I'm Asian American and wore a mask in indoor spaces while traveling around Europe this Fall and also still sometimes in NY...unfortunately, I've gotten people being nasty to me as a result. Not sure if they are extra nasty because I'm Asian and wearing one but after awhile, it gets annoying and exhausting so I've actually stopped wearing one because I don't want to deal with the hostility.

The one positive about Airbnb is that it oftentimes has a kitchen...and if you have four kids, eating out is super expensive and adds up. I don't blame you!

Sometimes I'm also too tired to do small talk and banter with the host (if they are living on another floor or nearby). Like sometimes I just want to be left alone.

They are still okayish in Europe (but still way more expensive than in the past, obviously). I stayed in one in the US in the summer and I was surprised to find a long laundry list of rules, including how I should clean the apartment and bring out the trash (which I would have done anyway) but on top of that a sign saying I should tip (and they were already charging me a $100 cleaning fee). On top of that, they left me a message as soon as I left asking me to leave a review but only if it was for 5 stars and if there was an issue to just please message them privately.