Yep, at least in Canada "pavement" is either a sealed asphalt road surface, or the walking path in a garden or public park. Never the footpath on the side of a road, that's a sidewalk or footpath.
A more common term for them here is "brodozer". A portmanteau of "bro" and "bulldozer".
Context matters. In a room one-on-one, yes, absolutely it's like a phone call. Out in public, the non-verbal cues matter much more. As a concrete example, phone calls in the quiet are just fine, but I can't use a drive-through.
Don't know much about fhe context here, so I won't defend this person if she's actually pretending. That said, I wore masks consistently, and completely understand their value, and would never complain about people wearing them, but...
Holy hell are people harder to understand when wearing them. I know it's a me problem, and I know why it's a problem, so I completely understand why somebody would say that.
I'm not sure I've ever seen a philips or slotted deck screw. I have and have purchased many boxes of these things and they've always been nearly 100% Robertson. Is this a US thing?
I haven't seen these for sale in Canada in over a year.