japan, the government has set up a new resident status, a “特定技能 (Specified Skilled Worker),” to provide a smooth path for such students and trainees to continue to work in Japan after completing their education and training.
Regardless of your educational background, anyone above 18 years of age can acquire this status on the condition that he/she passes both Japanese language test, and skill test for the designated field.
Both Japanese language test and skill test are given several times a year in and outside of Japan (Only in Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, and Mongol for now.)
Those who have completed the Technical Intern Training II (3 years) will be exempt from both tests.
At the moment, the fields for “Specified Skilled Worker” are limited to the 14 fields indicated above.
Future of Japan
In other words, with this new policy and the new resident status, the Japanese government has extended work opportunities to blue-collar workers, that used to be restricted only to white-collar workers who have completed a higher education.
To control the influx of foreign workers to Japan, the government has promoted the “入国管理局(Immigration Office)” to the “出入国在留管理庁 (Immigration Services Agency),” which is a higher position of government organs, and they have increased the number of the work force in the agency.
Japan is a single-race nation in principle. It used to be a closed society separating foreigners as outsiders.
In order to provide foreign workers with the comfortable living environment, and also to ensure that the Japanese people live and work in harmony with foreigners, with various nationalities, races, and backgrounds, the government also plan to introduce various multilingual public signs, information, and Help Offices all around Japan.
But what should change is the Japanese way of looking at everything, I guess.
Note:
The purpose of this article is to provide information that may be of interest to foreigners. This is not intended to provide recruitment and placement.
Middle-aged Recluses has numbered 613,000 in Japan
Hello, again. This is BabyJ😊.
Japan's Cabinet Office has just announced the results of their research on middle-aged recluses.
They've estimated that the recluses aged between 40-64 years of age have numbered 613,000. The number was beyond that of the younger generation (15-39 years of age), 541,000.
The research on the middle-aged recluses was the first of its kind, as the issue of recluses has long been considered as the problem of the younger generation.
But the middle-aged recluses have turned out to be the issue that the government should also handle with urgency.
The combined number of recluses for all generations have amounted to way over 1 million people.
What is "a recluse”?
What is "a recluse" in the first place?
The government has defined "a recluse" as a person who has been confined him/herself to his/her own room, rarely going out except for shopping at a near-by convenient store or so on, for more than 6 months.
This doesn't include a housewife or a househusband.
Situation of Recruses
Among all middle-aged recluses, those who are in their 40s have accounted for the highest ratio of 38.0%, while those who are in their 50s were close at 36.0% and oldest group, 60-64 year olds have accounted for 26%.
In comparison between the sexes, men have accounted for 70% of all the age groups.
The majority have been reclusive for more than 7 years, while, surprisingly, 6.0% have been reclusive for more than 30 years.
What has Prompted Them to Be a Recluse?
So, what prompted them to be a recluse? According to this research, the top 5 reasons are as follows:
| 1. | Resignation from a company | 36% |
| 2. | Problems with human relationship | 21% |
| 3. | Disease | 21% |
| 4. | Inability to adapt to a work environment | 19% |
| 5. | Failure to land a job | 6% |
Some retired from companies they worked for, but many have resigned at much younger age, being unable to adapt to the work environment and/or unable to handle human relationships at work.
Who is Supporing Their Lives
Who is, then, supporting their livelihood?
Surprisingly, 30% are supporting themselves, maybe by their own savings or by earning an income with online work?
This is just my guess, as information for the means in which they earn an income is not available.
It is just that I occasionally come across blogs by the recluses. Sometimes they write about their experiences with online jobs such as writing for a web site or programming.
| 1. | Parents | 34% |
| 2. | Recluse him/herself | 30% |
| 3. | Spouse | 17% |
| 4. | Welfare | 9% |
But the highest ratio is from the support of their parents. These parents provide a living space, meals, necessities and everything to their grown-up child.
The issue 8050
It's been a while since the social problem called "the issue 8050" has come to the surface in Japan.
"8050" stands for the family situation where an old parent in their 80s, either mother or father, looks after their 50 years old child with their pension income.
In most of the cases, the old parents are ill and weak.
At some point, they won't be able to look after their child any longer.
