why do asians wear surgical masks when they arent in surgury?

ROFL...thats just funny to see.

Why Do Asians Wear Masks

This is a lie. Most masks don't even protect the patient including in theatre. They are worn to protect the health worker. If people are wearing it outside of work then they're just a bit sad (they probably think it looks cool). It's like people who wear blues/ scrubs outside work... tramps.

PS it's 'surgery' not 'surgury'

I live in Hawaii and I see plenty of our people and asians wearing surgical masks. It is prevent them from getting SARS or the FLU.

SARS was a big problem a few years ago - and the theory was the mask would help prevent breathing it in. Airplanes handed them out to passengers (in Asia) as they boarded. Also in many Asian countries the air quality is bad in big cities - so they wear them to breath cleaner air.

IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF SARS!! I have Japanese relatives, so I know. They wear the mask when they have a cold or something that can be passed through the air so they won't give it to anyone else, it's a courtesy.

The individual wearing the mask may be sick so to prevent the spread of germs they cover up their mouth and nose. I think that it is very considerate. This is practiced in Japan, China, Korea and so on.

because of SARS.

or because of the vicks vapor rub smeared on the inside of the mask and the ecstasy in their spinal cords.

because of the pollution there that is why they wear surgical masks

thank you

It prevents them from inhaling pollutions.

They're afraid of catching the deadly disease "Americanititus".