Some people still stand a lot closer than 1.5m!! Stay away from me campaigners.
If anything I am a lot faster with shopping. And pre covid I was already a ninja at it.
How has COVID changed you?
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Some people still stand a lot closer than 1.5m!! Stay away from me campaigners.
If anything I am a lot faster with shopping. And pre covid I was already a ninja at it.
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Ruined me. On paper last year was actually amazing for me (minus the ******* lockdown) but I'm just empty. Worse mentally and physically.
Never watched much MSM pre Covid but have given it away almost completely now apart form a couple of shows ie. Back Roads, Australian Story, also watch a lot more Netflix and pr0n.
- May 5, 2006
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Not much really. I already like personal space at the shops, don't live a high debt lifestyle on the basis everything will always be great etc. I find it weird seeing all the 'COVID safe' measures at cafes and pubs etc. If you are in the food service industry shouldn't cleanliness and hygiene be a priority anyway??
Like most people I'm in the boat of appreciating things you took for granted a bit more. Perth hasn't been affected by COVID outbreaks or lockdowns like Melbourne or places overseas have, but we still had restrictions. I went from planned overseas holiday to planned local holiday to sitting around at home and communicating with friends via Zoom and having meetings on Teams. IMO our level of restrictions have always been over the top relative to the number of cases at a given time. Which is good from a 'better safe than sorry' perspective, but it's frustrating seeing businesses forced/opting to close due to arbitrary rules when there is no community transmission at all.
The optimist in me said once restrictions eased people would be a bit more responsible/selfless and the cynic in me said that wouldn't happen. Unfortunately the cynic was right. If we ever have an outbreak over here we are cooked because people don't take precautions and rules seriously. I went to Bunnings during the height of our restrictions because I had a plumbing emergency and needed parts and queued for half an hour to get in, observed the 'no more than 6 people per aisle' etc. signs and you could see the frustration in the staff at people just doing whatever they wanted. And the number of families wandering around aimlessly for an outing, old biddies looking at pot plants etc... just zero consideration of do I actually need to be here and am I putting myself or others at risk.
Like most people I'm in the boat of appreciating things you took for granted a bit more. Perth hasn't been affected by COVID outbreaks or lockdowns like Melbourne or places overseas have, but we still had restrictions. I went from planned overseas holiday to planned local holiday to sitting around at home and communicating with friends via Zoom and having meetings on Teams. IMO our level of restrictions have always been over the top relative to the number of cases at a given time. Which is good from a 'better safe than sorry' perspective, but it's frustrating seeing businesses forced/opting to close due to arbitrary rules when there is no community transmission at all.
The optimist in me said once restrictions eased people would be a bit more responsible/selfless and the cynic in me said that wouldn't happen. Unfortunately the cynic was right. If we ever have an outbreak over here we are cooked because people don't take precautions and rules seriously. I went to Bunnings during the height of our restrictions because I had a plumbing emergency and needed parts and queued for half an hour to get in, observed the 'no more than 6 people per aisle' etc. signs and you could see the frustration in the staff at people just doing whatever they wanted. And the number of families wandering around aimlessly for an outing, old biddies looking at pot plants etc... just zero consideration of do I actually need to be here and am I putting myself or others at risk.
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I havent shaved since COVID. And I wont shave until my 2nd vaccine.
Im currently at the Duck Dynasty level but hoping to get to ZZ Top.
Other than that Ive been mostly unaffected. I stopped reading despite having far more time at home but am back reading again. Doing a 30 books in a year challenge. Ive read 6 so far.
I manage to meet someone too. Bushwalking is one thing not affected and we both love it. But the weather has stopped us more than anything (stupid heat then stupid rain).
Im currently at the Duck Dynasty level but hoping to get to ZZ Top.
Other than that Ive been mostly unaffected. I stopped reading despite having far more time at home but am back reading again. Doing a 30 books in a year challenge. Ive read 6 so far.
I manage to meet someone too. Bushwalking is one thing not affected and we both love it. But the weather has stopped us more than anything (stupid heat then stupid rain).
I like the wet wipes for the shopping trolleys
I like the extra space people give you at the shops
Qld has been pretty lucky so far, so it hasn't been much of a change.