Once, there was a sad news report that both an old parent and his/her middle-aged child died with nothing left in their refrigerator and only a few coins in a purse left on the table.
The U.S. Case
I wonder if "8050" is the issue peculiar only to Japan. It seems like it is totally different from the situation in the United States.
Several months ago, I watched the CNN news report about the court proceedings where an old couple in N.Y. sued their 30 years old reclusive son and ordered his evacuation from their house.
They had demanded that their son to find a job and leave home over and over again.
But as he wouldn't comply with their request and stayed idle, they decided to seek a court order.
The parents won, and the court ordered him to leave their house immediately.
What is the Best Solution?
I wouldn't say that all American families would have handled the issue in the same way.
But the United States is an individualistic society where you should be responsible for your own life. This is a stark contrast to Japanese society where parents take responsibilities for their child's whole being.
I am not an expert on social issues, but I would think that it is necessary to put recluses in the situation where they must work for their livelihood.
As long as they can remain in this situation where they don' t need to work, they will stay where they are.
To Be Different Is a Bad Thing?
Hello, again. This is BabyJ😊.
In my 1st post, I explained that I was married to an American for several years. My only son is bi-racial with half Japanese and half African American. He has a dreadlocks-like hair and light dark skin.
When he was born, we gave him an American name, "Michael" or "マイケル" in Japanese writing in katakana.
But since preschool years, he has been unable to accept himself as being a half-American.
Wants to Be a 100% Japanese
He doesn't like his own name, "Michael" and he gets angry when his friends ridicule him by calling him "Michael Jackson."
Since preschool years, he has wanted to change his name to Japanese one such as "Hiroshi" "Takashi," etc.
But I'm afraid such Japanese names wouldn't fit to his obviously foreign-looking physical appearances at all.
He also keeps saying that he wants to make his hair straight.
But I'm afraid straight hairstyle wouldn't fit to his physical appearances at all, either. Instead, dreadlocks-like hairstyle fits to him perfectly.
However, he insists that he wants to be a 100% Japanese.
Doesn't Like America, Doesn't Like English
When he was little, he spoke with his papa in English. When he was playing Frisbee with his papa, he yelled to his papa, "Stay there!" in perfect English.
But he stopped speaking English since his preschool year, and when his mama and papa got divorced.
The reason he stopped speaking English was not only because of our divorce. It seems that he believes that you must be a 100% Japanese to be a proper person.
He doesn't like English because it is a foreign language. He doesn't like America, because it is a foreign country.
Ridiculed By Friends
Why does my son dislike America, one of his own nationalities? Why doesn't he like English, which should be half of his mother tongue? Why he wants to be a 100% Japanese so badly?
That's because his friends ridiculed him for being different. He hasn't been bullied, but he has been ridiculed for having a dreadlock-like hair and dark skin, that is not at all Japanese.
Bi-racial children like him are not the only ones who experienced such ridicule.
Even a Japanese person would be ridiculed or even bullied if he or she has an unusual name or naturally curly hair, which is not like a typical Japanese.
Being Bi-Racial Is Cool
I explained to my son that his friends ridiculed him just because they were still too young to accept and understand what was different.
When he becomes a high school, or university student, his friends would even admire him for being bi-racial or being half-American. It is cool to have both American and Japanese nationalities.
Even some Japanese men pay money to have a hairstyle like him and skin-color like his.
However, no matter how many times I've explained this to him, he won't change his belief that you must be a 100% Japanese.
You Have to be The Same as Everyone Else?
Japanese society is indeed a society where everyone is trying to be the same, although it is changing little by little.
It is deep-rooted and it is shared by all. Children who are naive have such tendencies most strongly and they express their feelings toward something different most directly.
Gradually as they grow older, they would acknowledge the difference and the diversity of people around them.
I believe that I just have to wait until my son himself notices that, to be bi-racial is not a bad thing, probably by having more positive experiences given by friends around him in high school, university, or society.
The old saying is probably correct:
"You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink."
Hina Dolls and Marriage
Hello, again. This is BabyJ😊.
March 3rd was “Hinamatsuri”, Doll’s Festival, or “Girl’s Day,” the day to celebrate healthy growth of a female child and pray for her happiness.
