The mask thing did not bother me. In fact, to a certain extent, it was like a security blanket. To some extent, I felt more comfortable wearing a mask. It felt kind of like it does when you are sitting in the sofa and wrap a light blanket over you. We (me and the wife) did not have a shortage of sunlight or fresh air, but not in public places. I remember the wife and I going for walks in the evening and moving to the street to allow other people to pass us on the sidewalk.
We do have a long history of this, going back way longer than the CIVID thing. In some places, particularly Asia, it is almost a social expectation.
I still have two people who come to work wearing masks. I'm not sure why, and I don’t ask, but I guess people have a right to do whatever they want.