Living in remote regional it was even less of a change.
I miss travelling though
Hopefully next year
I like the extra space people give you at the shops
Qld has been pretty lucky so far, so it hasn't been much of a change.
Living in remote regional it was even less of a change.
I miss travelling though
Hopefully next year
To the point r.e sport become not a priority anymore I kinda agree. In until maybe 5 years ago I took in quite seriously but not as much as I'll still follow and have a look, just shows that without fans sport is nothing. Hard to get excited with no one around.
Apart from that, I think I have become a lot more empathetic to mental health as there were times during lockdown I was feeling pretty s**t about life
Apart from that, I think I have become a lot more empathetic to mental health as there were times during lockdown I was feeling pretty s**t about life
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I'm on the fence about COVID and mental health. Some people have recognised how tough lockdowns can be on different people. Oldies, people on their own, people with school aged kids caged up at home etc. Isolation, not being able to work, not being able to socialise, not being able to exercise... everyone has their triggers. But by the same token a lot of people immediately elevate their own circumstances above all else.
- Feb 6, 2013
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I think Australia is almost suffering from success in this respect. We've done so well at avoiding outbreaks plenty of people are able to completely dismiss it as BS, as unless they have family overseas they probably don't have anyone in their social circle immediately affected by the virus itself. As soon as you have a cousin or something with it it's in your world and you will take it a bit more seriously, but when it's just numbers on the radio it's easy to dismiss it especially if taking it seriously means inconvenience.
In this respect I actually think Djokovic flogging it up does far more for compliance than a government PSA ever could. Most don't want to have to be restricted, but I don't think anybody wants to be Djokovic.
It hasn't. I already knew people, in general, were stupid. Yeah, I was stupid once, but I was a teenager. I'm talking about grown men and women over 25. Panic buyers everywhere after the 5-day Perth lockdown announcement, from upper to lower class, north to south of the river, east, west, we've had IGAs, Coles, Woolworths, Farmer Jacks packed to the brim of people acting like the grocery stores are closing for 5 days.
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Will say the panic buying did induce a very primal level of disgust in me. We had a three day lockdown in Brisbane and people went panic buying. THREE DAYS! What could you possibly need in bulk for three days? You could probably have just water for three days and get through it relatively alright.
Yeah, you can't rationalise it, it's just stupidity. Our system won't be able to sustain itself the way people carry on. And people wonder why some of us don't want to breed.
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It's funny, one of the challenges for my grandmother is that her family back in PNG assume because she lives in Australia she is basically Gina Rinehardt so she is expected to support the entire village kind of thing, since nobody in Australia could possibly actually need anything. I think the panic buying stuff is what made it stand out to me why that view is so deeply engrained.
The fact people were so panicked by the very slim possibility of not having absolutely infinite immediate access to luxury items and food to fit particular specific tastes highlights how we are basically living in a futuristic Star Trek society compared to most of the world, and how ill equipped so many people are to compromise even the tiniest amount on having an unprecedentedly pampered existence (not that I'm any Bear Grylls type myself mind you). I guess I'd kind of known it subconsciously but it really hammered it home for me.
The fact people were so panicked by the very slim possibility of not having absolutely infinite immediate access to luxury items and food to fit particular specific tastes highlights how we are basically living in a futuristic Star Trek society compared to most of the world, and how ill equipped so many people are to compromise even the tiniest amount on having an unprecedentedly pampered existence (not that I'm any Bear Grylls type myself mind you). I guess I'd kind of known it subconsciously but it really hammered it home for me.
I think it's partly because many are accustomed to the 9-5 weekday grind, not including people who work weekend shifts etc. I think there's an understanding here that life is good, hence the chest-thumping theatrics about how great Australia is you'll see online, but I think people still yearn for more reward for the time they dedicate to contributing.
Consumerist culture is to blame for that, to a strong extent, but I also think you might find a surge in people being more grateful if they only had to work 6 hour days or get an extra day off for the same return they're getting now. The work/life balance is uneven. However, after seeing this panic buying frenzy, it's equally possible people are that selfish and greedy that if someone offered them the same salary, they're making now without having to do anything for it, they'd take it, even if the same offer was made to three million other people and society collapsed.