“Hinamatsuri,” is also called, “Momo-no-sekku,” the season of peach blossoms. Peach blossoms are believed to ward off evil spirits.
How We Celebrate Hinamatsuri?
A family with a female child displays “Hina-ningyo (Hina dolls)” at home and eats special sweets and foods for this occasion, such as “Hishi-mochi,” a three layered diamond-shaped rice cake, “Hina-arate,” pastel colored flake-like rice cookies, “Chirashi-zush,” sushi rice in a box or bowl topped with sashimi and other ingredients, and Japanese-style clam soup, for the celebration.
What is the origin of “Hina-ningyo (Hina dolls)
In the old times, people used to put a doll made of paper or straw into a river to ward off evil spirits.
Later this doll developed into a gorgeous doll of a court lady, and then into “Hina-ningyo (Hina dolls)” now displayed in homes on a "HIna-dan", a layered hina stands.
Who are sitting on the Hina-dan, Hina stands?
Hina-ningyo (Hina dolls)” are placed on a layered “Hina-dan (Hina stands),” from one layer to 7 layers, depending on the wealth or preference of a family.
The couple sitting at the top layer is believed to be an emperor and an empress and their servants, musicians, staff members of the court are sitting on the layers that follow.
Also dressers, mirror stands, tables, tea sets, sewing sets, and others, which a court lady in the old times was required to bring to her groom’s place when they marry, are placed on the bottom layer.
Sweets and Foods for Hinamatsuri
The sweets and the foods that are eaten on this day have special meanings.
“Hishi-mochi,” a diamond-shaped rice cake has three layers in white, green and pink.
The three colors, White, Green and Pink, each stands for snow, a bud and peach blossoms respectively. When combined, they stand for “spring,” in which white snow is melted, a green bud comes out and grows into pink peach blossom tree.
“Hina-arate,” are pastel colored flake -like rice cookies. They are also in the color of white, green and pink. They used to be a crushed form of “Hishi-mochi” in the old times.
Why is Clam Soup Eaten?
Also eaten on Hinamatsuri is “Chirashi-zush,” which is sushi rice in a box or bowl topped with sashimi and other ingredients, and a Japanese-style clam soup for the celebration.
But why is “clam” soup eaten on this occasion?
Eating clam soup is a wish for a female child to find a husband who is a perfect match for her, and that they would have a happy marriage thereafter.
“Clam” shell stands for “perfect match,” as any one of the upper and lower shells won’t match unless they both come from the same clam.
Traditional Beliefs Behind Hinaningyo
We put up “Hina-ningyo (Hina dolls)” in early February, about a month before Hinamatsuri in our home.
But we must put them away right after the Hinamatsuri. Otherwise, the female child of a family won’t be able to marry until old age or even won’t be able to marry at all.
This is a belief or superstition attached to Hina-ningyo (Hina dolls). A family with a female child, therefore, cannot help but follow this practice.
In Japan, it has been believed that women better marry at an early age when they are still young, fresh and beautiful.
Remaining single after a certain age is considered abnormal and or pitiful. As individualism is now prevalent in Japan, it is now an considered old-fashioned way of thinking. But, the older generations still believed this way.
It seems like many of the Hinamatsuri tradition are attached to marriage.
To my surprise, I myself still follow this belief and put away my Hina-ningyo right after March 3rd, although I am too old to get married again.
“Jibun ni gohoubi” Giving a Gift to Yourself
Hello, again. This is BabyJ😊.
The other day, I wrote about Japan’s practice of giving chocolate on Valentine's Day.
According to a news article I read recently, a majority of women bought chocolate for themselves and spent 4,200 yen on average for that purpose.
Japanese women like to buy nice gifts for themselves as a reward for the efforts they put into their work or conciliation for the stress or distress that they have.
Almost all Japanese women enjoy this practice called, “jibun ni gohoubi”, giving a gift to yourself.
Many Gift-Giving Occasions
There are many gift-giving occasions in Japan, in addition to Valentine’s Day.
"Ochugen (お中元)” is one of these gift-giving occasions which takes place in July or August in which we give gifts to our superiors, customers, and teachers to express appreciation for the daily favors they have extended to us.
Also "Oseibo (お歳暮)" is another gift-giving occasion which takes place at the end of the year in December. It is also an occasion to express appreciation for daily favors received from others.
