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wpot posted...

I'll grant that how the question is asked makes some difference. If I walk up to some random person on the street I don't see why they should give me the time of day...or vaccination status. If I'm asking because I want to protect a larger group of people (office/party/whatever setting) then yes, I would expect an answer. If I'm asking as a friend I would also generally expect an answer (with the knowledge that I'm their friend and wouldn't let politics/etc break anything)...although I probably wouldn't ask in the first place unless I had a reason.

This is also true. Asking random people for no reason is just being obnoxious, so being blown off doesn't indicate anything conclusive so much as it just indicates that you're bothering people.

wpot posted...

But to answer the question as asked, if someone doesn't tell me then it's logical to assume that they aren't and to treat them as such if I need to know. I'll be right 98% of the time.

Exactly. Whether the assumption is correct or not, you can only act based on the information you have, and if you don't have the information that somebody is vaccinated, treating them as though they are not is the only reasonable course of action (presuming you've made some effort to get that information, like asking them). This is how businesses with vaccine requirements work as well: The only way to get in is to present proof of vaccination. If you refuse, then you're excluded regardless of whether or not you are vaccinated.

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