Consumerist culture is to blame for that, to a strong extent, but I also think you might find a surge in people being more grateful if they only had to work 6 hour days or get an extra day off for the same return they're getting now. The work/life balance is uneven. However, after seeing this panic buying frenzy, it's equally possible people are that selfish and greedy that if someone offered them the same salary, they're making now without having to do anything for it, they'd take it, even if the same offer was made to three million other people and society collapsed.
It is interesting that by and large the statistics have not borne out the idea that the last year has caused a significant uptick in mental health issues
I can cite anecdotal examples of people I know who have struggled, and there has been the odd statistical indicator that has increased, but by and large stuff like acute mental health presentations and suicides seem to have stayed mostly unchanged.
I sometimes wonder if a lot of the people who stuck their hand up as struggling with mental health issues last year were actually already struggling beforehand, and COVID just made it more socially acceptable for them to be open about it.
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Excellent thread, I have enjoyed reading the replies.
It is difficult for me to assess how covid has changed me, because I can't separate it from other things in my life over the past 12 months.
What I mean by that is, I know how I have changed as a person, but I'm not sure how much is to do with covid.
I've been overseas for two years now. I had just arrived in Malaysia when the lockdowns began.
Getting stranded all alone in a foreign city, not a single person to hang out with, just stuck in my apartment by myself, was a truly bizarre experience.
I do know I've become more cynical about the intelligence of the average person, though.
Even I didn't realise the masses were this stupid. It is phenomenal how moronic the average person is.
They'll believe and defend anything the TV tells them. There's no limit to the absurdity.
It is difficult for me to assess how covid has changed me, because I can't separate it from other things in my life over the past 12 months.
What I mean by that is, I know how I have changed as a person, but I'm not sure how much is to do with covid.
I've been overseas for two years now. I had just arrived in Malaysia when the lockdowns began.
Getting stranded all alone in a foreign city, not a single person to hang out with, just stuck in my apartment by myself, was a truly bizarre experience.
I do know I've become more cynical about the intelligence of the average person, though.
Even I didn't realise the masses were this stupid. It is phenomenal how moronic the average person is.
They'll believe and defend anything the TV tells them. There's no limit to the absurdity.
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Covid is real.
The media hype is bullshit.
Total over the top garbage.
The media hype is bullshit.
Total over the top garbage.
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Sometimes I wonder if it's stupidity or just extreme selfishness that compels people to do silly things like panic buy.
To add to the main topic of the thread I drink a bit more than I used to as I got used to having a couple of beers at home rather than at the pub. Spending time away from mates also made me analyse just who really is a mate to me and who is potentially having a negative influence on where I'm going and who I want to be.
To add to the main topic of the thread I drink a bit more than I used to as I got used to having a couple of beers at home rather than at the pub. Spending time away from mates also made me analyse just who really is a mate to me and who is potentially having a negative influence on where I'm going and who I want to be.
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I drank more often during covid (have a couple of beers maybe 4 times a week - anywhere from 2-4 beers) but didnt have the big nights i would have had when out with mates etc. When WFH i was finishing at 3pm rather than getting home at 5pm so had more time to kill (WFH i start and finish earlier than i normally would have been) - would often have a fire and sit around having a few beers.
But i also did a lot more exercise during covid because of the extra time i had. Either walking, running or riding. I wish i had have counted the kms i did for running in 2020, i know i did over 150kms 2 months in a row.
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Friend of mine has just had to give up running because of work and his back is buggered, he's toey as hell about it. His theory is that it everybody ends up addicted to to something and for him it was running and exercise and the poor bloke is doing cold turkey at the moment.
Has he tried that Japanese slow-running thing?
Have known a few retired marathoners who have switched to that in old age - one of them is 92 and counting, still doing his hour long run every morning
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We've got some similarities then. I've lost 11kg despite drinking a bit more, been going on more frequent and longer walks since COVID. I think eating home-cooked meals and snacks when buzzed rather than fat parmas and endless chips has helped with the weight loss.
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I was a bit the same during covid - was running most days, anywhere from 4km-10km probably 5 times a week. My ankles/achilles/feet are pretty buggered at the moment from pounding the pavement - havnt been for a run in over 2 weeks at the moment but will probably go for one or two this week. good for the mind
