BA,Originally Posted by BethAnn38
I just went to Value Master and had my temp checked but I was wearing no mask and the dude at the door had his mask around his chin. No one asked me to mask but I saw several tourists wearing theirs, so things are deffinatly changing here quickly.
Just as you were explaining what happened with your experiences, others in this post have been doing the same. Just because their experience is different than yours doesn't make their experience any less valid than yours. And BTW, a Canadian living here much more than you do is someone to at least listen and entertain their point of view. If you maintain preconceived ideas and refuse to entertain others experiences, you are looking for a tough time here.
Other than indoor places, not LTU, Catcha or virtually any place in Negril which are not indoors do the new "requirements" necessitate masks. My guess that only the banks are really enforcing the "requirements".
And asking before entering is excellent as each indoor business does seem to technically have their own rules. While the government has said that indoor places are required to have masking, once the DRMA was canceled that also canceled the legal enforcement of masking. The Ministry of Health can make the suggested requirements, but the DMRA was the only way of enforcement of the rules. Since that is gone, each business can enforce the requirements as they seem fit.
Several people, who are here and not necessarily American, gave you their experience. Rather than taking offense, try to learn from it.
This ain't TA so please chill a bit and enjoy your vacation. We do not want TA's pointless power trips fighting here.
And to be fair, until you have lived here for a couple years without leaving, we will always consider you "just a tourist" as you are a tourist. You don't live here. Get a few full years under your belt here and you will understand what I am saying.
And for those curious, the masking signs are no longer present at Value Master. I do appreciate the fact that most tourists in VM were masked without demanding it, better to be safe than sorry.
BA, Chill A While, you are on vacation! We all need that after Covid and now WWIII....
