The Many Different Times People Saw Curious and Comical Things on the Subway

There are a few possibilities for explaining what we are seeing here. The simplest of those explanations is that this person just doesn’t know how to apply their mask, and this is their attempt. Otherwise, they may be hiding from someone they are trying to avoid.

Though it would seem the most reasonable reason is that they were extremely tired and lacking resources, so they decided to use their mouth-and-nose mask as an eye mask. They really are quite versatile. I once even used mine to blow my nose when no tissues were found…