In Europe, the entire society repeatedly advocates the concept of ordinary people do not wear masks, healthy people do not need to buy masks, and rest at home when they are sick. In the European concept of health, wearing a mask is equivalent to being sick. On the other hand, for countries in Asia, including China, wearing a mask is a daily protective measure, which is basically common sense in social life and is easy for everyone to accept. Besides, protecting others, masks can also protect you from infection. In addition to the insufficient supply of masks, the European government also hopes to give priority to medical staff when resources are limited (Lauerman, 2020). And the Europeans do show cultural resistance to the mask itself. Therefore, when many people wearing masks appear in public places, it will cause panic and worry to society (Ansari, 2020). From the EuropeansΒ point of view, masks are not to protect themselves, but to avoid spreading th
e disease to others (Borunda, 2020).
Europeans do not consider masks to be a conventional protection measure. Societys fear of wearing masks does have its historical origins. In medieval, the Black Death was rampant in Europe. Some European doctors invented the beak mask. The beak-like structure at the front is filled with aromatic substances such as cloves, used to cover the environmental odor and protect themselves by its sterilization function (Ansari, 2020). Therefore, at the beginning of the mask design, the main purpose was to prevent medical personnel and reduce the possibility of secondary infection. That is also a concept generally accepted by Europeans, so they believe that if they are healthy, they do not need to wear masks, only doctors and patients need to wear masks. Due to various historical reasons, European society has no tradition of wearing masks. Even today, some Europeans still think that wearing masks is a unique culture for Asians.