Texas bar offers glimpse of a world without Covid, or constraints
Issued on:
12/04/2021 - 03:22
Few masks are seen as people drink and eat at the Truck Yard beergarden in Houston, Texas, on April 9, 2021 -- a glimpse, optimists say, at a 'post-pandemic' world Francois PICARD AFP/File
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Houston (AFP)
"It's great to be able to see people's faces -- you don't see them smile underneath their masks," said Tom Williams, who on a recent trip to Texas was discovering the big state's decidedly casual approach to Covid-19.
Sitting in a Houston bar, he was struck by the contrast between the laid-back attitude of clients there and the far more cautious approach prevailing in his small hometown of Steilacoom, near Seattle, in faraway Washington state.