In both of these occasions, the younger generations often buy something for themselves instead of providing something for others, while the older generation still practice the traditional custom of giving a gift to their superiors, customers, and teachers.
Major department stores even set up a special section for people to buy something for themselves in an effort to catch up with the recent trend
Not Only on Special Gift-Giving Occasions
Japanese women may give a gift to themselves not only on such special gift-giving occasions but also at times when they feel like doing so.
When they have worked very hard and have put all their time and efforts into their work to accomplish something in the end.
Or when they are so stressed from working hard, they may buy something for themselves to relieve their stressful feelings and to experience some relaxing moments.
What Women Give to Themselves
What then do they give to themselves?
They may buy clothing, accessories, books, CDs and DVDs, sweets, and etc. Or sometimes they may prepare a nice hot bathtub with sweet bath bubbles.
What they are providing for themselves is not just a commodity. What they would like to provide for themselves is a nice happy and sometime relaxing moment and feeling, which is a great reward for themselves.
Some Critics Criticize the Practice
However, some critics criticize Japanese women for such a practice, as it's an excuse for them to spend money without restraint.
In some way, it may be true. It can be a reasonable excuse to spend money.
But I myself think that it is still nice to give yourself a reward and encourage and cheer yourself up.
If it makes you happy and gives you energy to start the next day with a refreshed mind, it is rewarding enough.
I believe It is a very nice and smart practice😌.
Reasons for Wearing Masks
Many Japanese People Wearing Masks
Hello, again. This is BabyJ😊.
You may have noticed that, on the train and on the streets, so many Japanese people are wearing masks. You can see it all throughout the year, especially in winter.
At drugstores and convenience stores, you can see lines of masks in various designs, shapes, functions and colors.
Some of you have probably had a chance to see a man in a black mask like poison-protection, or a woman in a pink one or a little boy in a leopard-patterned one or one with a cartoon character.
Why are Japanese people wearing masks?
Reason 1: It's Good Manners to Do So
The main reason why Japanese people wear masks is because it is good manner to do so, when we have a cold or a hay fever.
By wearing masks, we can prevent the cold virus from spreading, and also we can annoying others around us.
You may have noticed that if you are without a mask and you are coughing a lot on the train, the person sitting in front of you may look very disgusted and sometimes they move out of their seats and sit somewhere else.
In the case of a hay fever, it is not contagious. But coughing and sneezing a lot without a mask is still an annoyance to people around you.
It is therefore advisable to wear a mask when you have a cold or a hay fever.
Reason 2: For Self-protection
Japanese people wear masks also for self-protection.
Especially when the flu is prevalent in winter. Many people wear masks on the train and at work in order not to catch the flu virus from others around them.
This is often the case when you are determined not to fall ill because of a busy work schedule, an upcoming examination or an important meeting, or even an important date.
Reason 3: To Avoid Using Unnecessary Time and Energy
There are still other reasons for Japanese people to wear masks.
This is, in the case for older women. When they need to go out and meet others, but feel it's too bothersome to wear make-up, they will occasionally wear masks to avoid exposing their faces without make-up.
In a similar way, they may wear hats when they need to meet others because they feel it's too bothersome to spare time to dye their white hairs.
They don’t want to look shabby, but they don’t want to use their time and energy on make-up and hair-dye because they are tired.
Reason 4: To Avoid Communication with Others
I've also noticed that some people wear masks in order to avoid communication with others around them.
One of my former colleagues was wearing a mask every day. I was wondering why he did so while it was obvious that he didn’t have a cold or a hay fever. He never took off his mask all throughout the year.
I noticed that he also didn’t talk to anyone at work. He preferred to communicate everything by emails or in writing instead of having a person-to-person communication.
Later I came to know that although he was an intelligent and capable worker, he suffered from a communicative disorder.
For him, a mask was the barrier between him and others. He needed it to hide his face in order to avoid communicating with others.
In this way, for Japanese people, masks are gears with a lot of useful functions.
I myself don’t like wearing a mask, because it is bothersome; I can’t breathe well; and I don’t look very nice with it on. But I do wear a mask, even reluctantly, when I have a severe cold and I'm coughing a lot just to have a good manners.
